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__About Yellow CIG Project __
As part of the Arts Educator 2.0 Project (Year 2), I have been placed in a collaborative inquiry group, whose goal this year is to choose a topic within the arts, create a hypothesis, research the topic, and create and carry out a study of the chosen topic. My CIG chose to focus on the issue of arts advocacy which lead us to careers in the arts. We are questioning if parents and students were informed about arts related careers/economic possibilities, their attitudes might become more supportive of arts activities in the community and arts programs in the schools. Our CIG came up with the hypothesis that student motivation is essential to effective learning. If students see that arts classes can lead to career/economic possibilities-would student motivation and success improve in their arts classes?

To test the hypothesis, we will measure change in student attitude and motivation towards the arts. We will create a unit of study which begins with a pretest questioning the student attitudes towards the arts. We will then present and explain various arts related professions. The students will choose a career and then actually become their profession. They will research their profession, create a product and then present to the class. Each teacher in the CIG will end the project with a similar post-test which will give us data on any changes in attitude/knowledge.

Pre and Post Tests can be found on the Yellow CIG Wiki
http://cigdb.wikispaces.com/Revised+Pre-Post+Test

Student Job Choices can be found on the Yellow CIG Wiki
http://cigdb.wikispaces.com/Job+Choices

Reflection
Fashion Designers Fashion Designers at Work on PhotoPeach

Animators

5/3/10: I uploaded voice memos that we recorded on my ipod at our last meeting. I wasn't able to transfer the files onto Kens computer, so I am putting them on here for him to add the video which will be shown during our presentation. Rachael

Michael

Liz

Ken