Instructor

Course: EDUC466 Methods & Assessment in K-12 Art Education (4 Credits & service learning)

Course Description:

A true education does not necessarily occur within the structured setting of a classroom, in fifty-minute segments over the course of a semester.  Learning is about people—and lives are often transformed as the process of “understanding” evolves over time.  Whenever we speak of education, we are speaking of a person’s experience in the world (Grumet, 1975).  In this class, art students in the process of becoming teachers search to find insight into the basic philosophical understanding of what may be termed an educational experience: who they are, what they do, and how they define themselves in the context of the teaching situation.  Using this philosophical underpinning, students will investigate methods and materials appropriate to standards-based art education.  Current practices in art education will be explored and applied through class activities and field experiences. 

Instructional Pedagogy:

This course is designed to begin to allow students to explore their role as a practitioner. Theory is translated into practice through hands-on activities and service-learning experiences. Classes will be student-centered, participatory, interactive, and inquiry-based. Students can expect to research and (possibly) teach in a variety of situations (with additional opportunities made available in ART325, EDUC350/386JV, and EDUC450/486JV)

 

As an instructor, I 

• Assist students in applying theories to practices:

  • By collaborating with K-12 teachers and schools in Fort Collins. EDUC466 students will design, plan, and facilitate lessons for K-12 students under the supervision of the collaborating teachers.

    • In 2021 fall, Art Education students who enrolled in EDUC 466 Methods and Assessment in K-12 Art Education collaborated with the art teachers, Ms. Marti Burnham at Lopez Elementary School, Fort Collins, for four weeks and Ms. Lindsey England at Johnson Elementary School, Fort Collins, for 7 weeks including curating a student exhibition. CSU students created teaching blogs and personal journals to reflect on and made connections between their experiences at the two schools and theoretical content. At the same time, young students at Lopez and Johnson keep a sketchbook/folder for ideation, "track” their ideas and record their thoughts on their art making/learning.
      This project was important for developing artistic inquiries for arts-based research and reflections for students (CSU students and Lopez students) and teachers (EDUC466 students) to construct holistic art learning.

    • Selected EDUC466 Teaching documentation blogs (FA2021):

      • https://isabelcmf.wixsite.com/my-site-1/meet-the-teachers-1

      • https://maleav.wixsite.com/johnsonsl466/meet-the-teachers

      • https://isabelcmf.wixsite.com/my-site-1/about-5

    • EDUC466 FA2021 Johnson Elementary Student Art Exhibition:
      Each teaching group curated the student art exhibition at Johnson Elementary School. The exhibition lasted for one week. The student-teachers designed newsletters and lesson brochures and arranged their students’ artworks to display on the school hallway wall. The student educators also led reflective activities using the exhibition on their last day at Johnson to help students appreciate and make good critiques of peers’ artworks.

      • Johnson Student Art Exhibition: Reflective Day Photo Album

      • Johnson Student Art Exhibition: Set-up Photo Album

      • Johnson Student Art Exhibition Plan: Simulating the arrangement using Google Slide template and drawing materials 

      • Johnson Student Art Exhibition Newsletter and Lesson Brochure Examples:

        • Example 1

        • Example 2

      • Selected EDUC466 student teaching reflection videos (PechaKucha presentations, 2021 FA):

        • https://isabelcmf.wixsite.com/mysite/post/service-learning-at-lopez-9-10-reflection-1

        • https://maleav.wixsite.com/my-site/blog/categories/personal-reflections