The Art Education seminar accompanies students through their first semester of practicum internship in a PreK- 12 school, providing community, structure, and opportunities for growth and reflection. It is aimed at guiding students understanding of educational philosophy, facilitating the setting of goals, and increasing skills and strategies for best practice in the art classroom. Students examine the visual art curriculum and its design as a vertical and horizontal sequence of learning established from a philosophical base aligned with National and State standards. Students begin the initial phase a curriculum document/thesis, generating a rationale for their thematic research, developing a teaching philosophy, describing district demographics, addressing 21st-century skills, and providing adaptations for the inclusion of all students in art classes. The curriculum document serves as the capstone project for those enrolled in the BFA in Art Education and the MA in Art Education with Initial License. The course is taken concurrently with Practicum I.

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