Art Department Curriculum Overview Report to Curriculum Council March 21, 2013.

Art Department Curriculum Overview

Report to Curriculum Council

March 21, 2013

Art Department Curriculum Overview Curriculum Crafter Strands

• Historical, cultural, and social contexts for the visual arts

• Creating art and the visual art process

• Art analysis and criticism

• Aesthetics: Philosophical basis for art

• Arts connections

Art Department Curriculum Overview State Standards and Beyond

• More comprehensive, global, and useful than the Michigan State Standards

• Art teachers can plan lessons appropriate to each grade level that address skills needed in the Core Subjects and other disciplines

Art Department Curriculum Overview Example Curriculum Page

• Student learning is enhanced through overlapping benchmarks supporting other disciplines

• Strong connections with language arts, social studies, math, science, and technology

• Developmental content grid for each benchmark

Art Department Curriculum Overview Instructional Examples

• Instructional options and inspiration follow each

objective

• Includes elementary, middle school, and high school

Art Department Curriculum Overview Courses and Outcomes

• Every art course is described

Art Department Curriculum Overview Courses and Outcomes

• Every art course is described

• Each course has exit outcomes divided into categories

Art Department Curriculum Overview Courses and Outcomes

• Every art course is described

• Each course has exit outcomes divided into categories

• From Kindergarten through advanced placement classes

Art Department Curriculum Overview Courses, Outcomes and Flexibility

• Overlapping benchmarks enable art teachers to work with classroom teachers to maximize student learning

• School Improvement Plans are integrated, especially Reading and Writing

• Writing assignments help build a vocabulary of concepts useful through all stages of life

Art Department Curriculum Overview A Detailed, Diverse Curriculum

• Standards, objectives, cross-curricular connections, examples, resources, outcomes, and vocabulary

• Resources for special needs students are covered in detail

• Programs and resources for gifted and talented students

• Goes far beyond the Michigan State Standards

Art Department Curriculum Overview Current Art Initiatives

• This year’s Sculpture Initiative enabled numerous 5th grade students to experience public sculpture and write poetry

• Artist in residence Eugene Clark headed the Found Object Sculpture Workshop

• This program rotates through all schools in the district

Art Department Curriculum Overview Current Art Initiatives

• Empty Bowls Supper is a worldwide art event to fight hunger

• Student-artists donate ceramic bowls which are sold to attendees

• Proceeds are donated to food-related charities

Art Department Curriculum Overview Current Art Initiatives

• City Wide Art Show and Youth Arts Night

• The biggest show of the year

• April 24th, from 4:00 to 8:30 PM at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center

Art Department Curriculum Overview Challenges

• A diverse, successful program needs consistent instructional tools

• Inconsistent technology in art rooms across the district disadvantage many students

• Old computers and a lack of Promethean boards and ELMO projectors in some art rooms hinder lesson plan sharing and presentations

Art Department Curriculum Overview Challenges

• Art needs space• Art-on-a-cart severely dilutes the curriculum• Sometimes art is not offered at all

Art Department Curriculum Overview Moving Forward

• No changes to the curriculum are needed at this time

• Updated National Standards will be released soon

• We may need to make adjustments accordingly

Art Department Curriculum Overview The 4 C’s = Art Education

• Communication: sharing thoughts, questions, ideas and solutions

• Collaboration: working together to reach a goal

• Critical Thinking: looking at problems in a new way

• Creativity: trying new approaches to get things done

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