BVSW Visual Arts:

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Shawn Stelter

How the Arts contribute to student achievement…

SAT Scores of Students Who Study the Arts: What We Can and Cannot Conclude about the Association, Kathryn Vaughn and Ellen Winner (Fall 2000).

““students who took four years of arts coursework outperformed their students who took four years of arts coursework outperformed their peers who had one half-year or less of arts coursework by 58 points peers who had one half-year or less of arts coursework by 58 points on the verbal portion and 38 points on the math portion of the SAT.”on the verbal portion and 38 points on the math portion of the SAT.”

2005 College-Bound Seniors: Total Group Profile Report, The College Board, 2005

Microsoft, Intel, and Cisco at the Learning and Technology Forum London, January, 2009

“…“…(21st-century) skills include the ability (21st-century) skills include the ability to think critically and creatively…”to think critically and creatively…”

BVSW Visual Arts Department Mission

Provide a hands-on approach to engage students in Provide a hands-on approach to engage students in refining their artistic skills and techniques, refining their artistic skills and techniques, challenging their creative and global thinking abilities, challenging their creative and global thinking abilities, and igniting their passion for the creative process.and igniting their passion for the creative process.

BVSW Visual ArtsCourse Options for Freshmen

Design Fundamentals* Design Fundamentals* Drawing 1Drawing 1 Photography 1Photography 1 Digital Imaging Digital Imaging Ceramics 1Ceramics 1 Sculpture 1Sculpture 1 Jewelry/MetalsmithingJewelry/Metalsmithing Textile Design and Textile Design and

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Art Department Course Suggestions…

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A Final Thought…

““The Arts teach children that problems can The Arts teach children that problems can have more than one solution and that have more than one solution and that questions can have more than one questions can have more than one answer.”answer.” Ten Lessons the Arts Teach The Arts and the

Creation of Mind Elliot Eisner, 2002

Questions???

Please contact Shawn Stelter…Please contact Shawn Stelter…

Email:sstelter@bluevalleyk12.org

Phone:913.624.2255

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