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Art With The Brain in Mind
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Evidence from brain research is only one of many reasons education and engagement in fine arts is beneficial to the educational process. As Eric Jensen, one of the leading translators in the world of neuroscience into education, states in his book Arts with the Brain in Mind, “The systems they nourish, which include our integrated sensory, attention, cognitive, emotional, and motor capacities, are, in fact, the driving forces behind all other learning.”
Create Artwork: In a journal article titled, “How Art Changes Your Brain,” participants in a 10-week art course (a two hour session, one day per week) showed enhanced connectivity of the brain at a resting state known as the “default mode network” (DMN). The DMN influences mental processes such as introspection, memory, and empathy. Engaging in art also strengthens the neural pathway that controls attention and focus.
Whether it’s creating mosaics, jewelry, pottery, painting, or drawing, the combination of motor and cognitive processing will promote better brain connectivity.
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What is the purpose of ARTs Club?
The purpose of Futures ARTs Club is to, make art, meet other students who are interested in art, share ideas and explore the vast world of the arts.
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What do you want to learn in ARTs Club?
We can explore and discover anything that has to do with the arts.
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Why is it important to meet other people who like art?
Art is a social activity. It does require some solitude to acquire new skills and practice your art form, however, if you go to any museum, gallery, on line art forum or sidewalk art show, you will see a colorful variety of people sharing ideas, images, artistic concepts and philosophy.
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Why is ART important to society?
Art influences society by changing opinions, instilling values and translating experiences across space and time. Research has shown art affects the fundamental sense of self. Painting, sculpture, music, literature and the other arts are often considered to be the repository of a society's collective memory.
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Why is ART important to your cognitive and meta-cognitive development?
here is a link to a thesis paper written by by Renae McCollum August 2019
The Faculty of the Department of Art and Art History San José State University
And here are a few words from that document:
THE ROLE OF METACOGNITION IN VISUAL ART EDUCATION
by Renae McCollum
Metacognition is a conscious activity that occurs in the brain when an individual monitors or controls his or her thinking. Research in multiple fields has found that metacognition plays a significant role in a person’s learning. It is currently a popular trend in general education to teach students metacognitive strategies, and research has shown that it is a practical tool to boost student success. Moreover, metacognition is most effective when it is taught explicitly and regularly practiced by the students. There is a need for more research into the effectiveness of explicitly teaching metacognition in middle and high school visual arts classrooms.
Art education has undergone architectural changes over the past few decades; as of late, it is moving towards a more open-ended approach which is demonstrated in current art standards. Based on the author’s student teaching experiences and the literature review of this thesis, she proposes what art curriculum could look like when metacognition and cognitive development are the focus of the classroom. She concludes that embedding metacognitive strategies in the visual art curriculum will help students develop critical thinking and self-reflective skills in addition to artistic skills.