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ART 3308 EC- 8 Art  Class Meeting Times:  Monday - Thursday  7:00-9:30 a.m.  CE102  Vickie Brown, Instructor  Campus Extension: 135  changeat47@hotmail.com  Office Location: Fine Arts/Chapel # 10  Office Hours: M-F 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.



=College Mission Statement = Arlington Baptist College endeavors to prepare men and women for Christian life and ministries, both lay and professional, through studies in Bible, general education, church vocations, and practical service, integrating faith and learning in the context of a Christian worldview.

=Course Description = This course is designed to give students an understanding of the concepts, processes, and skills involved in the creation, appreciation, and evaluation of art. It also provides opportunities for students to use this knowledge to plan and implement effective art instruction. Special attention is given to art projects which demonstrate the elements and principles of art, as well as the various art media. =Course Goals = As your instructor in this course I will:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Encourage students to grow in the area of visual perception and to grow in their knowledge of strategies, materials, and activities that will help the children they teach to grow in the area of visual perception.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Familiarize students with the elements (color, texture, shape, form, line, space, and value) and principles (emphasis, contrast, pattern, rhythm, balance, proportion, and unity) of art and with the various media (drawing, painting, printmaking, construction, etc.) available for demonstrating these elements and principles.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Present techniques used to create art in various media.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Familiarize students with instructional strategies, materials, and activities for deepening children’s awareness and appreciation of the characteristics of a variety of art forms of multiple cultures within and outside of the Western tradition.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Demonstrate the integration of the visual arts with instruction in other curriculum areas.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Survey the cognitive and artistic development in children of various ages (EC – 8th grade) and how to implement effective art instruction and assessment that is individually, culturally, and age appropriate.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Familiarize students with visual arts content and curriculum, including the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards, and how to plan and implement effective, developmentally appropriate instruction.

<span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Instructional Goals
<span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Upon completion of this course you will be able to:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Recognize, describe and use materials, strategies, and activities that increase visual perception.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Identify and describe the elements and principles of art, as well as various media available for presenting these to children of various ages.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Identify and use different techniques for creating art using various media.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Use knowledge of art elements, principles, and various media, as well as the knowledge of children’s cognitive and artistic development (EC-8th) to deepen their awareness and appreciation of different art forms of multiple cultures through demonstrations and activities.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Utilize knowledge of the visual arts’ content and curriculum (including TEKS) to create instructional situations which are not only developmentally appropriate but which can be integrated with other subject areas.

<span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Instructional Objectives
<span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">More specifically, upon completion of this course you will be able to:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Examine artwork pieces and describe the elements and principles perceived.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Engage in art projects which use a variety of art media.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Write one detailed lesson plan for each of 20 art elements and medias included in the course.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Present two developmentally appropriate art lesson (EC-8th grade) demonstrating the art standards from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Create your own art curriculum portfolio through the compilation of a notebook of lesson plans, project examples, and handouts.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Create a picture file of 5 artwork examples for each of 5 selected professional artists.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Demonstrate an understanding of the basics of art elements and principles, art in education, art instruction, art in a multicultural society, and art evaluation through various projects, discussions, and examinations.

<span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Course Textbook
//<span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">Emphasis Art: A Qualitative Art Program for Elementary and Middle Schools, ( //<span style="font-family: 'Calisto MT','serif';">9th edition) by Wachowiak & Clements, (New York: Pearson Education, 2010.)

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