TALK AND WORKSHOPS WITH
EMMA CARROLL
We took a trip to Manchester Art Gallery as a part of this unit to engage in talks and also learn different type of teaching skills.
Emma Carroll is Manchester Art Gallery's Senior Manager for Schools and Colleges. We (Unit X group) spent an afternoon with Emma and she gave us tips on how to control a class and how to get them engaged in what has been planned throughout the day.
When we first entered we had a brief introduction of what is to be expected during the day. Emma started the session by telling us some general information about the Gallery (all information is in the notes below) in terms of what they do and who they are in partnership with to provide the opportunities that they do. I really appreciated knowing more about the gallery and what they provide especially for students because they have volunteering opportunities for students which would help them in the future.
After the introduction Emma took us through some activities which involved team work.
Activity 1
Emma would say two different things and tell us to go to either side of the room depending on what we chose. For example, she would say if your green go on the left and if your grey to go on the right. The themes were very random but it was a nice way to get us all moving and into the frame of mind to work and so I really enjoyed this activity.
Activity 2
We were all told to look at and follow one particular point from this painting (image below) to get us all to focus and give us a chance to think about it and 'have our moment'.
(Images above) Group work completing the task and the outcome of the brainstorm our group got.
When we got our paper back we had to choose up to three words and make it into a sentence/short story. (Image above shows the short story and the outcome).
Activity 3
We all moved to another part of the gallery where we were again put into groups but this time different groups and were told to look at another painting (image below).
(Images above) Maps made by each group describing their side depending on the painting they were told to look at.
Activity 4
We all formed a circle with our maps and Emma asked us all to say one word about the painting we had to look at. We kept going around the circle and we had to be quick and so we all shared our initial thoughts of the outcome which I thought was a good way to summarise the whole activity.
(Images above) Notes from the session at Manchester Art Gallery.
Overall, I thought this session at the gallery was very insightful and Emma was very enthusiastic about what she was teaching us and I think this helped to liven up the full session because she kept us all in focus. Emma gave us some tips at the end of the session that we could possibly use at the school when we carry out our workshop such as have a good pace through activities, don't try and fit too many activities also, get the teacher involved and maybe give them some responsibilities such as arranging the groups etc. Also, Anna was there and got involved in the whole session and this became more of support for the students I suppose. I think the tips Emma had given us would be very useful having seen them being carried out throughout this day made me more confident to think about applying them in the workshop.
Emma Carroll is Manchester Art Gallery's Senior Manager for Schools and Colleges. We (Unit X group) spent an afternoon with Emma and she gave us tips on how to control a class and how to get them engaged in what has been planned throughout the day.
When we first entered we had a brief introduction of what is to be expected during the day. Emma started the session by telling us some general information about the Gallery (all information is in the notes below) in terms of what they do and who they are in partnership with to provide the opportunities that they do. I really appreciated knowing more about the gallery and what they provide especially for students because they have volunteering opportunities for students which would help them in the future.
After the introduction Emma took us through some activities which involved team work.
Activity 1
Emma would say two different things and tell us to go to either side of the room depending on what we chose. For example, she would say if your green go on the left and if your grey to go on the right. The themes were very random but it was a nice way to get us all moving and into the frame of mind to work and so I really enjoyed this activity.
Activity 2
We were all told to look at and follow one particular point from this painting (image below) to get us all to focus and give us a chance to think about it and 'have our moment'.
(Image above) A Spate in the Highlands, 1866 by Peter Graham (1826-1931)
We were all then put into groups of 4 and we were told to place ourselves in that painting and thinks about what we would be able to hear, see, feel, smell/taste. We were given one A3 piece of paper per group with a type of sense in the middle and we had to quickly write down what comes to our head depending on the sense. We changed the papers around and did the same until we eventually got ours back. This was a great task because it helped us understand the painting better, just get down first initial thoughts straight away and also Emma gave us some teaching tips during the task incase we do carry out this task.
When we got our paper back we had to choose up to three words and make it into a sentence/short story. (Image above shows the short story and the outcome).
Activity 3
We all moved to another part of the gallery where we were again put into groups but this time different groups and were told to look at another painting (image below).
(Image above) Harbour Scene, Dieppe, 1885 by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
In this activity we were given different sides and our group was East. We had to look at the painting and imagine what kind of place it would be and what kind of shops etc would be around the area and then draw it like a map onto the sheet provided. Everyone chose one person from their group to go around to other groups and describe how their side looked from the images they were being told to look at (shown in images below).
Activity 4
We all formed a circle with our maps and Emma asked us all to say one word about the painting we had to look at. We kept going around the circle and we had to be quick and so we all shared our initial thoughts of the outcome which I thought was a good way to summarise the whole activity.
Overall, I thought this session at the gallery was very insightful and Emma was very enthusiastic about what she was teaching us and I think this helped to liven up the full session because she kept us all in focus. Emma gave us some tips at the end of the session that we could possibly use at the school when we carry out our workshop such as have a good pace through activities, don't try and fit too many activities also, get the teacher involved and maybe give them some responsibilities such as arranging the groups etc. Also, Anna was there and got involved in the whole session and this became more of support for the students I suppose. I think the tips Emma had given us would be very useful having seen them being carried out throughout this day made me more confident to think about applying them in the workshop.
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