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Teaching Methods: Elementary Art –
med551
(3 credits)
This course is designed to prepare participants to integrate the visual arts across elementary curriculum. The elements of art and principles of design, art methods, lesson planning, and classroom management techniques, with particular emphasis on diverse students, are examined. Participants draw, paint, make prints, and create sculptures appropriate for the elementary setting.
This graduate-level course is 6
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Review
- All objectives apply.
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Building an Art-Friendly Classroom
- Create a plan for an art-friendly classroom.
- Identify exhibition opportunities for student art.
- List art resources, supplies, and equipment for the classroom.
- Support diverse students in art experiences.
- Define safety guidelines for elementary art.
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Studio Experience, Part II
- Integrate printmaking across the curriculum.
- Integrate sculpture across the curriculum.
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Classroom Practice
- Create an integrated art lesson plan based on state and national art standards.
- Create questions to help students look thoughtfully at art.
- Describe ways to integrate the arts in the classroom.
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Foundations of Elementary Art Education
- Compare art programs in elementary schools.
- Analyze the elements of art and principles of design.
- Defend art education in the classroom.
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Studio Experience, Part I
- Integrate painting across the curriculum.
- Integrate drawing techniques across the curriculum.
- Integrate art using technology across the curriculum.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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