ART.-102 Secondary Methods of Art Education

Credits 3 / 4 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into ACRD-090, ACRD-091 or ACRD-092, completion of ELAP-110 with a minimum grade of 2.0, or successful completion of ACRD-080; ART.-101
This course is designed for Art Education majors and includes topics addressing how to organize creative art activities in a junior or senior high school (Grades 7-12); art and the exceptional child; characteristics of the adolescent learner; social and ethical issues in adolescent art; studio procedures to introduce specialized art careers.

Course Outcomes
1. Develop a greater creative proficiency in fine arts content, standards and presentation through a series of art experiences and discussions 2. Explore the nature of assessment as an ongoing process 3. Research technological possibilities for the secondary classroom and education reform 4. Experience stronger teacher alliance by working together and participating in meaningful group process 5. Explore current trends in art education and the precedents on which they are based 6. Participate professionally as an observer in secondary classes taught in local schools and/or through the Flint Institute of Arts’ school program 7. Develop technical skills and implement elegant, student-centered units by developing and teaching a four part comprehensive art unit in an after-school program that meets during class time