AE 3241 - Critical Issues in Art Education
Credits: 3
Course Type: Lecture
Field experience hours: 20 clock hours in a public or private school setting. In this survey course, students will explore some of the most critical issues in art education today. Topics, at a minimum, will include supporting literacy in the art classroom and working with special populations, including English language learners and students with different learning needs. Other topics in the course will address new and emerging issues within arts education. Upon successful completion of this course, students will design a unit plan for a specific group of learners with varying needs in a case study format.
Prerequisites: AE 2220 - Philosophy of Art + Education ; AE 2230 - Psychology of Creativity ; AE 2241 - Design for Learning : must be an Art Education major
Notes: (Formerly AE3240 Reading in the Content Area)
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Students examine English Learning Standards and K-12 Visual Arts Standards in contemporary art education.
- Students assess diversity and citizenship in the K-12 art education curriculum and how it impacts the community. Students reflect on how K-12 student relationships are developed through citizenship.
- Students model effective communication with K-12 teachers as they complete Field Experience hours.
- Students reflect on their goals as art education teachers. Students reflect on their goals as leaders in a K-12 art education environment.
- Students reflect on assessment and its effectiveness in an art education environment, including how to modify assessment practices to meet diverse needs and interests.
- Students design art lessons that support the needs of special populations, including specific instructional strategies and differentiation designed to meet the needs of a specific group of students.
AE3241 Course Learning Outcome Rubric
Required Textbooks:
Yardsticks: Child and Adolescent Development Ages 4-14- ISBN-13: 978-1892989895
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