ED 250 - Integrating Art and Creativity into Teaching

A primary goal of this course, which is designed for elementary education majors only, is to support students as they develop the technical vocabulary and skills needed to read and critique various pieces of art within four artistic domains: visual arts, poetry, music, and drama. Students will then use this newly acquired knowledge to create and execute a personal piece of art that includes one or more of the artistic modalities explored in class. A second goal of this course is to provide prospective teachers with an overview of the theory of an integrated arts curriculum for elementary classroom teaching. Students will leave this course with a deeper understanding of themselves as learners, potential artists, and creative thinkers. They will also gain a practical knowledge of how the arts can serve as an epistemological practice that enables students to articulate what they know and what they do not know about a particular subject. (Formerly Fine Arts in the Classroom

Note: Meets Aesthetic and Creative Engagement Learning Outcome (AEST)

Four credits

Prerequisite(s): ED 240