The FLEX Teacher's Edition
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TEACHER’S EDITION Copyright © The Art of Education University, LLC theartofeducation.edu TABLE OF CONTENTS FLEX Overview 1 Collections 2 Lesson Plans 3 Resources 4 Vocabulary Lists and Art Glossary Terms 5 Videos 6 Artist Bios 7 Assessments 8 My Standards 9 My Classes 10 Scope and Sequences 11 Rubrics Additional Implementation Resources 14 10 Ways to Modify FLEX Lessons 15 15 Ways to Use FLEX Resources 16 11 Ways to Use FLEX Videos 17 12 Ways to Use Artist Bios 18 10 Ways to Use FLEX Assessments 19 How to Use FLEX Assessments 23 How FLEX Supports Cross-Curricular Connections 24 How FLEX Supports Cultural and Emotional Competency 25 Three Ways to Use FLEX in Advanced Placement Art 26 Seven Ways to Support English Language Learners With FLEX 27 Three Ideas for Adapting FLEX For Early Childhood Learners 28 Four Ways Art Teachers Use FLEX Curriculum 29 Organizing Your Art Classroom (or Art Cart) Copyright © The Art of Education University, LLC theartofeducation.edu COLLECTIONS Content related to a theme Filters: Use filters to easily find content that meets your student’s needs and interests. Collection Content: See how many lessons, resources, videos, and assessments are in each Collection. Use the whole Artwork Thumbnails: See the image Collection or select example for each lesson in a collection to what you need. get an idea of the final artwork. Copyright © The Art of Education University, LLC theartofeducation.edu | 1 LESSON PLANS All the components necessary to understand the elements of a lesson are listed in an easy to read format. Not only are they viewable on the platform, but they are also available in a downloadable PDF format. Description: Provides a few sentence overview of what students will learn and Artwork Thumbnail: do within the lesson. Example image of a completed artwork in the lesson. Steps and Images: Easy to follow lessons steps in writing and pictures. Teachers can use these Level, Area of Study, to guide their instruction or share with students and Collection: Each for additional support. item is clickable, making it easy to Estimated Time: An see and explore how approximate time table lessons connect for lesson completion. to other areas and collections. Use these options as a way to extend and differentiate learning. Supplies and Materials: Recommended supplies and materials. Teachers can choose to Lesson Objectives: substitute or adjust as These objectives needed. clearly state what students will be doing. Standards: Find the Teaching Strategies: standards that best Provides teachers align with the lesson. with an easy to follow Click on the standard list of strategies to to easily discover implement while content aligned with teaching the lesson. that standard. Copyright © The Art of Education University, LLC theartofeducation.edu | 2 RESOURCES Resources are linked and recommended within Collections and lessons. Use the filters to find and select additional resources to meet your students’ interests and needs. Filters: Use the filters to refine and narrow your search. Type: Indicates if this is a reference, worksheet, anchor chart, artist bio, list, or assessment. Resource Type: Indicates if this is a reference, worksheet, anchor chart, artist bio, list, or assessment. Area of Study: Resources that help align content and curriculum. Aligned Collections: Resources that are aligned to one or many collections. Share: Share Add to My Classes: Download PDF: resources via a Add resources to Download the PDF link with other previously curated to print, copy, or FLEX users. content. (See more share on an LMS. in My Classes). Copyright © The Art of Education University, LLC theartofeducation.edu | 3 VOCABULARY LISTS AND ART GLOSSARY TERMS Vocabulary lists and glossary terms are linked and recommended resources within Collections and lessons. Use the filters to find and select additional lists to meet your students’ interests and needs. Filters: Use the filters to determine the Search: In the search bar type of resource and select ‘Lists.’ type ‘vocabulary’ to then see only the vocabulary lists and glossaries. Copyright © The Art of Education University, LLC theartofeducation.edu | 4 VIDEOS Videos are linked and recommended within Collections and lessons. Use the filters to discover the perfect video to inspire your students as an introduction to a lesson or to provide as an extension. Full Screen: Allows for full screen viewing. Areas of Study: Clickable Closed Captioning: Volume: Adjusts the Settings: Adjusts areas of study to make it fast Allows for closed- volume. Your device’s the speed and and easy to find additional captioning so volume will also need video quality. resources and lessons related content can be more to be utilized. to your selected video. accessible. Copyright © The Art of Education University, LLC theartofeducation.edu | 5 ARTIST BIOS Artist bios are linked and recommended within the Collections and lessons. Use the resource filter to select artist bios in the type filter. Bio Content: Learn about the Artwork: background, Illustrated notoriety, and artwork career of the artist. example and Artist Bio Citation Page: For further citation. investigation, see all citations of the artist bios in APA format. At a Glance Facts: Birth year, lifespan, nationality, media, and noteworthy artistic contributions. Other Artworks: Notable artwork to research. Quotation: What the artist Artist’s World: has said in their Noteworthy own words. events that happened during Questions: the artist’s life. Reflective questions for class discussion or personal reflection. Copyright © The Art of Education University, LLC theartofeducation.edu | 6 ASSESSMENTS Assessments are linked within Collections and lessons. Use the filters to find additional assessments to support your students. Use the assessments to differentiate and extend learning. Assessment Type: Determine if the assessment is targeted for pre-assessment, summative, or formative assessment. Collection: See the assessment in action by exploring collections that it is linked to. PRO Packs: Continue your professional development by viewing PRO Learning Packs that go in depth about the resource topic. Standards: See which standards the assessment connects to. Copyright © The Art of Education University, LLC theartofeducation.edu | 7 MY STANDARDS FLEX Curriculum content can be searched for by artistic process, anchor standard, grade level, and type. State Standards: Ensure that the standards filter is set to desired state. Artistic Process: Grade Level: Select In the drop- the desired grade down menu, level with the drop select creating, down menu. presenting, responding, or connecting. Anchor Standards: Select the desired anchor standard with the drop down Content Filter: menu. In the drop- down menu, select plans, resources, assessments, or videos. Copyright © The Art of Education University, LLC theartofeducation.edu | 8 MY CLASSES Build custom classes, units, and save content while curating curriculum. Custom Units: Content can be arranged in custom units. Custom Classes: Create custom classes based on the curriculum and schedule needs. Add Content: Add content to a class or unit by clicking the + icon and select the content placement. Copyright © The Art of Education University, LLC theartofeducation.edu | 9 SCOPE AND SEQUENCES Follow the units in order or select what you need. Unifying concept listed on the Table of Contents. Overview of the unit. Foundational Anchor Standards and Enduring Guide for building Understandings. the background and scaffolding. Specific anchor Student resources engagement aligned to processes and skills. standards to support unit lessons and The focus of subject student learning. matter or media. Specific unit lessons, essential questions, key resources, and artist connections aligned to standards. Resources to use with all unit lessons. Suggested assessments for all the unit lessons. Videos to support learning. Copyright © The Art of Education University, LLC theartofeducation.edu | 10 PLUG N’ PLAY RUBRICS Use this guide along with the blank Plug n’ Play rubrics within FLEX to build rubrics that meets your students’ needs. Example: Beginner Fiber Cactus Sculpture lesson Learning Objectives: Identify learning Create a soft sculpture. objectives by reviewing INTEGRATED FIBERS: IN THIS the FLEX lesson. BEGINNER: ARTWORK, Create and use a pattern. Concept: Based on your I WAS Objectives can be found FIBER CACTUS SCULPTURE ABLE TO… Use knotting and stitching techniques. learning objectives and within the description, outcomes, decide on which DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: DESCRIPTION: lesson objectives, teaching CONCEPT SKILL FEEDBACK overarching concepts to MEETS DEVELOPING EMERGING strategies, as well as focus on in this assessment. within the steps of the You used your cactus You may not have used You used your cactus drawing to make a your cactus drawing to These include the following: drawing to make a FLEX lesson. Identify no paper sewing pattern. make a paper sewing Pattern paper sewing pattern. You used this pattern pattern. Your may not Technique, Design, Critical You used this pattern more than 4 objectives to Making to make two pieces, have made two pieces to make two identical though they may not of fabric from a pattern Thinking, Refinement. You pieces. focus on in the lesson and be identical. template. may need all 4 categories, assessment. or you may choose to limit. You created cactus You created cactus You attempted to create spikes by knotting spikes by knotting two cactus spikes using yarn. two pieces of