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.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
32316
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)