Examples of Teacher Art Work during the Workshops
To celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Lewis and Clark adventure teachers learn to keep journals of discovery. The great Northwest Territories were virtually unknown in the spring of 1804 when President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their great adventure. They brought together the "Corps of Discovery" for the purpose of finding a water route to the Pacific Ocean while documenting their observations in journals. This tradition of documenting geographic and ecological journeys has often had a profound impact on our culture, education, and appreciation of the beauty of our world. When Darwin sailed on the Beagle, he had no idea he would change the world of science as a result of the observations he recorded in his journal. Modern explorers, such as astronauts, keep detailed journals of their exploration of space.
A book by Joni Chancer and Gina Rester-Zodrow called Moon Journals: Writing, Art, and Inquiry through Focused Nature Study is being used as a guide for the workshops.
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Drawn To Space WorkshopDyer Observatory 2003
Louise Braswell Art Teacher Westwood Elementary
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Drawn To Space WorkshopDyer Observatory 2003
Mandy Curtis Art Teacher
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Drawn To Space Workshop Dyer Observatory 2003 Tamelyn Feinstein, Student Teacher with Ceci Sachs Grassland Middle School |
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Dyer Observatory is the location of the workshops. It is at the top of one of the highest hills in Nashville near Radnor Lake. During evening workshops teachers spend time looking at the moon through telescopes and then exploring ways to express themselves through visual arts, writing, and storytelling. The emphasis is on the use of the moon to inspire creativity.
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Examples of Teacher Art Work during the Workshops
Examples of Middle School Student Discovery Journals
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