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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

SUMMER SEMESTER 2004

EDUC 477-4

DESIGNS FOR LEARNING: ART

KEITH RICE-JONES

TUESDAY 8:30 - 12:20 in EDB 7500F&B

PREREQUISITE

EDUC

401/402

DESCRIPTION

This course introduces students to the main ideas, skills, materials, resources, understandings, and

organisational concerns involved in teaching art in schools.

PURPOSE

To help students expand their own artistic horizons and build their confidence to better enable them to

develop imaginative and educationally worthwhile programs in art for particular groups.

COURSE CONTENT

The aims of art education; the BC curriculum, artistic creativity and aesthetic appreciation; approaches to

art history; exploring the art gallery; hands-on experience with art media (painting, drawing, clay, crafts,

sculpture/construction, printmaking, mixed media, found and recycled materials, etc.); art, nature and the

environment; celebrating local distinctiveness; multicultural and feminist issues; integrating the arts;

legends and myths; classroom organisation; curriculum planning; approaches to teaching art; evaluation

of programs and student achievement.

ASSIGNMENTS

1.

Completion of classwork and related assignments -

50%

(Portfolio assessment, including aspects of personal growth)

2.

Gallery visit and related critique and curriculum developments - 20%

3.

Curriculum project or personal study - 30%

REQUIRED TEXT

Herberholz, D. & Herberholz, B. (2001). Artworks for Elementary Teachers: Developing Artistic

and Perceptual Awareness, 9th edition. McGraw-Hill.

RECOMMENDED TEXT

Steele, B. (1998). Draw Me a Story. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Peguis Publishers.

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