Social-Emotional Learning through Art

Welcome to virtual learning with the Cleveland Museum of Art! This packet is intended to help you prepare for your 30-, 45-, or 60-minute session, Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) through Art.

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Academic Content Standards

National Visual Art Standards Anchor #7
National Visual Art Standards Anchor #8
Ohio Social-Emotional Learning Standards Competencies A, B & C

What to Expect

Our goals and strategies for each lesson are described below.

Self-Awareness

Our goal is for students to:	We know this is happening when: (What do we see, hear, observe in students to know this is happening?)
Goal 1: Identifying feelings that arise while looking at artworks.	Students express an understanding that there are many ways to emotionally respond to an artwork. Students embody familiar and unfamiliar emotions to increase their capacity in identifying their own feelings and empathizing with peers who feel differently than they do.
Goal 2: Consider how the outside world has the potential to impact our emotions.	Students describe how what they see or think about an artwork affects how they feel. Students identify that certain circumstances can influence one’s emotions.
Goal 3: Practice strategies that empower us to feel comfortable with all our emotions and to express them honestly.	Students name new ways to express and process emotions. Students recognize that all people need a space, either private or with others, to identify and process emotions. Students describe how artists use materials, studio space, and the artistic process to create such a space. Students name how certain groups of people are expected to limit the range of their emotional expression. Artists are celebrated for their ability to surpass these cultural pressures in that their artworks directly contradict social conditioning.

Self-Management

Our goal is for students to:	We know this is happening when: (What do we see, hear, observe in students to know this is happening?)
Goal 1: Demonstrate thinking strategies that can help students identify, regulate, and process emotions.	Students recognize there are multiple ways to process emotions. Students identify and reflect on emotions that they may struggle processing and/or regulating.
Goal 2: To demonstrate how looking and discussing artworks can provide space for meditative thinking and relaxation.	Students spend longer looking and engaging with one artwork. Students identify what they need for meditative thinking and relaxation.

Social Awareness

Our goal is for students to:	We know this is happening when: (What do we see, hear, observe in students to know this is happening?)
Goal 1: Recognize, identify and empathize with the feelings and perspectives of others.	Students express what someone in an artwork is feeling and/or thinking and can explain why they think that. Students respond to or build off something another student in their group shared.
Goal 2: Compare and contrast contributions of various cultures.	Students discuss/interact with artworks created by artists from a variety of identities (cultural, ethnic, gender, etc.) and, in particular, artists or artworks to which they have not been previously exposed. Students verbally identify the contributions of various cultures to the field of art, to specific communities, and/or to the world.
Goal 3: Read social cues and respond constructively.	Students practice reading social cues among their peers and on the faces/bodies of people in works of art. Provide opportunities to practice and define personal space boundaries during a lesson.

How to Prepare for a Virtual Lesson with the CMA

What to Expect

We will work with artworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection. You will get the chance to write, draw, move, and talk throughout our lesson.
If you have any tech issues during the call, you can send a direct message to the moderator in the chat.

Preparing Yourself and Your Space

Do your best to minimize distractions: let the people around you know you are on a call, keep your phone on silent (we may ask you to use it during class), and close other programs or tabs on your computer that may distract you.
Clean up the floor nearby so you can move around.
Grab a pencil and paper and have a hard surface to write on.
This will not be a lecture! We expect everyone to do their best in participating: using the chat, sharing aloud, and completing the activities along with us.

Preparing Your Device

Connect your device to a charger.
Open Google Chrome (or another web browser).
Join the Zoom or Google Meet call by clicking on the link provided by the CMA.
Say hello in the chat and practice using the Raise Hand function (Zoom).
If you have trouble setting up, contact your teacher or connect with the CMA staff member responsible for moderating the lesson.

For additional questions regarding your virtual learning session, please contact VirtualLearning [at] clevelandart.org.

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Social-Emotional Learning through Art

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Academic Content Standards

What to Expect

How to Prepare for a Virtual Lesson with the CMA

What to Expect

Preparing Yourself and Your Space

Preparing Your Device