What is TAB? Teaching for Artistic Behavior
TAB, Teaching for Artistic Behavior, is a nationally recognized choice-based art education approach. It is built upon these three tenets:
What do artists do?
The child is the artist.
The art room is the child’s studio.
What do artists do?
The child is the artist.
The art room is the child’s studio.
How does TAB work?
Our Art Room will be organized into a variety of studio centers including drawing, collage, painting, and three-dimensional art. Students will receive instruction on art materials, techniques, concepts, and art history. Studio centers will provide a carefully planned and supported learning environment that allows students to access multiple choices in the art classroom. Students will practice generating their own ideas and choosing materials to best represent those ideas. They may work with an idea and material for one class or spend multiple weeks in deeper exploration.
How does TAB support your child?The stages of artistic development follow the same sequence for every student, yet they do not happen at the same age for everyone. TAB naturally differentiates learning because students can learn and explore at their own pace. They don’t have to worry about how their ideas compare to their peers’. The curriculum responds to student needs and connects with their motivations!
How Can You Support Your Child’s Creativity?TAB guides children at every level to think like artists. They become critical thinkers by implementing and working through their own ideas. When you look at their artwork with them, help them think about their process and reflect on the meaning behind their work. Ask them to explain how their artwork connects to them, their interests, an experience, or an idea they wanted to express. You may ask:
• What was your idea? What did you envision? • What did you want your artwork to show or express? • What was hard about this for you? • What did you like best about this process? The artwork coming home is going to look different than that created in teacher-directed lessons. For the younger students, it may be scribbles for a while! The depth of the work will increase over time. As they experiment and discover new techniques, students will no longer be afraid to take risks. Student creativity will evolve as they go through the learning process. |
Process Over ProductThe majority of artwork made in a TAB classroom is not necessarily
meant for exhibition. Play and experimentation are essential to creative development and confidence in risk taking. Process is valued over product to cultivate an environment that supports creativity! Studio Habits of MindWe use the eight studio habits of mind to reflect on our work, brainstorm,
and develop critical thinking skills! They serve as guidelines for artistic discovery and growth. We learn to think like artists who: • Develop Craft • Engage and Persist • Envision • Express • Observe • Reflect • Stretch and Explore • Understand the Art Worlds (Make Connections) We discuss these studio habits and use them to reflect individually, and as a class, about what we have learned. Success with these habits can lead to confidence in diverse subjects. |
References:
http://teachingforartisticbehavior.org/index.html
Engaging Learners through Artmaking: Choice-Based Art Education in the Classroom (TAB) 2nd Edition (Douglas & Jaquith, 2018)
Choice Without Chaos (Bedrick, 2012)
Studio Thinking from the Start: The K-8 Art Educator’s Handbook (Hogan, Hetland, Jaquith, & Winner, 2018)
Lauren Gould, Christine Phillips, TAB Educators
http://teachingforartisticbehavior.org/index.html
Engaging Learners through Artmaking: Choice-Based Art Education in the Classroom (TAB) 2nd Edition (Douglas & Jaquith, 2018)
Choice Without Chaos (Bedrick, 2012)
Studio Thinking from the Start: The K-8 Art Educator’s Handbook (Hogan, Hetland, Jaquith, & Winner, 2018)
Lauren Gould, Christine Phillips, TAB Educators