Courses

7E:122/1E: 195 Methods and Material: Art For The Classroom Teacher

Supervising Faculty, Steve McGuire

This course will present you a philosophy of art and art education that is grounded in art making and art education theory, so that you can make informed decisions about the role of art in your classroom. A primary goal of this course is to provide you with knowledge of children's art making so as to be able to integrate meaningfully into other curriculum content areas.

Required Texts A course packet of readings will be available for you to individually copy. Creating Meaning Through Literature and the Arts, The IMU Bookstore.

Materials and Supplies
There is a $18.00 lab fee that will eventually appear on your University of Iowa bill. This fee covers a variety of basic art materials. You will also be expected to provide some of your own materials. These supplies are available from:
Dick Blick Art Supplies 225 East Washington 337-5745
or The IMU Bookstore

• Reading Assignments: Thoughtful completion of all assigned readings and discussing them in class, is essential. Attached is a schedule for the readings. Lectures and discussions will supplement these readings, serving to direct your focus to significant concepts and ideas related to creating and responding to art, the developmental stages of children's art and the divergent nature of art experiences.

• Responses: are intended to help you clarify the meanings in your readings and to encourage you to reflect upon aspects of your art making which otherwise might pass unnoticed.

Completion of all reading assignments and discussing them in class constitutes one-third of your grade for this class.

• Studio Participation: Attached is a schedule for completion of studio artwork. The studio component of this course is meant to provide you with experience in using materials for meaningful art making. Emphasis is placed on your involvement with your work, so that you will not be graded on "talent" but rather on: 1) the expression of specific personal interests, 2) whether, in your involvement with your work, you made discoveries about the media and process being used, 3) your reflection upon your work in progress and upon completion, 4) your thoughtful participation in class critiques and completion of a project evaluation.

Lockers are available to store tools and materials. Please bring a combination lock to share with someone.

• Narrative Account of a Child's Artmaking: This writing project involves working with and observing a child's or children's (age 3-12) artmaking experiences over the course of three visits. Your narrative account should: (1) Tell the story of what the child did during each of your visits when they made art; (2) Relate your interpretation of the meaning of those events for art education generally by considering them in terms of ideas and concepts presented in readings and discussed in class; (3) Consider the meaning of the child's artmaking for you as an individual; and (4) Incorporate photographic documentation of the child's artmaking into your narrative account. The narrative account is intended to help you clarify the meaning in your encounters with children, art and teaching and to encourage you to reflect upon concepts which otherwise might be overlooked. It is a vital part of this course and deserves your intensive energy and insightful intelligence. The narrative account should be 7-9 pages divided equally among description and educational meanings. The narrative account must be typed, double-spaced on 8 1/2" x 11" paper, and be consistent with APA or MLA format including bibliography. You must add to the 7-9 typed pages photographic images of the child's art work. Your Narrative Account will be turned in via your e-portfolio web page. The Narrative Account should be linked to Standards A B F K.

An abstract which provides the name and age of the child (or children), the reason you chose this child, and a description of where, how and when you worked with the child will be due mid-way through the semester.

The narrative account is the culmination of your work in this course. The narrative account constitutes the final third of your grade for this class.

Final evaluation will be based upon reading assignments, studio participation, and your narrative account. If your performance is exceptional, your final grade will be an A. Two missed classes will result in you grade being lowered one whole grade.

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