BRENDA W MCCULLERS ARTIST-ART EDUCATOR-PODCASTER
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Research Idea
Brenda McCullers
Research Statement
 
In the History of Art Education class I was introduced to the philosophy of Victor D’Amico. His ideas and beliefs relating to art education intrigued me. As a result, I created my final project for the class around D'Amico's Art Carnival, a program he developed for MoMA. During my research I found D’Amico’s philosophy to be a student directed method of teaching that resembles a choice-based art education approach to teaching art. For my capstone I will be researching how the philosophy of Victor D’Amico can be applied in the art classroom of today. I intend to create a website that documents my research and the transition of implementing D’Amico’s philosophy in my classroom. I believe this research is needed because it addresses the importance of studying pioneers in the field of art education and it will provide a guide for other art educators interested in transitioning to a student directed method of teaching that promotes and encourages critical thinking, problem solving, and creativity.
 
I have found the following references.
 
Bowman, R. (1969, November). Views on Art. In WNYC. Retrieved January 19, 2015, from http://www.wnyc.org/story/victor-damico/
 
D'Amico, V. (1960). Experiments in creative art. New York, NY: Museum of Modern Art.
 
Douglas, K. M., & Jaquith, D. B. (2006). Engaging learners through artmaking: choice-based art education in the classroom. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
 
Hausman, J. J. (2010, November). On remembering Victor D'Amico. Arts & Activities, 148(3), 17.
 
Rasmussen, B. (2010, October). The laboratory on 53rd street: Victor D'Amico and the Museum of Modern Art, 1937-1969. Curator, 53(4), 451-464.
 
Southeast TAB/Choice art teachers facebook group, https://www.facebook.com/groups/412477138866957/
 
Teaching for Artistic Behavior website, http://teachingforartisticbehavior.org
 
Yahoo TAB-ChoiceArtEd Group, TAB-ChoiceArtEd@yahoogroups.com
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  • Blog/Home
  • About Me
    • Bio
  • Podcast
    • Episodes
    • Media Kit
  • Testimony
  • Artist Portfolio
  • Online Art Camp Sign-up
  • Lesson Plans
    • Kindergarten Lessons
    • Elementary Lessons
    • Upper Grade Lessons
  • UF Classwork
    • Art Education in Alternative Settings >
      • Clay Habit Studio
      • Annotated Bibliography
      • The Treasure Coast Art Project
    • Art & Global Diversity >
      • Annotated Bibliography Art & Global Diversity
    • Contemporary Issues in Art Education >
      • Telling Your Story Through Art
      • A letter to the Editor
      • Annotated Bibliography
      • Expressive Art Workshop
    • Curriculum in Teaching Art >
      • Identity Unit - A Group Project by Holly Berndt, Brenda McCullers, Joseph Moore, and Deena Scarborough
      • Art & Place
    • The Digital Image >
      • A Self Portrait in Photos
      • Variations
      • The Mass Mediated Image
      • Animated Memes
      • The Counterfeit Image
      • A Human Hybrid--McEYEborg
    • Digital Studio: Mapping & Place >
      • Mapping Experiments
      • Symbolic Mapping
      • Online Mapping
      • Derives
      • Labyrinths
      • Mapping the Routine
    • Globalization, Art, & Education >
      • My Family Migration
      • Gateway to the Arts, Executive Summary
      • Globalization & Me--Data Portraits
      • Photo Manipulations
      • Pecha Kucha
    • History of Teaching Art >
      • Froebel and the 1st Kindergarten Class
      • My Personal Art History
      • Victor D'Amico
      • Art Carnival Victor D'Amico Style
    • Independent Study & Capstone >
      • Capstone Paper
      • Art20/20 Website
    • Research Methods >
      • Concept Map
      • Research Idea
      • Research Proposal
    • Sketchbook >
      • Drawing Assignments
      • Loggerhead SketchBook
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