Travelling Through Arts English with voice

Summary

This project, 'Traveling Through Arts,' aimed to introduce young children to two local artists, Rob Gonzalez and Joanna from MZ, and foster collaboration between children in Canada and Catalonia. Through a series of interdisciplinary activities involving art, language, and ICT, students explored the artists' works and collaborated on creating an e-book, interviews, and art projects. The project also involved virtual platforms, museum visits, and artistic techniques like explosivism. By integrating cultural education with technology, the children learned both about the artists and practical skills like map navigation, communication, and digital creativity.

Takeaways

• 😀 The project, titled 'Traveling Through Arts,' aimed to introduce children to two local artists: Rob Gonzalez from Canada and Joanna Bon from MZ.
• 😀 The project was a collaboration between a group of children in Canada and another group in Catalonia, focusing on creating a fictional encounter between the two artists.
• 😀 Multiple specialists, including class teachers, an English teacher, an ICT teacher, and an Arts teacher, worked together on the project.
• 😀 The project initially started as an international e-twinning initiative, but expanded to involve more teachers and students from the school.
• 😀 The project incorporated both English and Catalan, with certain tasks and products created in both languages, including an interview published in the school magazine and an eBook.
• 😀 One of the main tasks was for students to learn about the artists' works and locations, recognizing landmarks and cities depicted in the artists' paintings.
• 😀 The ICT teacher introduced the students to technology by helping them use platforms like MUD and software like JClick for interactive art activities.
• 😀 Students engaged in various activities to learn and appreciate art, including creating digital versions of Joanna Bon’s 'AR Queen' using painting software.
• 😀 The project included a visit to a local museum where students participated in art workshops and exhibited their portraits, which were later given as gifts to Canadian students.
• 😀 A significant achievement of the project was the creation of an eBook, which was a joint effort between the students in Catalonia and Canada, telling a fictional story based on the artists' works and landscapes.
• 😀 The cross-disciplinary approach of the project involved integrating subjects like art, English, social science, and ICT to create a comprehensive learning experience.

Q & A

What was the primary goal of the 'Traveling Through Arts' project?

The primary goal of the 'Traveling Through Arts' project was to introduce students to two local artists, Rob Gonzalez from Canada and Joanna from MZ, and facilitate a collaborative international project where children from different countries would invent a fictional encounter between the two artists and travel through their works of art.

How did the project evolve from its original plan?

Initially designed as an international eTwinning project between a school in Canada and a school in Catalonia, the project expanded after the English teacher presented it to the school board. Other teachers expressed interest in participating, leading to the development of a parallel project in Catalan, which involved the entire school.

What roles did different teachers play in the project?

The project involved multiple teachers, including the class teachers, an English specialist, an ICT specialist, and an Arts specialist. The class teachers introduced the artists, the English teacher led the language and collaborative activities, the ICT teacher helped with creating digital profiles and projects, and the Arts teacher organized art-related activities and trips.

What were some of the key products that resulted from the project?

The key products of the project included an interview with one of the local artist's friends published in the school magazine, an ebook created by students in collaboration with Canadian students, and various art pieces such as large paintings and portraits made by the students.

How did students from both schools collaborate on the project?

Students from both schools collaborated through digital platforms, working together on the creation of an ebook. Each school contributed half of the text, with Catalan students writing about Rob Gonzalez's artwork and Canadian students focusing on Joanna's works. They also exchanged portraits and descriptions of their respective art.

What role did ICT play in the project?

ICT played a significant role in the project by helping students learn to use digital tools for creating profiles, participating in interactive activities, and contributing to the ebook. The ICT teacher also facilitated the use of platforms like Moodle and Second Life, where students engaged in virtual art experiences.

How did the project integrate art education?

Art education was integrated through activities such as creating portraits, learning about different painting techniques like explosivism, and visiting local art museums. Students not only learned about the artists' works but also engaged in hands-on art creation, such as producing large-scale paintings and portraits.

What was the significance of the museum visit in the project?

The museum visit was significant as it allowed students to experience an art gallery firsthand and participate in workshops about portrait creation. The portraits made by the students were displayed at the museum, giving them a chance to showcase their work to the public and families.

How did students demonstrate their understanding of the artists' works?

Students demonstrated their understanding by engaging in activities like recognizing landmarks in the artists' works, describing the artworks, and giving instructions in a virtual environment to locate pieces of art. They also created dialogues and wrote about the artists' works in their collaborative ebook.

What challenges did the project present for the first graders?

The main challenge for the first graders was the difficulty of writing in English, as they were still learning to read and write. However, they managed to create a meaningful and cooperative ebook by filling in gaps in sentences, describing artwork, and contributing to the fictional narrative between the two artists.