1st Edition
Teaching and Learning in Art Education Cultivating Students’ Potential from Pre-K through High School
In this student-centered book, Debrah C. Sickler-Voigt provides proven tips and innovative methods for teaching, managing, and assessing all aspects of art instruction and student learning in today’s diversified educational settings, from pre-K through high school. Up-to-date with the current National Visual Arts Standards, this text offers best practices in art education, and explains current theories and assessment models for art instruction.
Using examples of students’ visually stunning artworks to illustrate what children can achieve through quality art instruction and practical lesson planning, Teaching and Learning in Art Education explores essential and emerging topics such as:
- managing the classroom in art education;
- artistic development from early childhood through adolescence;
- catering towards learners with a diversity of abilities;
- integrating technology into the art field; and
- understanding drawing, painting, paper arts, sculpture, and textiles in context.
Alongside a companion website offering Microsoft PowerPoint presentations, assessments, and tutorials to provide ready-to-use-resources for professors and students, this engaging text will assist teachers in challenging and inspiring students to think creatively, problem-solve, and develop relevant skills as lifelong learners in the art education sector.
PART I
Art Education: Thriving in Teaching and Learning
1
Teaching and Learning in Art Education: An Overview
Cultivating Students’ Full Potential Through Art EducationComprehensive Art Education
Comprehensive Art Education and The National Visual Arts StandardsComprehensive Art Education’s Framework and 21st Century Skills
Artists’ Lessons to Thrive!: Choice-Based Resources for Teaching and Learning
Social Ethics Through Art
Artistic Concepts, Behaviors, and Techniques
Multidisciplinary Art Studies: STEAM and the HumanitiesMaking Connections Through Comprehensive Art Education
Our Journey to Thrive Continues…Chapter Questions and Activities
2
The Choice-Based Art Curriculum
Designing a Choice-Based Art CurriculumStandards
GoalsLearning Targets
Scope and SequenceLesson and Unit Plans
Writing a Rationale
ObjectivesTransforming Objectives into Daily Learning Targets
Deconstructing Objectives and Learning Targets
Procedures
Our Journey to Thrive Continues…Chapter Questions and Activities
3
Assessment and Evaluation for the Visual Arts
Assessment
Developing an Art Assessment Action Plan
Setting Goals Through Learning Targets
Selecting Assessments
Informal Assessment
Formative Assessment
Summative Assessment
Simplified Numeric ScoringRubrics
Rating Scales and ChecklistsComprehensive Art Journals
Portfolios
Managing and Analyzing Performance DataValidity and Reliability
Quantitative and Qualitative MethodsEvaluation
Evaluative GradingModel Cornerstone Assessments
Teacher EvaluationsOur Journey to Thrive Continues…
Chapter Questions and Activities
4
Classroom Management in the Visual Arts
Managing Teaching and Learning
Classroom Management Strategies for Teaching Art
Creating a Classroom Management PlanPresenting Well-Designed Classroom Environments
Organizing Learning ZonesManaging Supplies and Equipment
Preparing Visuals and DisplaysResponding to Classroom Management Through the Choice-Based Art Curriculum
Connecting in a Safe Learning CommunityAddressing Classroom Management Challenges
Managing Students with Confidence
Setting High Expectations for All StudentsInstructing Students When They Are Ready to Learn
Demonstrating ProfessionalismAppropriate Responses to Negative Comments and Behaviors
Confronting Violence, Bullying, and VictimizationOur Journey to Thrive Continues…
Chapter Questions and ActivitiesPART II
Student Learners
5
Artistic Development: Early Childhood Through Adolescence
Whole Child Development Through ArtI Am Growing (Physical Development)
I Am Thinking (Cognitive Development)I Am Feeling (Social/Emotional Development)
I Am Creating: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Teaching ArtDevelopment in Early Childhood (Pre-Kindergarten – 2nd Grade)
Development in Middle Childhood (3rd – 5th Grades)Development in Early Adolescence (6th – 8th Grades)
Development in Adolescence (9th – 12th Grades)Our Journey to Thrive Continues…
Chapter Questions and Activities6
Diversified Learners
Gifted and Talented: Learners with High AbilitiesChildren with Disabilities
Students with At-Risk TendenciesEnglish Learners
LGBTQ+Teaching and Accommodating Diversified Learners Through Art
Inclusive Classroom DesignAdaptive Art Supplies
Safe and Empowering CommunicationsBuilding Art Vocabulary and Inquiry Skills
Our Journey to Thrive Continues…Chapter Questions and Activities
PART III
Art Inquiry Methods
7
Aesthetics: Art’s Meaning
AestheticsAesthetic Inquiry Methods
Aesthetic Categories
Aesthetic QuestioningDefining and Ranking Art
Best Practices for Teaching AestheticsOur Journey to Thrive Continues…
Chapter Questions and Activities8
Art Criticism: Making Informed Judgments
Art CriticismArt Criticism Inquiry Methods
Art Criticism DiscussionsJournaling and Art Criticism
The Artist StatementLetters to the Artist
I Spy Art CluesRole-Playing
Best Practices for Teaching Art CriticismOur Journey to Thrive Continues…
Chapter Questions and Activities9
Art History: Inclusive Approaches
Inclusive Art History
Art Historical Inquiry MethodsInteractive Discussions and Games
JournalingBlock Comparison Paper
Essay
Exhibition Catalog EntryMuseum and Community Resources
Art ProductionBest Practices for Teaching Art History
Our Journey to Thrive Continues…Chapter Questions and Activities
10
Visual Culture: Wiser Ways of Seeing and Knowing
Visual CultureVisual Culture Inquiry Methods
Early Childhood and Visual Culture InquiryMiddle Childhood and Visual Culture Inquiry
Early Adolescence and Visual Culture InquiryAdolescence and Visual Culture Inquiry
Best Practices for Teaching Visual Culture
Our Journey to Thrive Continues…
Chapter Questions and ActivitiesPART IV
Creating Art
11
Drawing
Understanding Drawing in ContextObservational Drawing
Contour DrawingObject Drawings and Still Lifes
Figure DrawingEnvironmental Drawing
Technical DrawingApplying Drawing Media in Context
Pencils, Coloring Pencils, and Color SticksCrayons
MarkersCharcoal, Chalk, and Pastels
Oil PastelsInk
Digital Drawing ToolsBest Practices for Teaching Drawing from Pre-K Through High School
Our Journey to Thrive Continues…Chapter Questions and Activities
12
Painting
Understanding Painting in ContextApplying Paint Media in Context
Tempera PaintWatercolors
Finger Paint
Acrylic and Oil PaintsEncaustics
MuralsBest Practices for Teaching Painting from Pre-K Through High School
Our Journey to Thrive Continues…Chapter Questions and Activities
13
Paper Arts, Printmaking, and Book Arts
Understanding and Applying Paper Arts in ContextPapercutting and Paper Manipulations
Collage
Paper SculpturesUnderstanding and Applying Printmaking in Context
Relief PrintIntaglio and Lithography
Stencil, Screen Printing, and SerigraphMonotype
CollagraphUnderstanding and Applying Book Arts in Context
Handmade Artist’s BooksAltered Books
Best Practices for Teaching Paper Arts, Printmaking, and Book Arts from Pre-K Through High SchoolOur Journey to Thrive Continues…
Chapter Questions and Activities14
Sculpture
Understanding Sculpture in ContextApplying Sculpture Methods in Context
Papier-MâchéAssemblage
Carving
MoldsWire and Aluminum Foil Sculptures
Best Practices for Teaching Sculpture from Pre-K Through High SchoolOur Journey to Thrive Continues…
Chapter Questions and Activities15
Clay and Mosaics
Understanding and Applying Clay in ContextClay Stages
Handbuilding TechniquesWheel Throwing
Understanding and Applying Mosaics in ContextMosaic Tesserae
Mosaic Surfaces, Adhesives, and GroutBest Practices for Teaching Clay and Mosaics from Pre-K Through High School
Our Journey to Thrive Continues…Chapter Questions and Activities
16
Textiles and Puppets
Understanding and Applying Textiles in ContextSewing and Embroidery
Appliqué
Soft SculptureWeaving
Tapestries
Yarn PaintingBatik
Understanding and Applying Puppets in ContextPuppet Construction
Puppet Stages and PerformancesBest Practices for Teaching Textiles and Puppets from Pre-K Through High School
Our Journey to Thrive Continues…Chapter Questions and Activities
17
The Built Environment
Understanding the Built Environment in ContextApplying STEAM to Teach the Built Environment in Context
Researching and Planning for the Built EnvironmentArt Production, Design, and the Built Environment
Best Practices for Teaching the Built Environment from Pre-K Through High SchoolOur Journey to Thrive Continues…
Chapter Questions and Activities
18
Technology: Media Arts, Photography, and Graphics
Understanding Technology in Context
Applying STEAM to Teach Technology in ContextPhotography
Digital ArtVideo Production
AnimationGame-Based Learning
Best Practices for Teaching Technology from Pre-K Through High School
Our Journey to Thrive Continues…
Chapter Questions and Activities
PART V
Making the Most of Your Teaching Career
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Arts Advocacy
Advocacy and Teacher LeadershipCommunications
Everyday and Special EventsCommunity Art Education
Teacher ResearchBuilding an Arts Advocacy Campaign
Advocacy and Visual Arts FundingArt Budget Planning
FundraisingGrant Writing
Our Journey to Thrive Continues…Chapter Questions and Activities
20
Making the Most of Your Teaching Career
Teacher CreativityCassie Stephens: Making Magic Happen in the Classroom and Beyond
Vsevolod Romakov: Building Mutual Trust as Artists and TravelersMelanie Anderson: Stepping Out of One’s Comfort Zone
Mike Muller: Delivering One-to-One InstructionRomana Štajerová: We Learn Together
Nichole Rich: Cultivating a Positive, Self-Reflective MindsetSasha Burnette: Yes I Can, Overcoming Obstacles Through Art
Gerald Obregon: Opening Doors to PossibilitiesNan Liu: Researching and Teaching Diversified Artistic Practices
Janet Malone: Let’s Get InvolvedJonathan Griffith: Honing Students’ Creative and Professional Skills
Lifelong LearningTeaching Philosophy
Securing the Right Teaching JobTeaching Portfolio
Professional Teacher RésuméOur Journey to Thrive Continues: Making the Most of Your Teaching Career…
Chapter Questions and Activities
Index
Biography
Debrah C. Sickler-Voigt is a professor of art education at Middle Tennessee State University with 20+ years of pre-K–18 art teaching experience. She is an active member of international and national art education organizations. She served as the Senior Editor for the National Art Education Association’s popular white papers on assessment. Her professional website is www.arted.us.
‘This is an interesting, informative and well-structured book … [it] has the potential to enable future and current teachers to connect art with children’s real life, and offer meaningful art learning activities to them.’
- Victoria Pavlou, Frederick University, Cyprus
"As comprehensive or maybe more comprehensive than any other art education text I remember. It covers everything from curricular structure to classroom management to unit construction to example activities to national standards, using guiding questions throughout to explore big ideas, within the curriculum structure that encourages choices by students and teachers as a guiding mechanism for teaching and learning in art. [Sickler-Voigt] has gone deeply into the literature of art education and created this book based on sound artistic and educational theory and practice."
--Tom Anderson, Professor of Art Education (retired), Florida State University, USA, author of Art for Life