School Guides

December 17 and 20, 2024 class

Here is a link to the Zoom session, focused on Artists’ Inspirations and discussion of the substitutes worksheet:

December 20 class recording

Here are the presentation slides:

12.17 and 12.20 class Artists Inspirations

Here is a link to a Google Doc, where you can share your ideas for the substitutes for the assignment.

Finally, here is the link for the schedule of January tours to participate on.

The full tour observation and participation instructions are here:

Observation and participation 2025

And here is the school tour participation reflection form:

School Guide Tour Participation Reflection Form

October 22 and 25, 2024 class

Here is a link to the recording:

Week 2 school guide class

Part 2 (just a couple more minutes) Week 2 guide class

Here is a link to the slides:

10.22 and 10.25 School Guide class (1)

Readings for next week:

Look at the Tour Toolkit, link here, and read the following brief sections under Tour Preparation:

Developing a Theme, Choice of Artworks, Key Ideas, Route Planning, Transitions, Developing Questions

Here are the readings for next week:

Approaches for Presentation to Grades K-6 Based on Age_Grade Characteristics (2)

Points to remember about using VTS

Stage-Development-and-Learning-Styles

Types of Open-Ended Questions

 

October 15 and 18, 2024 class

Here is a link to the slides:

10.15 and 10.18 School Guide class

and a link to the slides on the Highlights tour for K-5 students:

Highlights of Mia’s Collection Gr K-5_DH

We did not record the first class because of the focus on administrative materials.

Here is the Brief Syllabus:

FY25 Brief syllabus Mia school guide class (1)

Assignments and readings

Here is the Wayfinding assignment, due in 3 weeks (due Nov. 5/8)

School guides wayfinding 2024 (1)

Here are the readings for next week, on Visual Elements and Principles of Art, and VTS:

Visual Elements and Principles of Art

Also check out the reading on elements of art, with visuals, from Khan Academy, link here.

VTS-elements_Master-1

VTS_at_a_Glance-Adapted