Arts Integration in the K-12 Classroom

Catalog description

The course is built on the premise that developing critical arts-based praxis and pedagogies deepens art & academic learning for both students and teachers. In this course, you will explore the critical role that arts-based learning can play in and across disciplines. You will also develop a deep understanding of what it means to implement arts integration in educational settings from a systems approach. We will do this together through building a collaborative art inquiry into teaching and learning. Our work together will combine arts-based educational scholarship with artmaking itself: through guided lessons, you will learn visual art techniques you can bring back to the classroom, but will also serve as the materials for your own visual teaching philosophies. No art experience is necessary.