Supporting Gifted Students in Writing Courses Through Visual Journaling

Art-making is a dynamic way of knowing that opens multiple opportunities for students to convey their emotions and reflect on their experiences. Free pression can mental health by instilling confidence in self-exploration and self-expression (Kim, 2019), while also offering opportunities for reflect...

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Published in:Teaching for high potential 2023-02, p.6-8
Main Author: Hash, Peaches
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Curricula
Curriculum Design
Diaries
Educational Research
Emotions
Gifted children
Knowledge
Learning
Learning Processes
Reading
Stress
Students
Teachers
Writing instruction
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Summary:Art-making is a dynamic way of knowing that opens multiple opportunities for students to convey their emotions and reflect on their experiences. Free pression can mental health by instilling confidence in self-exploration and self-expression (Kim, 2019), while also offering opportunities for reflection that can have therapeutic experiences for students. According to Hutchinson (2018), visual journaling can facilitate mindfulness by "[making] us more conscious of what we are experiencing" as well as "[increasing] self-awareness and [boosting] our own emotional intelligence" (p. 59) to record, review, and observe personal growth. The National Association for Gifted Children's (2019) programming standards include self-understanding, diversity, inquiry, and metacognitive aspects, which visual journaling can support academically, creatively, and emotionally.
ISSN:2333-5076