Calling all Picassos — tomorrow, October 25, is International Artist Day, an annual celebration of artists and the importance of art as a creative expression. And because we love art and its role in learning with primary sources, we invite you to share your favorite images that capture how children and educators can honor the arts while having fun.
New Britain, Connecticut. A child care center, opened September 15, 1942, for thirty children, age two to five, of mothers engaged in war industry. The hours are 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. six days per week. Children painting and coloring. Photo by Gordon Parks, June 1943. //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8d30782
Comments displayed by creation date
Replies displayed by creation date
Replies displayed by creation date
This is my favorite LOC primary source drawn by a child artist. Not only is it an example of the creative capacity of the children we all love and teach, it was selected last year as a Q-Focus in a secondary Social studies class studying Terrorist Attacks by one of our pre-service teachers, Taylor Berkley. Taylor reflected on her choice:
"I chose a child- drawn image as my QFocus.
I want my students to think about how the events of 9/11 affected the most vulnerable of society."
Hamilton, E. (2001) It's OK. Tennessee Knoxville Knox County, 2001. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc911000239/ .
QFocus stands for Question focus. "The QFocus is a stimulus for jumpstarting the generation of questions." *
Last week I had a group of 21 amazing teachers in the room, and none of them had been introduced to the Question Formulation Technique's thinking process (or that vocabulary) yet. So I wanted to make sure to link to the resources for learning more about it. The QFT is a process to come up with questions that people feel are worth persuing (my words, not theirs!).
The QFocus can be a primary source (or a quote, piece of writing, meme, image, or even movie clip or recording) that a facilitator shows a group as the focus of their questions.
*I liked the sentence at the top that I found in searching for a simpler way to say that, and this is from https://www.resultslab.com/wp-content/uploads/Steps-of-the-Question-Formulation-Technique-QFT.pdf
Alison,
I really like the definition of a QFocus that you found. And, thanks for sharing the URL. I would like to use this at NCSS.
--Ann
Testimonials
-
I love that there is new info on the site daily!
-
I had a wonderful time working with the Library of Congress and learning about all of the resources at my fingertips!
-
The TPS Teachers Network has an equal exchange of ideas. You know it's not a place where you're being judged.
-
My colleagues post incredibly fine resources and ideas....the caliber of the suggestions and resources make me feel that I take a lot from it. It's a takeaway. And I hope that I can give back as much as I get.
-
Going into this school year, I have a fantastic new resource for my own instruction and to share with my colleagues!
-
I am very glad that I discovered the TPS Teachers Network through RQI. Great resources can be hard to find out there on the internet!
