EDUC 6624 The Fine Arts in Education

Participants will investigate the principles, theories and the practice of using art, music, drama, and play in all curriculum areas. The course will include activities in the fine arts areas, which can be used to teach those areas, as well as material in other subject areas through cross-discipline teaching, for the purpose of enhancing and integrating a creative process approach for instruction in the classroom. The emphasis in this course is to formulate methodological styles for teaching of the fine arts and in doing so, generate activities that can be used to help students better understand the fine arts. (Pre-service certificate not required. Field experience required.)

Credits

3

Typically Offered

spring

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the candidate will be able to:

1. Design and implement lessons using the arts to motivate and inspire learners of all ability levels
2. Utilize the Georgia Standards for Arts Education and the Georgia Performance Standards in designing lessons that emphasize process over product, the elements of the arts and developmentally appropriate practice for the chosen grade level
3. Design assessment strategies that foster teamwork, constructive criticism, higher order and critical thinking skills to develop the student's sense of creativity and pride in their original work
4. Assess and plan instruction for students of all ability levels and cultural backgrounds and with varied intelligences and learning styles.
5. Understand and use a variety of instructional strategies to encourage the development of all students' creative talents, critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.