Chapter 4: Initiating Corrective Actions Through Knowledge & Cooperation

1. Chapter 4: Initiating Corrective Actions Through Knowledge & Cooperation Hannah French Chelsea Ermer

2. Prevention is the Key • Students should avoid materials that may make them sick & techniques that can injure them • As a teacher you should know about the materials you are using & the potential safety hazards that exist • DO YOUR RESEARCH!

3. General Art-Making Space Conditions • Housekeeping • Tools & Equipment • Lightning • Ventilation

4. Current Practices • Instructional methods • Students’ responsibility • Monitoring procedures • Art activity space management

5. Age & Risk Group • Bodily development • Human weakness • Exposure accumulation • Skill development

6. Materials & Activities • Toxicity • Ingestion, inhalation, & absorption through the skin • Power tools • Activities in the curriculum

7. Pre-Assessment • Finding out what students already know is another important part of introducing a new art lesson • Pre-activity tests can explain what students already know & what they need to learn regarding safety procedures

8. Pre-Assessment • Pre-assessment test will provide the following information: • Have they done this process before in another school or class? • Have they already mastered the skills required? • Do they know how to use the necessary tools? • Do they understand the possible hazards of the process? • Do they have any examples of previous works? • What are different ways you can assess your student’s prior knowledge safety regarding different materials & processes?

9. Student’s Need to Know… • Just like anything else in life, art materials can be dangerous if not handled with care & responsibility • There is no need to fear the art materials or processes as long as you know the correct way to use them • Just because a student has worked with a material or process before they may be unaware of the proper way to use or do it

10. Teachers Need to Remember… • Students come to the art work space with no real understanding of the dangers involved with the materials or tools they will use • Good art-making space management reduces accidents & injuries as well as health problems • Less toxic materials can usually be substituted for toxic ones with little or no extra cost • Learning how to use tools & equipment correctly & safely is no more difficult than learning how to use them incorrectly

11. Teachers Need to Remember… • Practices learned in art-making activities will be those the students follow elsewhere & in subsequent years • What students do & do not know about art process & materials • Daily lesson plans should always include health & safety notes • We can put students in charge of their own safety with materials but they must prove to us first that they understand the proper safety measures