The Creative Learning Loop

The Creative Learning Loop: formative assessment in the arts  

Artistic creation in all art forms is an iterative process:  collaboration, critique and revision are essential, especially in the performing arts.

The fundamentals of teaching and learning made visible in the arts are mirrored in the procedural knowledge that is key to student achievement of the Common Core State Standards.

The videos in this section reveal various ways individual artists use aspects of The Creative Learning Loop in the classroom.

• Establish clear criteria

Jennifer Golonka’s Toolbox, Dance

Jenny Campbell’s Rubric, Theater

Tarik Davis, How to Create a Character, Theater

• Facilitate peer feedback

Sarah Provost, Peer Feedback, Puppetry

Mei Yin Ng, Peer Feedback, Dance

Kim Greer and Nami Kagami, Peer Feedback, Dance
 

• Provide opportunities for revision
  

Chris Heller, Revision, Theater

Erin Orr, Revision, Puppetry

Eric Mark Olson, Revision, Theater