ARTISTIC &
CREATIVE
LITERACY
ANTHONY G. SIRON
Discussant
Objectives:
A. Characterize artistic literacy;
B. Discuss the value of Arts to Education;
C. Identify approaches to
developing/designing curriculum that
cultivates the arts and creativity among
teachers;
D. Design creative and innovative
classroom activities for specific topic and
Pre-Activity:
Instruction: Group yourself into 4 and answer
the following questions, then present it in class.
1.What is your personal definition of
creativity?
2.Recall some of the creative
classroom activities you had in High
School? What made them creative?
Artistic literacy is defined in the National
Coalition for Core Arts Standards: A
Conceptual Framework for Arts Learning
(2014) as follows:
◦…artistic literacy is the
knowledge and
understanding required to
participate authentically
in the arts.
What is authentic participation
in an art form?
◦"authentic participation" primarily in terms of
art-making—foregrounding the explicit
cultivation of expressive techniques within
each of five major categories (dance, media
arts, music, theatre, and visual arts)—our
approach is more interested in participation
as defined through a sense of personal,
meaningful connection.
Artistic Literacy as an Agent for
Personal, Meaningful, Connection
◦the purpose of seeking out more
knowledge or skill around a work
of art is to arrive at a confident
value judgment—an ability to
distinguish “good” art from “bad.”
Artistic Literacy as an Agent for
Personal, Meaningful, Connection
◦Like John Dewey, we believe that
the quality of an experience
impacts the meaning we attribute
to it and that meaningful
experience both reinforces and
inspires additional forms of
◦Dr. Eisner believes that the serious
study and practice of an artistic
discipline is the most effective way
for children to learn the following:
1. How to perceive and explore
relationships. Human relationships.
Cause and effect relationships. The
relationship of parts to a whole.
2. How to think and express within the
constraints and affordances of a medium. Or a set
of rules. Or an existing set of conditions. How to
choose when faced with a range of possibilities.
3. Nuance matters. How to pay attention to
subtleties and be sensitive to slight differences
that can make very big differences to others, or
to potential outcomes.
4. Form can express feeling. How the shape of the
built environment or the elements within it affect
our experience of place. How the forms we choose
for communication affect the way we are heard.
5. Purposes are best held flexibly. Exploring
opportunity is the essence of creativity, and being
flexibly purposive is the key to solving problems.
6. Not all we know can take the form of
language. Intelligence, awareness, and
understanding are cultivated by developing the
ability to think in images and symbols.
7. Surprise is the reward of imagination at work.
Experiment and discovery are the rich pathways
to ownership of learning. Measurement (as in
“outcome measures” and “proficiency testing”)
measures little real learning.
8. There are many different and
completely valid ways to be in the
world. There is not always a single or
even a right answer. Cultures,
lifestyles, beliefs that are different
can also be interesting — even
exciting.
9. Some activities are self-justifying and important
for their own reasons. The journey is the purpose.
We do some things:
◦because we like the process — play, practicing an
instrument;
◦because we like the outcome — a clean kitchen,
the ability to perform music with others, a coffee
mug we made ourselves;
◦because there is a reward — a paycheck, applause,
the respect of our peers;
◦because it is the right thing to do.
Characterizing Artistically Literate Individuals
What is Creative Literacy?
◦Creative literacy is a concept that
goes beyond simply reading and
writing and seeks to impart holistic
learning through creative
expression and activities, as well as
visualization and creative thinking.
Creative Literacy
Some of the ways in which creative
learning can be imparted are through:
◦Art and drawing
◦Literature and story-telling
◦Animation and films
◦Play-acting
Benefits of Creative Literacy
◦The benefits of creative literacy are
manifold, as it encourages children
to engage and visualize as they learn.
◦It allows for more inclusivity in the
classroom and puts the child at the
center of learning.
Benefits of Creative Literacy
◦Creative learning improves listening and oral
skills and enhances knowledge retention.
◦It also helps to foster team-building, teach
practical skills and enhance engagement
which leads to more effective learning.
◦It is also beneficial to differently-paced
learners who struggle with traditional
learning methods.
◦Creativity is coming up with new and
useful ideas.
◦ Innovation is the successful
implementation of those ideas.
Creativity VS Innovation
◦Creativity is related to ‘imagination’, but
innovation is related to ‘implementation’.
◦Creativity is the characteristic of a person to
generate new ideas, alternatives, solutions,
and possibilities in a unique and different way.
◦Innovation is an act of application of new
ideas to which creates some value
Explain: (Written Output)
