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    Education 477-4?
    Designs for Learning: Art
    Summer Session, 1986
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    Instructor: Hedy Pothorn
    Mondays/Wednesdays
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    Location: MPX 7500
    8:30 - 12:20
    Objectives:
    This course is designed as an introduction to teaching art in the
    schools and should be of interest to teachers. Major trends in art
    education today will be examined through discussion and readings.
    Hands-on activities will give the students experience in many media
    and a personal portfolio of examples.
    Special emphasis will be placed on the development of imagery in
    thematic units which will incorporate the basic components of the B.C.
    Art Curriculums.
    Eligibility: No prior experience with art is required for this
    course.
    Outline of Topics:
    1. Introduction to Art Education Curriculum.
    2.
    The Elements and Principles of Design
    3.
    Theme development: sources of imagery.
    4. Stages of Child Development
    5..
    Developing a Personal Teaching Unit
    6, Art Criticism and Art Gamesed art.
    7.
    Multi-Cultural and Integrated Art
    8.
    Resources for teaching art/building a personal portfolio
    Course Requirements:
    1. Two short research papers (based
    on readings)
    20'!.
    2.
    Brief critique of a work of art
    107.
    (after art gallery field trip)
    3..
    An art teaching aid
    (art games, bulletin display etc.)
    107.
    4. A theme-based unit for specific
    grade level
    307.
    5.
    Art activity folder
    (from course work)
    307.
    Readings:
    Some readings will be available to students at each session.
    Readings on 3 - day library reserve include:
    Bennett, Bryan and Constance B. Hall. Discovering Canadian Art.
    Chapman, Laura. AppEgggbgs to Art inEducation (principle text)
    Hurwitz, Al. The Joyous Vi si on
    Schuman, Jo Miles. Art
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    Curriculum Guides: B.C. Elementary Fine Arts Curriculum
    B.C. Secondary Art Guide/Theme Resources
    Note: The
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    Art Curriculum
    and Laura Chapman's Approaches to
    Art in Education and Discover Art series will also be available in the
    SFU Bookstore for purchase.

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