ART 375 Art Curriculum and Assessment

In this follow-up course to ART 374, students will study curriculum parts and art materials with more depth, and learn to organize curriculum components into a larger, more cohesive whole that considers scope, sequence, scaffolding and some methods of teaching. Primary grade levels (K-2,3) will be reviewed and new emphasis will be placed on remaining grade levels. Both disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to teaching art will be examined and practiced, along with continued literacy development. Students will study and create a variety of appropriate formative and summative assessment tools to accompany their lessons and curriculum checkpoints. Later during the semester, students will participate in a supervised field experience in a diverse, high-needs school. Part of this course is also spent in the computer lab, where students will create various learning tools and a complete grade level curriculum. Materials fee. Prerequisites: ART 275, ART 374, EPY 244. Students should take EPY 350 prior to or during the same semester asART 375. Fall, Spring