Welcome to the Breakout Session for Fine Arts: Enthusiasm, Mindset, and Self Directed Learning

in the Arts

Alex Graham –Canyon High School( Film, Multimedia, Graphics)

Lauren Tipping- Orange High School(Ceramics, Photography I and II, Art of Digital Photography )

Fixed Mindset

• “Creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over. If you have only a certain amount of intelligence, a certain personality, and a certain moral character” (pg. 6).

• Example: John McEnroe

Growth Mindset

• “The belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts. Everyone can change and grow through application and experience” (pg.7).

Artist Example: Cindy Sherman, who is one of the most influential artist/photographers of the 20th century, failed her first photography course.

Grow Your Mindset!What is your personality mindsets?

1 Your intelligence is something very basic about you that your can’t change very much.

2 You can learn new things, but you can’t really change how intelligent you are.

3 No matter how much intelligence you have, you can always change it quite a bit.

4 You can always substantially change how intelligent.

Grow Your Mindset!What is your personality mindsets?

1 You can learn new things, but you can’t really change how intelligent you are.

2 Your intelligence is something very basic about you that your can’t change very much.

3 No matter how much intelligence you have, you can always change it quite a bit.

4 You can always substantially change how intelligent.

Growth

Fixed

Strategies for the Arts

• In Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.’s book she makes reference to the Art’s quite a bit.– Artist– Artistic Ability– Musicians– Creativity– Skill and Perseverance

Mindset Strategies

• Right Brain/Left Brain Quiz• Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

Theory• True Colors Personality Quiz (http://www.nfty.org/_kd/Items/actions.cfm?

action=Show&item_id=12954&destination=ShowItem)

Mindset Strategies

Recognize that your students have a choice. How you interpret challenges, setbacks, and

criticism is your choice. You can interpret them in a fixed mindset as

signs that your fixed talents or abilities are lacking. Or you can interpret them in a growth mindset as signs that you need to ramp up your strategies and effort, stretch yourself, and expand your abilities. http://www.mindsetonline.com/changeyourmindset/firststeps/index.html

Mindset Strategies

• As you face criticism:– FIXED MINDSET: “It’s not my fault. It was

something or someone else’s fault.”

• GROWTH MINDSET: “If I don’t take responsibility, I can’t fix it. Let me listen—however painful it is– and learn whatever I can.”

Mindset Strategies

• Whether you take on the challenge whole heartedly

• learn from your setbacks and try again • hear the criticism and act on it is now in your

hands.

http://www.mindsetworks.com/brainology/

Through Brainology, students:

• learn how to make their brains grow

• become resilient• achieve more in school

and elsewhere• learn to use brain-wise

study strategies to make this happen

With Brainology, educators and parents:

• help students understand that they can grow their intelligence

• learn techniques to motivate students more effectively

• help students reach a higher level of achievement

• learn techniques to foster resilience

“Learning to draw (or sculpt, or paint, or throw on the wheel) is about practice. And more practice. And more practice. The more you work, the better you become. If you can get your kids into the growth mindset, you can get them to realize that work equals success. All it takes to get kids into that growth mindset and achieving their potential is a few simple strategies”.1. Don’t be afraid to tell kids “that’s too easy”.

2. Give effusive praise for kids’ effort–not for their talent.

3. Remind kids that success takes work.

4. Teach kids to embrace criticism.

5. Embrace the challenges, and embrace the mistakes.

http://www.theartofed.com/2014/11/26/fixed-v-growth-mindset-what-does-it-mean-for-the-art-room/

ART EDUCATION