Education in the Arts - O / Fall 2023

  I Unit: Teaching Theme: Visual Thinking Strategies  Introduction Today we are visiting the Lowe Art Museum, one of the oldest museums in South Florida, with one of the greatest collections. We will meet Mark Osterman, who will introduce us to VTS (Visual Thinking Skills), a methodology that facilitates discussion about art, in general, and about the Lowe's collection specifically. II Learning Objectives   Understand the use of VTS in the classroom Explain the meaning of VTS Gain awareness of the process and its intentions when used with school children Experience facilitating a VTS session    III Main Lesson   1     Visual Thinking Strategies: Terra Foundation Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is a learner-centered instructional method used to examine and find meaning in visual art. Using a painting from the Terra Foundation collection, Samuel F. B. Morse’s iconic Gallery of the Louvre (1831–33), Yenawine facilitates a VTS discussion...

  I Unit: Behavior Modification Theme: Action Plan Introduction Stoicism is a school of Hellenistic philosophy that flourished in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. The Stoics believed that the practice of virtue is enough to achieve eudaimonia: a well-lived, flourishing life. The Stoics believed that art was a representation of reality and that it should be used to promote virtue and to teach people about the nature of the world. They believed that art should be realistic and should not be used to promote vice or to teach people about the dark side of human nature. Seneca's tragedies, for instance, are creative works of fiction, but it isn't art for art's sake , as they have an underlying moral purpose.  The Stoics believed that virtue was the only good and that behavior in conflict with virtue was the only evil. When one acts with virtue and strives to weave virtue into one's daily life, one is on the path to a life well lived, one of hap...