Teacher candidates will develop the basic skills to meaningfully integrate the visual arts across the elementary school curricula by learning approaches to guide K-12 students to 1) create images that express their own views, 2) interpret images from diverse artistic traditions that address important life issues across time and place and to 3) explore the differences and the commonalities that the visual arts share with other art disciplines, the humanities and the sciences. (Formerly ART 220)

Focuses on a comprehensive approach to art education and will include library research, readings, writings and discussions of current events aided by presentations of guest speakers. Final requirement: the development of a written personal philosophy pertaining to the teaching of art and the formulation of a general curriculum. (Formerly ART 317)

This course prepares pre-service art teachers for technology applications in art education. These applications include artmaking, inquiry, classroom management, communication, assessment, professional development and arts advocacy. Students will learn hardware and software as well as critically and creatively apply educational concepts and principles in technology integration for meaningful art learning. (Formerly ART 331)

This professional education course is designed to prepare visual art teacher candidates for engaging K-12 students of different backgrounds and abilities in meaningful visual art learning experiences. Teacher candidates investigate significant contemporary visual art education approaches and issues, and design units of instruction for elementary and secondary levels. This course includes an extended hands-on academic service learning experience at Riverside Art Center. (Formerly ART 416)