- interesting presentations in class
- social interaction
- creativity
- variety of teaching styles
Art is known to build self-efficacy, especially in young children. Creating a piece of their very own, that they can display and be proud of will motivate them to not only strive in art, but other subjects as well.
I have attached a link to a YouTube video that I came across while researching motivation in the classroom. It's a perfect example of a teacher using art to help in another subject area. The one-on-one attention given to the student, and praise the teacher gives the student about her piece will help build positive self-efficacy.
Art to Motivate Writing
What a great video! There are so many ways to incorporate art into classrooms - collaboration with other teachers would also work. I like that you pointed out that art builds self-efficacy, because it's something that is great to consider and which makes it sad that arts education is always threatened.
ReplyDeleteCreativity not only in the art classroom but also in the general education classroom is very important. Students need to be able to express themselves in their own way. Even if they aren't the best artist in the world (I definitely wasn't) doesn't mean they won't want to draw. Making each child come up with a presentation on a poster board helps them learn the subject in their own way, and being able to present it to the class can help develop self-efficacy because they are proving to themselves they are capable of doing it.
ReplyDeleteCreativity is so important in the classroom! The video you posted showed "thinking outside the box" even for a very young student.
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