AERA 2012, Vancouver
Relationality and Pedagogy in A/r/tography (Dr. Carl Leggo, Dr. Rita L. Irwin, Dr. George Belliveau, Heidi May,
Dr. Donal O Donoghue, Valerie Triggs)
SIG: Arts and Inquiry in the Visual and Performing Arts in Education
Presenters and Papers:
•Rita L. Irwin and Carl Leggo: Becoming Pedagogical: Sustaining Hearts with Living Credos.
•George Belliveau: Shakespeare in the Primary Classroom: Literacy and Learning
•Heidi May and Donal O Donoghue: Performing an Intervention with/in the Space Between Art and Education
•Valerie Triggs: Following A/r/tography in Practice: From Possibility to Potential
The purpose of this symposium is to explore a series of research projects that examined the relational and pedagogical qualities of a/r/tography in teacher education reform efforts. This presentation explores particular pedagogical qualities exemplified during the use of a/r/tography as inquiry in ongoing, disciplined, community-engaged, dialogic forms of research. All four presentations examine a shift in understanding oneself as a pedagogue to understanding oneself as a pedagogue who is also an artist. This Symposium focuses specifically on four inter-related projects that explored the relational and pedagogical aspects of a/r/tography in their research with teachers and teacher candidates.