Art Blind Spots
I really enjoyed working on the lesson plan with my group this week because it helped to think about how the concepts we have been exploring through our courses are able to be put into practice. It also allowed us to think about our ” expert blind spots” which Zwiers explains “… keep us from realizing much of our complex and abstract knowledge has become concrete and basic to us” (Zwiers 69-70) When sharing our lesson plan (visual arts) with the group from another discipline I realized that I had made a few assumptions of past knowledge, some about language but also about general trends in Art History. It is also becoming more evident that time is a major factor, as it is we had a hard time fitting our content into the class time and to adequately address the needs of ELL students it will require a great deal of patience and time. I have also found in some art teaching experience that this exists in material knowledge. It will also be important in my discipline to scaffold actions that I take for granted, for example how to hold a paintbrush or how to mix green paint.
-Meghan Leeburn