Heather DiMaggio and Quinn Daniels, Studio Habits of Mind. Artful Teaching Strategies for the Classroom. ACOE. Integrated Learning Summer Institute Mini course.

1. Studio Habits
of
Mind
Presenters: Heather DiMaggio & Quinn Daniels

2. Observe
Learn to look at things more closely, and thereby,
see things that otherwise may not of been seen.

3. Sentence Starters
•The detail that captured my
imagination was...
Observe
•I never noticed before
that…
•I practiced the ability to
Calcite Experiment observe closely by…
Gather data through
all senses: taste, touch,
smell, hearing, and
sight. Land Erosion Experiment

4. Envision
Learn to
mentally
envision
what cannot
be directly
observed.
Imagine
what the
next step
would be.

5. Sentence Starters
• First, I pictured…
Envision
• I imagined that if
I…
• My plan for the
project unfolded
like this…
Wax Museum- Students became the
individual on whom they wrote a biography.
Be able to generate alternatives, consider other options.

6. Engage &
Persist
Learn to embrace
problems and
develop focus
regardless of the
task.

7. Engage & Persist
Follow a task through to completion.
Sentence Starters
• What helped me stay focused was…
• The hardest part was…
• When I had difficulty, the way I solved the
problem was…
Building Solar Powered Lego Cars at
Chabot Space and Science Center Be able to learn from others.

8. Develop Craft
Learn how to use art tools and conventions of art,
such as color mixing and perspectives.

9. Develop Craft
Sentence Starters
• I improved my technique of…
• I showed great care with…
•My works look polished and well crafted
because…

10. Stretch & Explore
Learn to
reach beyond
what you
think is
possible.
Learn to
playfully
explore and
embrace
mistakes
along the
way.

11. Sentence Starters
• I tried something that I had never done before
Stretch & Explore
when I…
• The unexpected thing that happened in this
work was…
• My mistake helped me to…
Synonym Art & Poetry
4th Grade Science Fair

12. Express
Learn to create
works that create
an idea, feeling, or
personal meaning.

13. Express
Group Installation Art Project Depicting Our Identities
Sentence Starters
• One thing that is unique about my work is…
• This work is an expression of my feelings
because…

14. ReflecT
Learn to think and
talk with others
about your work.
Learn to evaluate
your own work, as
well as, the work of
others.

15. Reflect
Sentence Starters
• As I reflect on my work, I think…
• What I think makes this a strong piece is…
•What I would do differently next time is…

16. Understanding the Art World
Murals
Lego Art
Installation
Art
Learn about art history, as well as,
interacting as an artist with other Sculpting
artists.

17. Sentence Starters
• I was influenced by studying the art of…
• My classmates on this project helped me
Understanding the
realize that…
• I collaborated effectively with others when I…
Art World
Remake of a Diego Rivera Mural

18. Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain
in 1881 and died in France in 1973. He is
known as one of the greatest artists of
the twentieth century for co-founding a
new style of art called Cubism.
Cubism rejects the concept that art
should copy nature and focuses on
depicting objects or people in an abstract
way. Mouths, noses, ears, and eyes are
arranged differently, often utilizing
geometric forms. Picasso’s favored
motifs were still lives of human faces and
figures.