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  • COLLAGE FOR DISTRICT 75

    a note about art projects adapted to special ed populations: Enabling the students to independently explore art materials through sensory-motor investigation takes precedence over expecting the students to create a cognitive product. Some of the courses allow for more pure material exploration (painting, paper sculpture, collage, sculpture), others are more likely to result in a cognitive product (bookmaking, personal power banner), while others naturally combine both (printmaking, drawing).

    Introduction of concepts and vocabulary is calibrated to the language skills and developmental levels of the students in each individual school and classroom. It should be noted that artistic concepts (figure/ground, absorbency, transparency, opacity, viscosity, etc.), though not explicitly discussed in a lesson, can be experienced by the students as they explore the art materials introduced by the Teaching Artist.

    This residency encourages students to make aesthetic decisions through the endless possibilities in the combination of art materials. Students will choose not only from a variety of media, but also from a variety of shapes, colors and sizes of materials. Students will practice tearing and cutting. They will choose sizes and shapes of mounts to which they will adhere their choices, and they will make decisions about position, overlap and combination of materials. Various methods of adhering the chosen collage materials will be explored as the students create 2-D designs. 

     This course is appropriate for all special ed populations, and is especially beneficial to low-functioning classrooms who can learn art concepts while building muscle tone and improving motor skills.

     It promotes eye-hand coordination, fine motor skills and independent decision-making.