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  • ARCR 572: Selected Topics: Art Seminar

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    Students in this course will have the opportunity to explore special topics, issues, and creative practices related to art, design, and visual culture. Under this prefix, different topics, which provide distinctive learning experiences, will be offered periodically. The specific topic(s) offered for each semester will be listed in the schedule. Topic may be from 1 to 3 s.h. and 1-3 c.h. Students may take ART 570 up to nine credit hours. Instruction will be lecture/seminar. (This course is also offered under the ART 572 designation.) Repeatable up to 9 credits.
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  • ARED 132: Art in Alternative Settings

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course introduces and examines educational theories and practices as they are implemented in alternative education settings such as non-school settings (e.g. correctional settings, retirement centers), non-traditional or non-public school settings (e.g. cyber school, charter schools), alternative arts venues, museums, non-profit organizations and community based groups. Course topics include exploration of effective pedagogy for teaching art to diverse communities and cultures and investigation into the development, role and value of museums, contemporary community-based organizations and alternative art venues in relationship to art education. A range of issues, strategies, perspectives and theories associated with teaching in alternative sites will be explored through reflection responses, critical/reading responses, field experiences, and seminar discussions.
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  • ARED 210: Learning in the Visual Arts: Childhood

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course explores learning in the visual arts focusing on childhood (Pre-K-elementary). This course provides learners with an introduction to teaching visual arts (fine art, design, craft) and visual culture in Pre-K-elementary settings. Learners in this class will investigate curriculum planning, individual and social development, instructional strategies, as well as theoretical issues in art education. The class will be conducted within a studio framework and will include observations, presentations, discussions, and performance-based activities.
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  • ARED 236: The Arts and Pre-K 4 Education

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course provides Pre-K through Gr4 Teacher Candidates with concepts and skills central to the visual and performing arts (Visual Art, Music, Theater, and Dance). Candidate will learn how to construct developmentally appropriate learning experiences in the arts for Pre-K through 4 students and how to integrate these experiences with other subjects. (3 s.h., 4 c.h.)
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  • ARED 301: Art Education Field Experience

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course is a practical orientation to the teaching of art in a multi-cultural society through being an aide to an art teacher in a school situation. Students have opportunities to experience the adaptation of media and techniques for instruction in the classroom. Seminars, workshops, and individual conferences with the college instructor accompany the experience of the art classroom assistantship. Students are responsible for their own transportation. Students are expected to fulfill all the course requirements assigned in relationship to the number of credit hours earned.
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  • ARED 310: Learning in the Visual Arts: Adolescence

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course provides learners with an introduction to teaching visual arts (fine art, design, craft) and visual culture to adolescent populations. Learners in this class will investigate curriculum planning, instructional strategies, the learning environment as well as contemporary, historical, and theoretical issues in art education. Emphasis will be placed on exploring teacher identity and professionalism in the field. Also, this course will investigate the emotional, physical, social and cognitive development of adolescent student experiences with the lens of difference through representation. The class will be conducted within a framework that will include presentations, discussions, and performance-based activities.
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  • ARED 330: Studio Thinking

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    Studio instruction is a central feature of art education classes in schools, museums, and community settings. In this course, students will be introduced to a wide range of strategies teachers employ to engage their students in studio thinking (Fine Arts, Crafts, Design). Students will investigate developmentally appropriate strategies used to demonstrate, facilitate, and critique artwork. Students in this class will be introduced to a range of issues, strategies, and perspectives associated with studio teaching methods.
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  • ARED 331: Designing for Disabilities in Art Education Settings

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    The art classroom is a unique community with specialized learning and its own set of unique challenges. Students will gain expertise in understanding their roles and responsibilities as advocates and teachers of students with disabilities. This course will provide the opportunity to apply information such as: definitions, theories, and laws about working with students with disabilities, into practice within the setting of the art classroom. In addition, they will gain first-hand experience working with students with disabilities, conducting needs assessments, and designing and/or adapting curriculum and tools to make arts learning accessible to all students.
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  • ARED 335: Integrated Curriculum in the Art Classroom

    3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    This course introduces and examines the history, theories, goals, and practices for integrating diverse disciplines with art education curriculum. The course offers exploration of meaningful, natural, and significant interdisciplinary of cross-disciplinary connections between art and no-art subjects. Through reflective responses, critical/reading responses, field experience, and seminar discussions the students will learn how to develop substantive connections between the arts and other subject areas and explore a range of issues, strategies, theories, and resources associated with making interdisciplinary connections for teaching an integrated art curriculum.
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  • ARED 370: Selected Topics In Art Education

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

    Students in this course will have the opportunity to explore special topics, issues, and teaching practices related to art education. Under this prefix, different topics, which provide distinctive learning experiences, will be offered periodically. The specific topic(s) offered for each semester will be listed in the schedule. Instruction will be lecture/seminar. Repeatable up to 9 s.h. A minimum of 3 hours of work outside of class is required per week.
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