Art Methods Syllabus- Course Outline

Overview Assignments

Lessons and Journals:
Jan 23 - Jan 30
Feb 6 - Feb 13 - Feb 20 - Feb 27
Mar 6 - Mar 20 - Mar 27
Apr 3 - Apr 10 - Apr 17 - Apr 24
May 1
TEXT Resources Resources

Understanding Rubrics
Rubric ART Assignment
Rubric Journal
Observation - Clinical Form
FINAL INSTALLATION

COURSE DESCRIPTION 2 credits

• Provides experiences with materials and techniques appropriate for elementary teachers, which are aligned with the Wisconsin Art Education State Standards.
• Includes selected components of art making, art history, art criticism and aesthetics suitable for collaboration.
• Includes elementary and middle school clinicals with assessments.
• Includes elementary or middle school art exhibition and assessment.
• Includes project display and assessment per individual student.
• Lab fee $25

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• To build a foundation and proceed to analyze, evaluate and synthesize elements of a quality K-8 arts education program.
• To experience basic art activities appropriate for the elementary classroom through study of art incorporating art making, art criticism, art heritage and aesthetics.
• To create rubric assessments for projects, on site-visits, and project display to be used for evaluation and documentation.
• To document compliance with the Wisconsin Art Education Standards including technology and assessments.
• To document potential for collaboration and inclusion.

GENERAL GOALS

• To prepare elementary (K-8) teacher candidates to include art standards in cross-platform curriculum, using suitable art vocabulary and pertinent art information.
• To analyze the Wisconsin Art Education State Standards built on a foundation of art making, art history, art criticism and aesthetic appreciation and effectively create units, lessons and assessments (Knowing, Doing, Making, Understanding)
• To select Wisconsin Art Education Standards, collaborate departmentally, conduct art making activities, modify curriculum for special needs students, and assess performance.
• To heighten awareness of art and safety in the classroom including facility and materials.
• To expand knowledge of Wisconsin artists and use of a primary source-artist as a resource.

METHODS of PRESENTATION

• Course text, Emphasis Art: A Qualitative Art Program for Elementary and Middle Schools
  © 2006 ISBN 0-205-43962-4 (required reading)
• Videos-DVD’s, websites, discussions
• Viewing works of art and reproductions
• Scheduled clinical observations of classes at scheduled elementary schools AND attending a school art exhibit
• Creating art, compiling a portfolio of elementary, middle school samples, install an art display of student work, and collect a storehouse of data and images on a CD (optional website)

COURSE OUTCOMES

The course involves the use and development of

• Critical Thinking Skills including Problem Solving Skills, Imaginative Skills, Normative Skills, and Reflexive Awareness
• Communication Skills include Expressive and Receptive skills of observing dominated with Listening, Speaking and Writing Skills
• Organizational skills with emphasis on cataloging, filing and recording multiple records, images and materials
• Cooperative Skills within a classroom, a school and community
• Knowledge/Content art and historic awareness and opportunities for arts education
• Arts and Humanities fine arts appreciation

REQUIRED TEXT and READINGS

1. Emphasis Art: A Qualitative Art Program for Elementary and Middle Schools
   © 2006 ISBN 0-205-43962-4
   Available at Ripon College Bookstore
2. Handouts and other publications distributed in binder by instructor.
3. Sources from libraries, Internet and activities

RECOMMENDED TEXTS and READINGS

Many art books and art-related items are available in from art specialists, libraries and online
Listings:

COURSE TOPICS not sequenced

• Art principles and elements
• Wisconsin Art Education Standards, including assessment and technology
• Assessment and Rubrics
• Budgeting
• Materials, data safety sheets
• DPI: Art classroom recommendations, safety and health in the art room, care of materials.
• Art collaboration and integrating arts: Connecting with the Art Series
• Art and inclusion, meeting IEP’s
• Art display in classroom, school and community (fundamentals of support)
• Select artists, art styles, art historical periods, critical methods, philosophical/aesthetic topics, creative topics
• Multi-cultural arts
• Two-dimensional: drawing, painting, printmaking, design
• Three-dimensional: puppets, masks, relief, sculpture
• Technology with art access, creating art and presentation purposes
• Sharing clinical obervations: Logged observations and reflection paper

REQUIRED COURSEWORK

• Written Journals (16)
• Art Assignments (8)
• 2- Clinicals to elementary schools with written observations and digital storehouse of images.
• Binder Assignment
• School Art Exhibit Observation
• Student (Your) Art Exhibit Installation and Assessment

This class earns two credits and requires a minimum of four out-of-class hours per week .
NOTE Digital camera can be signed out from art dept

ATTENDANCE

• Students are expected to be in class during scheduled class times. Arriving late and leaving early will affect your grade.
• Please personally and legibly sign in before class starts.
• Your signature provides a record of your class attendance.
  This is a participatory class.

CELL PHONES : Disconnect phones during class time out of courtesy to peers and instructor. Thank you.

GRADING

ASSIGNMENTS and ASSESSMENTS

• ALL WORK MUST BE SUBMITTED AND A FINAL PRESENTATION-ASSESSMENT IS REQUIRED
• Your FINAL GRADE will be figured on those assignments/requirements with consideration of the number of classes missed, and the number of late assignments
• The following grade scale is for graded individual assignments and for the final course grade:
• STANDARD Educational grading scale:
  A = 93-100% B = 86-92% C = 76-85% D = 69-75% F = 0-68%

PLEASE NOTE: The final grade is lowered one full grade if three (3) or more assignments are late ("A" to "B," "C" to "D," etc)

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: If you have a disability and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please make an appointment as soon as possible.

INCOMPLETE GRADES: These will be granted only with proof of extreme personal hardships.

• Every 4 hours of missed class will lower the final grade one level (an "A" to a "B," etc.) .
• For each additional 4 hours or fraction of 4 hours missed, an additional grade may be subtracted.
• An official or non-official absence, approved by the instructor, is an excuse for time only and does not mean that a student is excused from the study assignment for that period. All missed work is the responsibility of the student.

RE-DOING WORK

• You are encouraged to re-do assignments if you are not satisfied with the instructor's evaluation (grade, comments and/or check mark).
• Please turn the original work in again with the re-done work Please mark assignment as “ re-do.”

DEADLINES

• Written school observations with digital images are required BEFORE SPRING BREAK
• Model available online, written log, required written paper with digital images
• Late work is recorded with loss of full credit and considered when figuring the final course grade.

REQUIRED FEES, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT

• A $25 materials fee was collected at registration. This art fee pays for most other art supplies used in this class. Other supplies may be requested upon occasion if a need arises.
• You may provide other personal items for your artwork as you deem appropriate.
• Writing tool: pencil, pen, marker
• Three-ring binder (supplied with hand-outs)
• Textbook
• Recordable CD, disks
• Optional- digital camera (NOTE Digital camera can be signed out from art dept )
• Portfolio of materials

SIGNING FINISHED ARTWORK:

• First, develop your artist signature for the front lower right hand corner of the artwork.
• Second, put your first and last name, Art 202 on the BACK of all work.
• Work without this information on it is placed in the “NO NAME BOX.” No grade given

TURNING IN & RETURN OF WORK:

• E-mail written clinical, attach images
• If unable to e-mail submit all written work in folder (supplied)
• E-mail written rubric, with and without scores or comments
• Work will be evaluated during a class, but all work MUST be retained and exhibited by individual students

STORAGE OF ARTWORK AND PAPERS:

• All two-dimensional artwork belongs in your Portfolio (provided)
• Three-dimensional artwork will be sent home with you after critiques, evaluation and display. .
• All work will be displayed during a final presentation and assessment.
• Written class work, provided handouts, and other “paperwork” belong in your Art Resource Binder (supplied)
• This organized collection will be an invaluable resource.
• Digital images need to be stored in directories, digital folders and organized.
• All work needs to organized on a CD with working URL’s to resources online

STUDENT PROPERTY:

The department does not assume responsibility for personal property left at any time.

  FINAL ASSESSMENT Attendance is required.

• Monday MAY 1 6:30 to 8:30
• Please note: rubric copies need to be available, AND display must be assembled prior to class