Teaching Artist Program: Theory and Practice
The two-course Teaching Artist Program gives the College of Visual
Arts third and fourth year student the opportunity to prepare and
experience artist teaching residencies in the schools and community.
Students learn to develop basic teaching skills; develop classroom
management skills and strategies; create developmentally appropriate
lesson plans, objectives, and assessment plans; and learn to acquire
and prepare art materials and workspace. Students are introduced
to the Minnesota Graduation Standards, a wide variety of community
and school based visual arts residency programs, and discussions
and experience with multicultural diversity while participating
in direct K-12 classroom observation and interaction with Minneapolis
and St. Paul students and classroom teachers. After completion of
the initial lab/lecture course the students acquire hands on experience
in visual arts residencies in the schools and community where they
work and collaborate with classroom teachers, teaching artists and
arts professionals while being mentored by a CVA faculty member.
The Teaching Artist Program is supported by a strong, cohesive art and design studio and liberal arts curriculum encouraging concetration in an area of choice. Liberals arts courses are chosen to deepen students understanding and experience of culture, psychology, mathmatics, history and the sciences. Students work "in and through the arts" to understand the world as CVA models arts infusion in its own Liberal Arts courses. The Teaching Artist Program is developed to prepare the BFA graduate for art-work in the real world as teaching artists.
See the CVA course catalogue for program course list and requirments.
Thirteen student maximum.
Teaching Artists: Theory and Methods, LA 301
Offered Fall Semester.
During fall semester, course content is presented by a College of
Visual Arts lead professor in tandem with a variety of visiting professors
and professionals in fields of and relating to the Teaching
Artist. Lectures present developmental child psychology, learning
styles, arts infusion, multiple intelligence theory, Minnesota Graduation
Standards and Best Practices, Multi-cultural Initiative as well as
a variety of visual arts residency programs found throughout the state
of Minnesota. Students do course and lab work which includes: lesson
plan development and assessment; classroom materials techniques and
preparation; development of classroom management skills and strategies;
and research and writing on an arts education topic of choice. Classroom
observation grades K-6 as well as hands on experience developing and
team teaching an art infused project finalize the semester. Class
meets for 1 1/2 hour lecture and 3 hour lab once a week.
3 credits
Complete Course Syllabus for Teaching Artists:
Theory and Methods LA 301
Teaching Artists: Practicum, SE 401
Offered Spring Semester; prerequisite Theory and Methods, LA 301.
Students are involved in
actual classroom observation, interaction, and visual arts teaching
experiences. Collaborating with classroom teachers, art instructors,
arts professionals, and teaching artists CVA students participate
in three classroom visual art residencies overseen by the CVA professor. Students
are expected to meet independently with their collaborative partners
throughout the residencies. The CVA core class meets three times
during the semester, and students will be in contact with the CVA
instructor via weekly e-mail to check in, aid development of individual lesson
plans, assessment methods, and address imminent issues, problems
or concerns. The course website is the students link to the classroom.
Residency experiences are arranged independently with participating teachers
and artists. During practicum the individual student is expected to
meet 6 hours a week in three 3-6 week residencies for a total of
85 hours by semester's end. Class meets at CVA four times a semester
for a 3-hour session. The three spring class meeting dates are prearranged
with the class at the final fall semester class meeting.
3 credits
Complete Course Syllabus for Teaching Artists: Practicum SE 401
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