Interdisciplinary Arts 0157 - Teaching Art to Children

Methods for Teaching Art to Children: Exploring traditional and experimental approaches to teaching through the arts: This course will explore methods for teaching art to children in grades k-12. We will plan lessons and units of study, which focus on the arts in education while learning theoretical and practical approaches relevant to the teaching of visual arts as a stand-alone subject and in concurrence with other academic subjects. Working in groups and individually students will apply creative and critical thinking to explore structured and experimental approaches to teaching through the arts. This is a hands-on class, which will include an exploration of visual art teaching tools and methods. Teaching Art to Children is recommended for anyone with an interest in working with youth in or outside of k-12 settings.

Arts, Design, and Media Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives In this course, students are expected to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.