1. WELCOME!
We invite you to spend a few minutes touring the images on the walls.
As a means of introducing yourself to someone, kindly use one of the following prompts to have a conversation about what you find.
What is an artistic choice you notice in the image?
What questions does this image prompt?
Does this image remind you of anything? What?
As we get to agenda: these are images from Brandon Stanton’s digital work HUMANS of New York

2. Tapping Teens’ Power through Self-Portrait Portfolios
Identity and Change
Tapping Teens’ Power through Self-Portrait Portfolios
March 29, 2017, 1:00-2:30pm
How can exploring, making, and reflecting on digital portraits deepen teens’ self-awareness toward taking action to change their communities and the world?
Introduction/Background
Art-Making
Student Work/Process
Individual Application
Agenda

3. Tapping Teens’ Power through Self-Portrait Portfolios
Identity and Change
Tapping Teens’ Power through Self-Portrait Portfolios
Based on a 9th grade trimester project emerging from LCE’s intensive partnership with NVCHS for Advanced Math and Science (AMS).
AMS, located in the West Bronx, New York City, is a Title I school, with 72% of students from families at or below poverty level.
Facilitators
Lynn Brown, LCE Teaching Artist (AMS)
Diane Ramo, LCE Lead Instructional Specialist
Diane - Three weeks; bigger context - philosophical roots - John Dewey and Maxine Greene for LCE’s approach

4. Think like artists to achieve school and life goals
LCE Educational Partnerships guide students to
Think like artists to achieve school and life goals
Engage with world class works of art connected to school curriculum
Make art
Develop transferable habits of mind, the Capacities for Imaginative Thinking
Lynn - read aloud

5. Look at your copy

6. The Capacities for Imaginative Thinking
The foundational Capacities for Imaginative Thinking,
Notice Deeply
Pose Questions
Make Connections
with ongoing Reflection/Assessment, are targeted for 9th Grade students and for continued use across content in 10th Grade and beyond at AMS and other New Visions Charter High Schools.

7. IDENTITY and CHANGE
Exploring individual identity is a year-long theme in 9th Grade ELA curriculum
Identity is multifaceted
Coming of age
Social groups
Effecting change in the world
Identity is multifaceted and relates to change and growth in self
Change at every point

8. 30 sec, open, how did you notice; what, details; pairs - share details, make a q for one detail

9. Gesture WARM UP WORDS GESTURES/POSES CHOOSE ONE AND SHARE
FIND THREE POINTS OF VIEW
Gesture

10. Fine Frustrated Motivated
Engaged Comfortable Curious Bored Angry Inspired
Fine Frustrated Motivated
Interested Coasting Confused Challenged Alienated Quiet
Happy Mistreated Successful Positive Loud Tired Careful
Afraid Lonely
Generous
States of Being

11. Perspective
Placement
Physical Gesture
Composition
Art making

12. OPTION: To create a still life with objects currently in your possession. These objects reflect you, and are arranged in a way that says something about you.
Still Life Option

13. Artist’s Statement With this photo I am showing my ____;
One choice I made was ____.
I made this choice because I __
Artist’s Statement
Brandon Stanton

14. On a post it, pose a question you have about your image that invites others to respond. Place the post it next to your device.
Half the group will stay with their devices, while the other half visits work, and responds to the artist’s posted question with details they notice in the image.
Visit more than one image.
Switch roles.
VIEWING

15. Reflecting on your experience...
What stands out about your experience overall?
What was challenging?
What was surprising?

16. Individual Application
How could you apply this project, the Capacities, or any aspect of today’s experience to your teaching or other work?
What do you need to know to apply this to your context?
Write brief answer on card for yourself. mention Summer Forum and Consultancies; Partnerships for those from NYC.

17. Feedback
Feedback helps make our practice stronger. Please take a couple of minutes to complete our feedback form.
Thanks for joining us today, and have a GREAT conference!
Handout that we collect. Refer to LCE postcard and mention Summer Forum and Consultancies; Partnerships for those from NYC.