For this week, I read and watched a video on Edutopia about assessing students with drawings. This blog post caught my attention because I have a bachelor's degree in fine art and am now working towards my degree in STEAM education. I believe that all content areas are important and should not be seen as a separate subject. The different areas of study depend on each other. Math is found in science, music, and art. You can't have one without the other.
So as I listened to the video, I appreciated how the author pointed out that drawings can be a great way to assess students in any subject area. It provides engagement to students who may prefer more creative outlets and gives the viewer insight into what the artist is thinking. For example, if the students focus on my aspect of a historical event, that tells the viewer that maybe the student feels that is the most important event. Or they have misconceptions of other events. Teachers can look at all of the drawings together to find commonalities and then plan where they are going next with their unit. A lot of information can come out of these drawings.
I think was a great topic to share because people often see drawings as elementary or extra and not something that could/should be done with older students. Drawing can be done with all students! I hope more teachers use drawings as a formative in their classroom.
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