“TEACHING FOR ARTISTIC BEHAVIOR”“TAB CHOICE”

“CHOICE BASED ART EDUCATION” Nationally recognized and research-backed method of teaching also known as TAB or Choice Based Art Education.

TAB OVERVIEW•Method was developed in

Massachusetts classrooms over thirty five years through courses and research at Massachusetts College of Art

• Teaching for Artistic Behavior enables students to experience the work of the artist through authentic learning opportunities and responsive teaching.

© 2013 Teaching for Artistic Behavior

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

• It’s simple: Students are artists and the classroom is their studio!

• Real choices are offered for responding to their own ideas and interests through art making.

• Children often find greater relevance in their work when given a chance to explore their own ideas, interests, and passions.

ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF A TAB CHOICE ART ROOM

• The student is the artist

• Students control subject matter, materials, approach

• Student beliefs drive work

• Students are self-motivated

• Experimentation and mistakes are honored

• http://teachingforartisticbehavior.org/why-tab/mission-vision/

This concept supports multiple modes of learning to meet the diverse needs of all students and contributes to 21st Century Skill

sets desired by employers.

ACCORDING TO THE PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY SKILLS...

The Arts are considered a core subject area.

Learning and innovation are recognized as the skills that separate students who are

prepared for complex life and work environments in the 21st

century.

They believe that a focus on creativity, critical thinking,

communication and collaboration is essential to prepare students for

the future. 

Specifics on these skills are found here:http://www.p21.org/overview/skills-framework/60

THE PARTNERSHIP FOR 21ST CENTURY SKILLS SUGGESTS THAT STUDENTS...

should develop more than just thinking skills and content

knowledge.They should be able to:

Adapt to ChangeBe Flexible

Manage Goals and TimeWork Independently

Be Self Directed LearnersInteract Effectively with

OthersWork in Diverse Teams

Manage ProjectsProduce Results

Guide and Lead OthersBe Responsible to Others

Develop Craft: Learning to use tools, materials, artistic conventions; and learning to care for tools, materials, and space. Engage & Persist: Learning to embrace problems of relevance within the art world and/or of personal importance, to develop focus conducive to working and persevering at tasks. Envision: Learning to picture mentally what cannot be directly observed and imagine possible next steps in making a piece.

Express: Learning to create works that convey an idea, a feeling, or a personal meaning.

Observe: Learning to attend to visual contexts more closely than ordinary “looking” requires, and thereby to see things that otherwise might not be seen. Reflect: Learning to think and talk with others about an aspect of one’s work or working process, and, learning to judge one’s own work and working process and the work of others.

Stretch & Explore: Learning to reach beyond one’s capacities, to explore playfully without a preconceived plan, and to embrace the opportunity to learn from mistakes.

Understand Arts Community: Learning to interact as an artist with other artists i.e., in classrooms, in local arts organizations, and across the art field) and within the broader society.

8Understand Arts

Community

Develop Craft

Engage and Persist

Express

EnvisionObserve

Stretch and Explore

StudioHabits of Mind

for more information visit www.artiseducation.orgStudio Habits of Mind from Studio Thinking, Hetland, Winner, et al, Teachers College Press, 2007.

MANY CHOICE TEACHERS USE THE 8 STUDIO HABITS OF MIND FRAMEWORK

TAB TEACHERS SUPPORT EACH OTHER, SHARE, AND LEARN

TOGETHERJOIN THE ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY

To learn more about TAB and choice-based teaching and learning visit our Yahoo Group, TAB-ChoiceArtEd

& VISIT THEM ON FACEBOOK!

Midwest TAB Art TeachersTAB Room Design

BOOKS TO INSPIRE AND DIRECT YOU

Engaging Learners Through Artmaking by Katherine M. Douglas and Diane B. Jaquith

The Learner-Directed Classroom, Developing Creative Thinking Skills Through Art

Edited by Diane B. Jaquith and Nan E. Hathaway

How Children Make Art by George Szekely

E-Book: Choice Without Chaos by Anne Bedrick

CHOICE WITHOUT

CHAOSan E-book by Anne Bedrick

http://vimeo.com/47676569

YOU CAN TEACH FOR ARTISTIC BEHAVIOR!

Start small and build up. Talk to others who have done it. Read everything you can get your hands on. Look at

photos, blogs, and Facebook.