Future Forward

Integrative Teaching International would proudly like to present the first issue of our official journal Future Forward, "Four Minds For The Future."

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ThinkTank is a high-intensity event, requiring a focused commitment and small scale. It will not work as a massive conference, with hundreds of people giving short presentations. Therefore, producing documentation that disseminates the dynamic thinking that takes place in a few days is crucial. We are breaking new ground with our first issue of Future Forward. We have exciting articles from each Think Tank 5 breakout group, an annotated bibliography and over twenty sample assignments. We are extremely excited about the quality of this publication and hope that you will be too!  Please forward this journal to any colleagues whom you think will find the information useful.

 

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Four Minds for the Future: Creative, Constructive, Critical, Connective

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Inquiry Based Foundations

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Opening Address:

Re:Thinking the "Foundation"
Shifting the Lens

 

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Focus: Climate, Curriculum, Pedagogy

Buzz: Self Assessment, Organizational Terrain, Proficiencies, Pacing, The "A" Word (Assessment), Accountability vs. Ownership, Rubrics, "Defining the box...", Ownership, Leadership, Followship, Heuristics, Perception, Otherness, Tacit-knowing

Leading Change: Edit together, download, homework

Observing the World: Edit together, download

Design and Social Practice in 21st Century: Edit together, download

Creating Bridges: Edit together, download

Cultural, Conceptual, Historical Frameworks: Overview, notes

Workshops: 

Meaning and Experience in the Foundation Studio with Matt King

Visual Narrative with Chris Kienke

State of Play with Anthony Fontana

 

ThinkWire Summer 2010

ThinkWire is the official newsletter of Integrative Teaching International. Please download, read, and distribute this newsletter among your peers in education and the arts. 

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In this issue:

  • Message from Dr. Richard Siegusmund
  • Calling All Graduate Students and Faculty
  • Facilitating Change : Bridging the Gap
  • Workshops and Panels for TT5 
  • State of the Art Abstracts & Biographies
  • Outreach Updates 

Please send news, article submissions, or other ideas for the Spring edition of ThinkWire to info@integrativeteaching.org

Getting Ready for ThinkTank

To be best prepared Professor Stewart’s workshop, all emerging educators are asked to read the following.  All of these documents will be posted on the website by May 15.

FATE in Review, Spring 2009. This is the Foundations in Art, Theory and Education journal. The entire publication is of value, and articles by Linda Weintraub, plus a report on ThinkTank by Dan Collins and Mary Stewart are particularly important.
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“The Perfect Brainstorm,” from The Art of Innovation, by Tom Kelley. A lively and informative description of the brainstorming process used by IDEO, as major design firm.
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The Florida State University Teacher’s Manual, providing an overview of Foundations and over 60 sample assignments. Just scan through this one.

State of Play, edited by Anthony Fontana and Stacey Isenbarger. This compilation of exercises and assignmentswas developed by the emerging educators following ThinkTank5.
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Linda Weintraub will be giving a special presentation at TT5. Please visit her website: lindaweintraub.com to find links to her essays, lecture topics and resources that connect to her work.

 

Winter 2010 Newsletter: ThinkWire

ThinkWire is the official newsletter of the Integrative Teaching ThinkTank. Please download, read, and distribute this newsletter among your peers in education and the arts. 

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This newsletter contains articles and information on: 

  • Message from Dr. Richard Siegusmund 
  • Developing a New ThinkTank Journal 
  • ThinkTank Break Out Groups 
  • The Artful Leader: Creativity & Innovation for Leading Change
  • 2010 ThinkTank5 Fellowship Awards

Please send news, article submissions, or other ideas for the Spring edition of ThinkWire to info@integrativeteaching.org

 

Fall 2009 Newsletter

Integrative Teaching ThinkTank
Fall 2009 Newsletter

Message from President:
It has been four months since ThinkTank4. In that time, Integrative Teaching ThinkTank (ITT) has made tangible progress towards its educational goals and planning.

Most significantly, Anthony Fontana (Vice President for Communications) and Stacy Isenbarger have co-edited a publication, State of Play, with contributions from ThinkTank4 participants including Melanie Lowrance, Anna Kell, Kip Bradley, Michelle Illuminato, Oliver Schemm, Matt King, Danica Oudeans, Anthony Fontana and Chris Kienke. Board Secretary and Treasurer Adam Kallish has done yeoman's work in the design of the publication. State of Play can be downloaded here and will be available via print on demand in the near future.

State of Play came about through the initiative of ThinkTank4 participants. It was not a planned objective of the conference. Instead, it came about through ThinkTank's synergy. It is a great example of how artists seize opportunities and create unexpected outcomes.

Within this newsletter is information on ThinkTank5, scheduled for June 2-6, 2010 at the University of Georgia, in Athens. As ITT and ThinkTank become better known, it becomes easier to get the word out to segments of our core constituency. For example, we have lists of individuals who expressed direct interest in ThinkTank at both the FATE and NAEA 2009 conferences. However, there are important divisions of our consistency that we still need reach. Read more...

Participants Sought For ThinkTank5:

Scheduled for University of Georgia, June 2-6, 2010

ThinkTank is a facilitated discussion and intensive workshop forum that is designed to improve Foundations teaching. We bring together emerging educators, master educators, and administrators from around the country to expand the theory and improve the practice of higher education in the 21st century. We anticipate 90 participants in 2010, and plan to follow up with a 48-page journal, providing sample assignments and describing our results. Read more...

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State of Play
State of Play presents practical, innovative assignments that prepare students to learn the technical skills that ground study in art and design by introducing habits of mind that are the foundation for creative inquiry. It is the first Integrative Teaching ThinkTank publication that developed from ITT’s ThinkTank4 held at the University of Georgia in June 2009.

Edited by Anthony Fontana and Stacy Isenbarger. Contributions from Melanie Lowrance, Anna Kell, Kip Bradley, Michelle Illuminato, Oliver Schemm, Matt King, Danica Oudeans, Anthony Fontana and Chris Kienke. Designed by Adam Kallish.

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News

  • Mary Stewart is chairing a SECAC panel titled Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century: Form, Content and Context. Scheduled for Saturday, October 24, presenters Brian Evans, Lucy Curzon, and Susan Krause will explore a variety of contemporary teaching strategies. Stewart will conclude the panel with a presentation on the mission, structure, and accomplishments of ThinkTank.
  • Anthony Fontana will present on the FATE panel at SECAC his presentation titled "State of Play: Encouraging a Divergent Approach in Foundations Art Making". The topic will explore the role of playful methodologies in Foundations and showcase the first Integrative Teaching ThinkTank publication "State of Play".
  • Congratulations to Stacy Isenbarger and Anna Kell TT4 Fellowship Winners for landing positions as Visiting Assistant Professors at Eastern Kentucky Universit!
  • Congratulations Charles Westfall, ThinkTank4 Emerging Educator, who recently exhibited a performance at Alfred University, after connecting with Michelle Illuminato, Assistant Professor, at ThinkTank4!


ThinkTank Meetup @SECAC
There will be a ThinkTank meetup at the Southeastern College Art Conference on Friday, October 23rd. If you will be in Mobile, Alabama for the conference and would like to join us for dessert after dinner, please contact or call or text Anthony Fontana at 567-343-1319 or email at anthonymfontana@gmail.com.

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Participants Sought For ThinkTank5

Participants Sought For ThinkTank5:

Scheduled for University of Georgia, June 2-6, 2010

ThinkTank is a facilitated discussion and intensive workshop forum that is designed to improve Foundations teaching. We bring together emerging educators, master educators, and administrators from around the country to expand the theory and improve the practice of higher education in the 21st century. We anticipate 90 participants in 2010, and plan to follow up with a 48-page journal, providing sample assignments and describing our results.

As a high-intensity and small-scale project, ThinkTank participation is by invitation only. Applications simple, quick, and are submitted on-line. For ThinkTank5, we seek participants in three areas:

Emerging Educators are untenured faculty members, generally with two to seven years of full or part-time college teaching experience. We will offer ten Emerging Educator fellowships that will pay the cost of the event and lodging in the Georgia Center Conference hotel. Fellowship application details will be posted by August 30 and the deadline for application is December 30, 2009. Emerging educators can also fund participation on their own or use funds from their home departments.

Emerging Administrators are experienced teachers who are now seeking or have recently accepted the challenge of leading a Foundations program or Art Department. The opportunity to network with peers combined with discussions of curriculum design, leadership and strategic planning are especially valuable to these participants. Application deadline for Emerging Administrators is November 30.

Master Educators are experienced faculty members and administrators, generally with seven or more years of full-time college teaching experience, including substantial work with Foundations curriculum or coursework. For this group, ThinkTank provides an opportunity to share your knowledge while gathering fresh perspectives. Application deadline for these participants is January 30. 

 

In all cases, we seek participants that are:

· dedicated to developing the best possible Foundations education for the 21st century;

· high achievers as artists/designers/scholars;

· have strong leadership potential or a demonstrated record of leadership;

· willing to follow up on the event itself with a sample assignment, regional workshop, or peer-reviewed article for the new ThinkTank journal.

ThinkTank5 Agenda

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A note to FATE Members: A strong partnership between FATE (Foundations in Art: Theory and Education) and ThinkTank is natural. FATE provides open access to the widest range of ideas and approaches. ThinkTank is an ideal forum for those interested in further in-depth discussions and those seeking to change their existing Foundations assignments, curricula or administrative strategies.