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There are several variations within habits of mind that prove useful to arts integration and
STEAM efforts. We’ve outlined them in this packet for your quick reference.
Learn to use tools and materials.
Learning the practices of an art form.
DEVELOP CRAFT
Learn to take up subjects of personal
interest and importance within the art
world. Learn to develop focus and
other ways of thinking helpful to
working and persevering at art tasks.
ENGAGE & PERSIST
Learn to picture mentally what
cannot be directly observed, hear
or written and to imagine possible
next steps in making a piece.
ENVISION
Learn to create works that
convey an idea, feeling or
personal meaning.
EXPRESS
Learn to think and talk with others
about one’s work and the process of
making it. Learn to judge one’s own
and others’ work and processes in
relation to the standards of the field.
REFLECT
Learn to reach beyond one’s
supposed limitations, to explore
playfully without a preconceived plan
and to embrace the opportunity to
learn from mistakes and accidents.
STRETCH & EXPLORE
UNDERSTAND THE
ART WORLD
Learn about the history and practice
of the art form. Interact with other
artists and the broader arts community
.
Learn to attend to visual, audible, and
written contexts more closely than
ordinary “looking” requires. Learn to
notice things others might not notice.
OBSERVE
Reference: http://www.pz.harvard.edu/projects/the-studio-thinking-project