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Becky Guinn
Southeastern Regional TESOL Conference
Friday, September 28, 2012
WWW.BEBEANDME.ORG
Bebe (Becky)
Me (Sophie)
age 7
Bebe hasn't changed a lot since getting new arms and legs, but sometimes it is hard for people to
understand why she looks a little different.
…if you just look at their outside,
you miss all the fun!
There are a lot of people
with stories like Bebe’s,
but…
Sophie hopes that her story will help other boys and girls accept the physical
impairments of others without fear.
www.bebeandme.org
1. It’s O.K. to ask questions – 2. It’s O.K. to assist me – 3. It’s O.K. to approach me – 4. I want to know a measure of
success and have a sense of accomplishment in my art –
5. I am the same “me” as I was before I lost mobility –
6. Please do not assume . . . 7. Please do not stare – 8. Try to look on the inside, not
just the outside -
1. It’s O.K. to ask questions ... in private of me or my parents
2. It’s O.K. to have a friend assist me –
3. It’s O.K. to approach me…one on one
4. I want to know a measure of success
and have a sense of accomplishment
in my school work –
5. I am the same “me” as I was before
I had a need –
6. Please do not assume . . . anything
7. Please do not stare –
8. Try to look on the inside, not just the outside -
Lecture Set Goals and activities Assign learning content
Assign tasks to work groups Provide resources
Use textbook Assign method of completion Assign presentation method
Teach diverse learners
Collaborate with Special Education teachers & TESOL
Share responsibility & make decisions for Special Needs
students & English language learners
Foster inclusion in cooperative work
Provide positive behavior supports
Encourage higher order, critical & analytical thinking
Rebecca W. Guinn
Multiple Examples Highlight critical features
Provide multiple resources Offer levels of challenge and choices of
learning context Make connections with familiar content
Review to build on new content Provide opportunities to practice
Teach note-taking and study techniques Observe, evaluate and assess
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression
and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein
Arts instruction increasingly is seen as
an effective strategy for engaging students in complex thinking and
problem-solving, while also boosting self-confidence and
helping them learn other academic subjects.
Make a familiar connection with your students
by incorporating the arts
into your curriculum throughout
the school year.
Molas
Mayan embroidery
Encourage artistic expression and language connections
with multicultural art and activities that connect to core curricula and
everyday life.
S T U D E N T S
Language and Laughter Studio
In Reading
OVER - THE – TOP OUT – OF – THE - BOX
THINKING
VOLUNTEERISM FAIR
MUSIC VISUAL ART
FINE ARTS make a UNIVERSAL connection!
EXAMPLES OF ARTWORK BY
SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS
Holocaust
Crusades
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Of Important Topics, such as
by
talking about ART, writing about ART and reading about ART. Integrating artists native to your students’ culture can make a familiar connection with: Images they have in their home, Historical periods in their home country, Names they already know, Festivals they have attended, Music familiar to them, Architecture and landmarks that they have seen and even Food that they have eaten.
“Spanish Couple
in front of an Inn”
“Self Portrait”
“Factory at Horta de Ebro”
“The Old Guitarist”
“The Guitar Player”
Diego Rivera Jose Clemente Orozco
David Alfaro Siqueiros
“Sowers”
“From the Dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz to the Revolution – The Revolutionaries”
“Siqueiros”
“Zapata”
“Rich Banquet while Workers Fight”
“Dreams”
“Lost in Thought”
“Echoes of the Past”
Joe Abbrescia Native American Artist
“Stomp Dance” “Intermission”
“Last Journey” By Jerome Tiger
“Ready to Dance”
By Jerome Tiger
“The Great Wave”
Blind, Manga
INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY
ART ANYWHERE!
“This is what we do!”
Art relates to many if not all curricula. Art is a universal language for use in a
multicultural classroom.
Alabama Art Education Association
“Hooked on Art” Program
Becky Guinn and Becky Cairns
Principal Griffin Florence Middle School
• Teaching art activities • Demonstrating art techniques
to students and teachers • Dialoging with students
• Enabling students in making art
AAEA’s “Hooked on Art”
Program includes:
Auburn, AL
Daphne, AL
Teachers SHINE in “Hooked on Art”
Workshops presenting new products for
classroom use.
. . . In a Gym . . .
Florence, AL
ART ANYWHERE!
. . . ON A FLOOR OR
AT A DESK . . .
Vestavia Hills, AL
Auburn, AL
ART ANYWHERE!
. . . In a Library Or
On a Van . . .
Decatur, AL
ART ANYWHERE!
. . . In a Park Or
For a Lark!
Lanett, AL
Valley, AL
Surprised that I could write my name and that I drive a car!
As an art educator with special needs, I hope that I will continue
to provide opportunities that “awaken joy in creative expression”
for all students including those who have special needs or
who speak other languages.
www.beckyguinn.org
Be PRO-active Be a Pro
A soft answer DOES turn away most anger. Don’t sweat the small stuff
while paying attention to details. Be flexible.
Respect the dignity of the person attached to your student’s mouth and attitude.
If you keep failing a student, they will return; do all you can to help your students be a success!
Preserve your
SENSE Of
HUMOR! Guess Who???
When ALL else fails . . .