MAE-601 ADVANCED CURRICULUM DESIGN

This course is designed to offer art education, ,current concepts in art education curriculum and,curriculum theory through readings, reflective,thinking, discussion, and interactions with peers.,The course assignments will enable them to make,sound professional decisions in curriculum,planning, design and instruction.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:

MAE-610 ART OF REFLECTIVE TEACHING

This course will investigate reflective practices,which make deep inquiries into personal,theoretical teaching practices. Readings and,explorations will guide students to examine,existing beliefs though written reflection, visual,thinking and metaphor.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: MAE 601 MAE 701

MAE-615 MULTIMEDIA APPS FOR TEACHING ART

This course provides opportunities for in depth,discussion and discovery of the changing nature of,the 21st century art classroom. Balancing theory,and practice, enrollees will be challenged to,critically examine the development of the unique,thinking processes embodies within the studio,environment. Methods to engage and enrich artful,decision-making through technological media are,explored as teachers design creative and,conceptually rich curricula for their classrooms. ,Enrollees will be expected to actively participate,in on-line instruction, discussion boards,,personal art creation and reflection, and some,small group virtual conferences/critiques.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: MAE 601 MAE 701

MAE-701 ARTISTIC RESEARCH: THE TEACHER

Conceptualized to span across the three summer,residencies as a connective thread, the course,introduces relevant theory and practice that,directly intersects with the core art education,courses. Student will explore questions inspired,by and directly connected to their teaching,contexts through a visual lens. A/R/Tography will,serve as a methodology for research development,and identity exploration, and its impact on,artistic and personal classroom practice. The,three studio explorations are designed as a series,that can be taken in any order. Each summer,emphasizes theoretical frameworks contextually,relevant to contemporary art and art education.,EMPHASIS: THE TEACHER: Artistic and theoretical,investigations are put into practice in the studio,through a curricular lens, paralleling the,pedagogical and artistic processes to inform and,deepen notions of curriculum design. It asks the,question; What does curriculum do?

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:

MAE-702 ARTISTIC REASEARCH: THE RESEARCHER

Conceptualized to span across the three summer,residencies as a connective thread, the course,introduces relevant theory and practice that,directly intersects with the core art education,courses. Student will explore questions inspired,by and directly connected to their teaching,contexts through a visual lens. A/R/Tography will,serve as a methodology for research development,and identity exploration, and its impact on,artistic and personal classroom practice. The,three studio explorations are designed as a series,that can be taken in any order. Each summer,emphasizes theoretical frameworks contextually,relevant to contemporary art and art education.,EMPHASIS: THE RESEARCHER: Artistic and theoretical,investigations are put into practice in the studio,through a research lens designed to provoke,critical questions related to visual literacy and,art education.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:

MAE-703 ARTISTIC RESEARCH: THE ARTIST

Conceptualized to span across the three summer,residencies as a connective thread, the course,introduces relevant theory and practice that,directly intersects with the core art education,courses. Student will explore questions inspired,by and directly connected to their teaching,contexts through a visual lens. A/R/Tography will,serve as a methodology for research development,and identity exploration, and its impact on,artistic and personal classroom practice. The,three studio explorations are designed as a series,that can be taken in any order. Each summer,emphasizes theoretical frameworks contextually,relevant to contemporary art and art education.,EMPHASIS: THE ARTIST: Artistic and theoretical,investigations are put into conversation with,contemporary issues and topics at the forefront of,studio practice as they relate to art and art,education.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:

MAE-730 IMMERSIVE RESEARCH IN ART ED

During this course, students will examine the,purpose, history, and structure of research issues,past and present that impact art education. This,course will prepare students to become aware of,the role research plays in the development of new,theories, practices, and ideologies as found in,the art education research literature and to,understand the role of the teacher as researcher,and decision maker. As an effective,,response/able educator, the professional knowledge,of these contexts will become an integral part of,the student’s practice.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:

MAE-740 ADV ASSESSMENT PRACTICES IN ART ED

Recognizing the complexities of assessment in the,arts, this course explores multiple perspectives,to assessment practices in the field of art,education and its need to establish practices that,move beyond skill-based measurable assessment,practices. Investigating one-page portfolios to,video and photo documentation of process, multiple,strategies will be explored that shift the,emphasis from product to process and knowledge,acquisition.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: MAE 702 MAE 730

MAE-745 DESIGN THINKING

Embracing the integral role of design in,contemporary culture, students will examine the,architecture of design thinking as it applies,conceptually to curriculum design, classroom,management, and design as advocacy for art,education in the larger community. Students will,examine how design thinking has evolved overtime,and its functions historically, juxtaposed with,contemporary culture.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: MAE 702 MAE 730

MAE-750 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ART & DESIGN

As contemporary culture expands and intersects on,a more global scale, topics in art education,require new conceptualizations of what art,education is and does. This course affords,students the opportunity to deep dive into issues,at the forefront of education. Putting design,thinking to work through the lenses of the,Artist/Researcher/Teacher, students will select,contextually relevant and culturally sensitive,topics to explore which emphasize positive change,within the classroom while simultaneously,advocating for the arts as an integral aspect of,all educational disciplines.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: