EDUC 365 - Visual Arts Pedagogy for Early and Middle Childhood Education

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This course is designed to prepare multi-age visual arts teacher education candidates to teach visual arts to children; young adolescents; and young adults–pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Candidates are prepared to design and employ multiple opportunities for actively engaging students in learning art; encouraging students to assume responsibility for their own learning; and create, adapt and modify learning experiences and lessons, based on students needs and changing circumstances. Candidates are prepared to design varied strategies and procedures for motivation and assessment that considers art production, history, criticism and individual growth and development. This course is to be taken with EDUC 369. (Offered fall.) Prerequisite(s): Admittance into the Teacher Education Program.