This course is designed to prepare future educators to create and implement art curricula for students in grades 5-12, based on an understanding of the cognitive, sociocultural, and physical characteristics of diverse pre-adolescent and adolescent learners, and how those characteristics guide teaching and impact learning. By applying a knowledge of contemporary and historical practices, gained from readings, pre-practicum experiences, and discussions of theories and trends in teaching art, pre-service teachers develop their own philosophies and approaches. Course participants examine and content to the 5-12 state and national art standards and explore frameworks for integrating arts education with other content areas. A variety of media and concepts are introduced and explored and the participants engage in arts-based research, using their insights to design learning experiences that enhance critical and creative development. As a culmination, the students develop unit and lesson plans. Taken in the final year before a student's practicum experiences, students concurrently enroll in the 1-credit CFA AR 662: Secondary Pre-practicum. Students must pass components of a Gateway Assessment in CFA AR586: Child Growth and Development in Art Education and CFA AR 559: Contemporary Issues in Art Education to begin their practicums. This course meets with CFA AR 460; syllabi differ.

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