4.1 – Support student participation
Identify strategies to support inclusive student participation and engagement in classroom activities
Visual Arts is a very practical subject; therefore, engaging and encouraging student participation is vital in ensuring successful student outcomes. It is important to create a classroom environment that is inclusive and safe. This supports students to feel relaxed and supported in the classroom, and confident to share their thoughts and opinions.
I aim to establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions in my classes by regularly involving students in class discussions and group activities. Visual arts is a subject that benefits from interacting with others. Students can discuss and challenge each others’ ideas. An example of a group activity that I used during my practicum to support student participation was the Exquisite Corpse. This is a fun, simple art activity that encourages creativity and plenty of interaction between the students. A sheet of paper is folded into thirds, which each part dedicated to a part of the body. Students will begin by drawing the head then folding the paper, so it is hidden and pass it along for another person. The process is repeated for the body and legs. At the end of the task the class will come together and unfold the artwork, resulting in a lively conversation of the humorous results. I have included the visual results of the exquisite corpse as my evidence, it is easy to imagine the fun and interaction that students had in viewing the results.
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