EARED 6113 Teaching the Fundamental Elements of Visual Art
This course for students in the Initial Licensure strands of the Master of Education Degree as a Teacher of Visual Art students (preK-8 and 5-12 grades) is designed to provide ways for students to become effective art makers and art teachers. The 6-hour per week format provides for the focusing on the major components of being art educators: art skills and techniques that can be used in the classroom; artmaking in the context of pedagogy and curriculum development; and effective classroom management. Students will examine their own views on art education and through presentation, collaboration, critique, and reflection will develop curricular and pedagogical approaches that will aid in the development of their own philosophies of art and teaching.