BFES+Documentation

Please include evidence of student achievement and/or learning as a result of the implementation of the TSIM lesson plan here. You may include:
 * pictures (paste them in, you may want to insert a table first to organize the photos)
 * video (upload to a service like YouTube or Vimeo and embed the player here - or link out to the site)
 * narrative (write about the lesson and your observations)
 * data (include pre/post assessment data to show the impact of your lesson)
 * other (include anything else you'd like to share here)

The 7th grade students at Benjamin Franklin School in the Uniontown Area School District participated in a tour of the Mattress Factory's permanent collection on March 23rd and 25th. They were also able to apply their newly acquired learning towards the production of an installation-inspired artwork. The field trip provided a great opportunity for introducing students to this type of art and acted as a springboard for creating installation art in the school setting. Mrs. Lancaster and Miss Capuzzi worked hand-in-hand to develop an inquiry-based language arts integrated installation art lesson plan. We had 3 1/2 days with the LRP and wanted to finalize our experience with a performance. Students developed their own ideas for: writing, making art, and performance. Each class chose from themes under the umbrella: "Making a Difference in the World." They selected music to accompany slide shows, wrote skits, and formed lyrics into a rap. Our goal was to create art with a message. Based on the data, our 7th grade students were weak in the areas of: making connections between text and poetry. Through this process, student achievement in these areas were expected to improve. Mrs. Lancaster and Miss Capuzzi plan to present images and video of our experience at IU1 on Friday, May 20th.