Week 2 reflections-
How do I want my art room to look? Culture- Climate- Daily Basis? What and how am I going to flip?
I had every intention of getting out my big paper and doing a mind map for those questions- but the mom in me took over for the week and I had about 100 things to get ready for my little one's 1st bday! So instead I thought about it all week- really every little change I got my mind floated to what I was going to do in August.
My climate and culture isn't going to change much- my room is already set up kind of crazy- lots of stuff going on- however I might have it even more free- more projects going on- see right now I have little fill ins for those who get ahead- now I'm not going to- if I flip they can move on at their own pace.
I want my classroom to be more of a conversation- in other words- alot of personal critiquing- how the students can make their art better- more creative. A flipped blooms in my class has always been the way I run my classroom, but I want more anazling and evaluating going on. Since we are one on one next year I want to do that through schoology and face to face. Some students feel more comfortable asking questions and replying threw the online network than face to face- but I don't want to lose the face to face.
I want flipped to make them THINK!!! They create all the time- but sometimes they don't appriecate the process on learn how to get there- they sometimes skip from A to C- that is my fault- I only have 50 minutes with 25 kids- sometimes its easier to map everything out for them. I want them to learn to map- I want them to figure out how to fix mistakes- not just have me tell them! I want the to experiment- I might have them focus on smaller projects rather than the BIG ones we do now. Keeps the hopping- thinking- ENGAGED!!!!
As I sit here and type I am looking at my 1 year old- exploring- she doesn't care what she gets into- everything is new and exciting and fun and she is LEARNING- I want that climate in my classroom!!! I just hope I don't have to say no as many times as I do with her!!!
Now the project I am going to flip- my self portrait unit for drawing and design- its the one they all hate at first and than love when its done- I want them to love it to begin with!
