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"We live in a world of problems which can no longer be solved by the level of thinking that created them." - Albert Einstein

Resource #1 - Art is the Video ~ What is Art? This video addresses Aesthetic Perceptions of Art media type="custom" key="12323002" align="center"

// 1. How does this resource represent Aesthetic Education? This video begins by showing a man creating a clay pot. Then, the question is asked, "What is your definition of art? It then goes on to say that ... Aesthetics is an area of study aimed at understanding the nature of art. // // 2. What do you notice about the specific resource(s) you have chosen to explore? Various pictures are shown and the question is asked, "is this art?" First there is a sculpture of a tiger, then a stuffed animal tiger, etc. This really caught my eye because the pictures become more and more random. //  // 3. How is (or might) this resource be used in teaching and learning (as it relates to Aesthetic Education)? I think that the pictures that are shown are so random that a slide show could be made of every day objects and the question is asked... is this art? The way we perceive every day objects can vary from person to person. //  Resource #2 - Thinking Through Art~ Visual Strategies for Elementary School

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// 1. How does this resource represent Aesthetic Education? In this video, the teacher begins by showing a painting and having the students talk about this observations: What is happening in the picture, What their facial expressions are showing, etc. It reminded me of when we talked about art in class. //

// 2. What do you notice about the specific resource(s) you have chosen to explore? I really like how it shows an actual elementary classroom, and the responses that young children have. They come up with amazing ideas, and it was really interesting to see. "Kids start using their eyes to make sense of the world starting from when they are infants." // // 3. How is (or might) this resource be used in teaching and learning (as it relates to Aesthetic Education)? This could basically be a lesson that I could re-do with anything. Students will be able to open their eyes and LOOK! //

Resource #3 - Pursue Personal and Aesthetic Growth~ Essential information and literacy skills [|Pursue Personal and Aesthetic Growth]

// 1. How does this resource represent Aesthetic Education? This is a step by step guideline to making any lesson "Aesthetic". //

// 2. What do you notice about the specific resource(s) you have chosen to explore? I thought it was interesting how many teachers could jump into the presentation and add their experiences and expertise. //

// 3. How is (or might) this resource be used in teaching and learning (as it relates to Aesthetic Education)? This will definitely be useful in a reading class. It talks about opening up your horizons and letting children be more free with what they choose. //

Resource #4 - RSA Animate- Changing Education Paradigms ( start 5:40 ) ~This animate was adapted from a talk given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and the recipient of the RSA's Benjamin Franklin award.

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// 1. How does this resource represent Aesthetic Education? The arts are victims to policy and school reform. Aesthetic experience is one in which your senses are operating at their peak. // // 2. What do you notice about the specific resource(s) you have chosen to explore? ANESTHETIC - Shut your senses off- Deaden yourself to what is happening - We are getting our children through education by anesthetizing them. // // 3. How is (or might) this resource be used in teaching and learning (as it relates to Aesthetic Education)? This is a great resource to show what NOT to do in your classroom. This is a call for a change in the way teaching goes on currently. Schools are based on industrialization, when that is no longer needed. //

Resource #5 - Aesthetic Education Animation

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// 1. How does this resource represent Aesthetic Education? This short clip quotes Booth and talks about the Lincoln Center. // // 2. What do you notice about the specific resource(s) you have chosen to explore? This was a clip made by a student who was talking Aesthetic Education, she mentions that a teacher who just talks and talks and talks is boring and loses the focus of their students. When you add dance, theater, music, etc. learning happens more easily. // // 3. How is (or might) this resource be used in teaching and learning (as it relates to Aesthetic Education)? This would help more with the learning of aesthetic education, it was just a short fun clip that shows you that if you take the time to involve the arts into your teaching, students will be more engaged. //

Resource #6 - Inspiring Spaces for Young Children~ The classroom environment is an essential component for maximizing learning experiences for young children. Inspiring Spaces for Young Children invites teachers to enhance children's educational environments in a beautiful way by emphasizing aesthetic environmental qualities that are often overlooked in early childhood classrooms, such as nature, color, furnishings, textures, displays, lighting, and focal points.

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// 1. How does this resource represent Aesthetic Education? // // 2. What do you notice about the specific resource(s) you have chosen to explore? // // 3. How is (or might) this resource be used in teaching and learning (as it relates to Aesthetic Education)? //