Nov 21, 2024  
2019-2020 Academic Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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AE 2215 - Introduction to Art Education


Credits: 3

Field experience hours: 10 clock hours in a public or private school setting. The goal of this lecture/field experience class is to introduce philosophical issues about art education and to anticipate the practical application and resolution of these issues. Students research introductory and basic elements of curriculum design, lesson/unit plans, and assessment strategies. They generate applicable and pedagogically sound solutions addressing whom to teach, what to teach, and how and when to teach. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be familiar with leaders in art education and the issues and debates that currently define the field. Utilizing classroom observations and hands-on teaching practice, students will gain the knowledge to engage in learning and teaching as a reflective and active process.

Prerequisites: None

Course Learning Outcomes:
  • Students will learn knowledge of K-12 student literacy development in reading, writing, speaking and listening.
  • Students will learn knowledge of K-12 content, central concepts, tools of inquiry, appropriate evidence-based instructional practices and specialized character of the disciplines being taught.
  • Students will learn knowledge of current K-12 developmental science, the ways in which learning takes place and the appropriate levels of intellectual, social and emotional development of their students.
  • Students will learn how to provide K-12 students with opportunities to work in teams and develop leadership qualities.
  • Students will learn how to analyze K-12 student learning, development and growth and apply what they learn to improve their practice.




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