2. Agenda
• Welcome ~ Sharing
• Discussion
• “The Impoverished Mind”
• Looking Ahead
• Questions?
• Food for Thought
3. Impoverished Mind
• Why does Elliot Eisner feel that our
curriculum is unbalanced?
• Why is this a problem?
• How does a balanced curriculum help
students with different learning styles
succeed?
4. Continued…
• How do creative arts help students
experience information more fully?
(Autumn)
• Art
• Photography
• Music
• Sounds
• Cooking/food
• Poetry
5. The rainforest
• Pretend you are in third grade…your
teacher has given you a passage to read
about the rainforest.
• Now…Stop and jot…
• Think about what you know about the
tropical rainforest.
• Write down at least two things you know.
• Let’s share.
13. Poetry
The Rainforest
By Martha McDermott
The birds were singing
and the sun was shining,
the monkeys were howling loud,
The river was flowing
and the fish were swimming,
As the flamingos were standing proud.
A very light drizzle was falling down,
as a Jaguar crouched on the ground,
A majestic leapord climbed a tree, as if he had a crown,
while a green hummingbird full of life lively buzzed around.
14. Rainforest Fruits
• How about making a fruit salad with
bananas, mangoes, pineapples, and
coconut?
15. Balance
• Does experiencing a balanced curriculum
enhance your understanding of what a
rainforest is?
• Why? Why not?
16. This Week
• React: Friday ~ Post your reaction paper to
the article we read and the article you found.
Two pages, double-spaced. Post in the
DropBox.
• Respond: Respond to at least three of your
classmates in our discussion board.
• Reflect: Email your reflection to Dr. Walts at
jwalts@bpc.edu.
17. Looking ahead
• Week 4 is all about Graphic Organizers.
• Visit websites that have examples
• Read the article (in Haiku) on the research behind
Graphic Organizers
• Respond to the article…share your thoughts and
experiences with Graphic Organizers
• React to three of your classmates’ papers
• Collaborate when you join our Elluminate session
• Create a Graphic Organizer of your own
• Reflect on the week
18. Food for Thought
• The dream begins, most of the time, with a
teacher who believes in you, who tugs and
pushes and leads you on to the next
plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp
stick called truth."--Dan Rather
