Clay in a special way (TEFC)

United States, 1979

Film
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The film examines the positive, creative process of an art project with 4th, 5th and 6th grade students, handicapped and non-handicapped. An honest instructor expresses his initial doubts about teaching a “mainstreamed” class. Deaf and blind students participate with the aid of sign language interpreters and sighted students’ oral descriptions. Students are given information on the historical usage of clay through slides and a trip to a local museum. An artist, Maynard Fishler, visits the classroom to discuss his work. Throughout the project, a multi-sensory approach is used. The students decide to interpret transportation with clay, each student developing his own personal communication. The clay sculptures are the visual, concrete expression of a successful learning experience for all. Communication and creativity on may levels are results no less important.

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Credits

director

Larry Schultz

producer

Bill Snider

production company

Oak Creek Films

Duration

00:14:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014601

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Visual communication

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Communication in education

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art in education

Crafts & Visual Arts → Clay

Crafts & Visual Arts → Visual communication

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Blind - Education

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Classroom management

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Deaf - Education

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Mainstreaming in education

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Oral communication

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teachers - In service training

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teachers - Training of

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teaching - Aids and devices

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Visual communication

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children, Blind

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children, Deaf

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children, Blind

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children, Deaf

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Development

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Handicapped children - Education

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Oral communication

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Visual communication

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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