Kiersten VanSteele

SCP 555Large Group Plan

The Future of Art and You
Facilitator: Kiersten VanSteele
Grade Level: High School (9th-12th graders)
Number of Sessions: One session per art class
Length of Session: 35-40 minutes
Number of Members: However many are in each class
Gender of Members: Any
Group Purpose: To inform students about various art careers, what colleges in New
York have art departments and/or clubs, and the steps they can take to be prepared
for pursuing a future involving art.
Group Goals:
Students will complete school with the academic preparation essential to
choose from a wide range of substantial post-secondary options, including
college. Academic Development Standard B.

Students will understand the relationship of academics to the world of work and
to life at home and in the community. Academic Development Standard C.

Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to
knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions. Career Development
Standard A.

Students will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success
and satisfaction. Career Development Standard B.

Competencies:

Plan to Achieve Goals A: B2

Relate School to Life Experiences A: C1

Develop Career Awareness C: A1

Acquire Career Information C: B1

Indicators:
Identify post-secondary options consistent with interests, achievement,
aptitude, and abilities A: B2.7

Understand how school success and academic achievement enhance future

career and vocational opportunities A: C1.6

Learn about the variety of traditional and nontraditional occupations C: A1.2

Understand the importance of planning C: A1.7

Identify personal skills, interests and abilities and relate them to current career
choice C: B1.2

Group Rationale: Students in high school are beginning to think about what they
want to do after they graduate; either pursuing a career and/or attending a college.
Target Population/Membership Description: High School students who are in art
classes their school has to offer, such as creative crafts, sculpting, drawing and
painting, ceramics, studio in art, and studio in graphic art.
Leadership Style: As the group is overseen, I expect to apply the Modified
Democratic leadership style.

Activities and Strategies:

Icebreaker: Who am I?
o Before presenting to the classes, prepare nametags with the names of
famous people that everyone will know (superman, batman, the
president, etc.). Place a nametag on the back of each student, and
explain the rules. Each person must go around to other students and try
to figure out which famous person they are by only asking Yes or No
questions. This is allows students to get out of their seats and talk to
one another.

Go around and have the students answer the following questions on a sheet of
paper:
o Why are you in this art class?
o What do you like about this class, along with the other art classes you
have taken?
o Do you plan on taking other art classes? Why/why not? Which
classes?
o Do you plan on using what you have learned in the art classes in your
future? What career/college plans have you thought about? What do
you plan on doing after graduation?
o What hobbies do you have? Do you believe these have anything to do
with art? Why/why not?

Have the students go around and share their answers with the rest of the
class. Allow for any questions they may have.

Students should then take a few minutes to write down what careers they
believe have to do with art. Ask students to go around and share their lists.

Start the PowerPoint and show the students the list of the many different art

careers. Give the students enough time to read the list of careers and pass out
the handout (Appendix B) to the students.

Ask the students, What aspects of a career have/will you think about when
choosing what you want to do after graduating? Once they have answered the
question, show the section of the PowerPoint.

Ask the students, In what ways can you prepare for your future right now in
high school? Once they have answered, show the particular slide on the
PowerPoint.

Pass out the handout of colleges in New York that have art majors, minors,
and/or clubs (retrieved from http://www.a2zcolleges.com/arts/newyork.html).
Allow students to read through the list and ask questions if they have any.

Have the students think about whether or not they know anyone who is
working in an art career now and have them share these stories.

Share the two specific stories on the PowerPoint, and any others that come to
mind. Explain how hobbies can lead to careers and involve art.

Evaluation/Closing: Ask students similar questions to what was asked right in the
beginning of the group session to see if their answers changed, or not, after doing the
group session. Students will take a few minutes to answer the following questions on
the same sheet of paper that was used in the beginning of the group session:

Do you plan on taking other art classes? Why/why not? Which classes?

What career/college plans have you thought about during this group session?
Have your post-graduation plans changed? Is there a college on the handout
that interests you?

What art careers interest you after the group session?

What hobbies do you have? Do you believe these have anything to do with
art? Why/why not?

Based on the group session, what did you learn? What did you find
interesting/surprising? What could be added/changed to make this group
session better for other classes?

Go around the room and have each student share their answers, add any overall
comments, and/or ask any last questions they may have. Let them know that their
guidance counselor is available if they have any further questions, and/or if they need
any help with future plans.
Materials and Resources:

Nametags and a marker

PowerPointexamples of different careers that involve art, aspects to look for

when looking into careers, what to do in high school to get prepared for careers
after graduation, examples of real-life former graduates who are working in an
art field and their stories, references

Handout of colleges in New York that have art majors/minors and/or clubs
(Retrieved from http://www.a2zcolleges.com/arts/newyork.html).

Handout of 150+ art career list (Appendix A)

Appendix A
Retrieved from http://www.studentartguide.com/articles/art-careers-list