Permission to Wonder - Online Conversations
The Webinars took place in May 2020, You can watch the webinar series below:
We are excited to announce Erasmus + Permission to Wonder – Online Conversations, a series of webinars and online conversations exploring VTS and the Permission to Wonder Project.
The Erasmus + Permission to Wonder Symposium was planned for 21 April 2020. It was a day aimed at reflecting upon the 3-year European Project supported by Erasmus + Permission to Wonder, which brought together educators from local arts and education communities in 6 European countries to train in and test the VTS (Visual Thinking Strategies) method to enhance learning.
Following the cancellation of the symposium due to Covid19, we have been exploring new ways of disseminating the experience and knowledge that has been gained and gathered over the past three years.
We have decided, in the spirit of Permission to Wonder, to continue to wonder about our project together in the real and virtual world.
Join us for an exciting series of weekly presentations and discussions from and with our European partners. We look forward to seeing you!
Monday 11th May - 5:30pm (GMT +1)
Conversation #1: Introduction to Erasmus + Permission to Wonder & ‘Hello!’ from the Project Partners.
During 3 years (2017-2020), 6 European partners and 4 educators from each country (primary and secondary school teachers, freelance and institution-based arts educators) went through VTS training with VTS/USA and developed an image bank and a research evaluation, which was conducted by the Dutch partner, VTS Nederland. This webinar aims to introduce the project and its research findings. Liz Coman, Dublin Partner, and Adelijn van Huis, present an overview of the project for 20/25min. The other 4 European partners will briefly introduce themselves and their role in the project (2/3min).
Watch Webinar #1 HERE.
Infographics from the webinar are available here.
Monday 18th May - 5:30pm (GMT +1)
Conversation #2: Creating an Art Image Bank Cross - Culturally with Yoon Kang O’Higgins, VTS US
A principal component of the Permission to Wonder project was the creation of a shared image bank by and for all six national educator teams. In this online session, Yoon will provide an overview of the project along with key reflections and lessons learned from her role as facilitator working with a multi-national community of practice. Kastehelmi, Sheena, and Anne will share their specific experiences in this context and the impact on how they approach their own work.
Panellists:
Kastehelmi Korpijaakko, Educator, Finnish Museum of Photography
Sheena Barrett, Curator/Arts Officer, Dublin City Council, Ireland
Anne Østergaard Olesen, Art Historian/Artist, Denmark
Moderated by Yoon Kang-O'Higgins, Senior VTS Trainer
Watch Webinar #2 HERE.
Monday 25th May - 5:30pm (GMT +1)
Conversation #3: Visual Thinking Strategies: A History and Contemporary Innovations, with Co-Creator Philip Yenawine
Philip Yenawine has been engaged in museum education for forty years, ten years of which were spent as Director of Education at The Museum of Modern Art. He is founding director of the Aspen Art Museum and ran education programs at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, among others. Yenawine served as consulting curator at the Institute for Contemporary Art, Boston, and as Visiting Professor of art education at Massachusetts College of Art and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Department of Teacher Education. With Laura Donnelley, he co-founded Art Matters, a foundation that provides fellowship to artists whose work addresses social issues. He co-created Visual Thinking Strategies with Abigail Housen. He is co-founding director (with Nicholas Gardner) of the Watershed Collective, a nonprofit educational organization that develops online resources for teachers. He writes about art and has many books including six for children. His two most recent books, Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), were published by Harvard Education Press, the first in October 2013; the second focused on VTS for preschools was published in March 2018.
Philip has been working with the partners of Permission to Wonder for the past few weeks; through his knowledge and experience, he will guide us through the innovations and best uses of VTS.
Watch Webinar #3 HERE.
Image used for the online VTS discussion facilitated by Philip Yenawine:
Fujiwara no Yasumasa Playing the Flute by Moonlight, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839-1892) Japan, 1883. Triptych; colour woodblock prints Image: 14 3/16 x 28 1/8 in. (36.0 x 71.4 cm); Sheet: 14 3/4 x 28 5/16 in. (37.4 x 72.0 cm) Herbert R. Cole Collection (M.84.31.137a-c) LACMA.
About Erasmus + Permission to Wonder
Erasmus + Permission to Wonder is a 3-year European project on education in visual arts, supported by Erasmus +. The project has guided educators from local arts and education communities in 6 European countries to train in and test the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) method (Ireland, Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, Slovenia, Spain). During 3 years (2017-2020), 6 European partners and 4 educators from each country (primary and secondary school teachers, freelance and institution-based arts educators) went through VTS training with VTS/USA and developed an image bank and a research evaluation, which was conducted by the Dutch partner, VTS Nederland.
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