Studies of Asia through the Arts

Presenter Guidelines

This package of three professional learning workshops has been developed for primary and middle years teachers. Each of the workshop sessions is of 90 minutes duration.

Workshop aims

Each of the workshops aim to:

• Stimulate Arts teachers’ interest in studies of Asia
• Build awareness of high quality resources that can be used to include the studies of Asia in Arts classrooms
• Investigate visual text and cultural content using a variety of strategies
• Develop participants’ ability to ask critical questions in order to assess cultural content
• Examine the art images in terms of social, cultural, geographic and historical content

Access Asia resources

The Asia Education Foundation (AEF) Access Asia resources used in these workshops provide ideas and activities for including studies of Asia content in an Arts classroom. The three workshops seek to utilise the resources in different ways and explore their potential classroom use. Workshop activities do not duplicate existing published ideas but attempt to position the resource to further support a variety of teaching and learning strategies.

Audience

The targeted audience for these workshops is primary and middle years teachers who teach one or more of The Arts.

Resources required

• Computer and data projector
• A networked lab of computers or individual laptops with access to the Internet
• VHS video player
• Internet connection to:
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art 2002 website
  • My Place Asia Australia exhibition and website 
• An introduction to the Performing Arts of Asia - Part 4, Cultural Infusion, Dept. of Education and Training, Victoria, 2002
• Multiple copies of:
  • Images of Asia, Access Asia & Curriculum Corporation, 2004 – Teacher Guide; Beliefs; and Symbols, Patterns and Designs
  • Inspirations, Art ideas for primary and middle years, Access Asia & Curriculum Corporation, 2004
    
  • Resource 1: Place – exploring images
  • Resource 2: Place – examining postcards
  • Resource 3: Celebrations and ceremonies – exploring the images
  • Resource 4: Dramatic/Performance elements to consider
  • Resource 5: Dance/Performance elements to consider
  • Resource 6: APT 2002 artists

Additional resources

• Maggie Hegarty and Margaret Stephens, Images, Curriculum Corporation, 1995, 2001
• Watson, Rob, Visions, Curriculum Corporation, 2001

Patterns of delivery

Presenters can choose to deliver a whole workshop, selected activities from one workshop or selected activities from several workshops. Each workshop has been developed as a 90 minute session. Individual activities vary in length.