8710.4900 TEACHERS OF VISUAL ARTS                                                                                                 FORM I-C MATRIX           

Professional Education Program Evaluation Report     (PEPER II)

MATRIX   Form I-C

8710.4900 Teachers of Visual Arts

Identify coding used to indicate placement or assignment of standards :

K=Knowledge, A= Assessed

 

ART 110 (2D)

ART 122 (3D)

ART 117 (4D)

ART 150 (AH)

ART 343

ED 341

Subp. 3.  Subject matter standard.  A candidate for licensure as a teacher of visual arts must complete a preparation program under subpart 2, item C, that must include the candidate's demonstration of the knowledge and skills in items A to F.

A.  A teacher of visual arts demonstrates an understanding of and how to teach aesthetic principles and habits and knows processes for evaluating them.  The teacher must:

(1) know how to make careful and clear distinctions to support factual claims from value and meaning claims;

 

 

 

KA

 

 

(2) know that learning about art involves questioning, making conclusions, and forming concepts of the nature of art to distinguish works of art from other objects;

 

 

 

KA

 

 

(3) understand that philosophers of art have reached quite different conclusions about what art is; and

 

 

 

KA

 

 

(4) know questioning strategies that lead to understanding the nature, relationship, and value of art.

 

 

 

 

A

KA

B.  A teacher of visual arts understands and evaluates art theory and art studio practice.  The teacher must:

(1) understand and apply formal elements/principles of design;

KA

KA

KA

 

 

 

(2) understand and apply theories of color, spatial relationships, and perception;

KA

 

 

 

 

 

(3) know ways for developing ideas for artistic metaphors derived from exploring of physical world, needs of people, psychological interests, reflecting on sensory and formal qualities;

 

 

KA

 

 

 

(4) be able to make technical and aesthetic decisions and modify ideas as work proceeds;

 

 

KA

 

 

 

(5) develop skills in manipulating 2D and 3D art materials and explore a variety of methods and effects;

KA

KA

KA

 

 

 

(6) know the various standards to consider in determining whether a work is finished or successful;

KA

 

 

 

 

KA

(7) be able to apply artistic standards to judge personal art work;

 

 

 

 

A

KA

(8) know how to alternate between invention, the role of artist, and selection, the role of critic;

 

 

 

 

KA

 

 


ART 110 (2D)

ART 122 (3D)

ART 117 (4D)

ART 150 (AH)

ART 343

ED 341

(9) understand the sustained personal effort and the pleasure and satisfaction of producing a work of art; and

 

 

KA

 

A

 

(10) demonstrate competence in a minimum of one medium or process in each of the following six studio art areas, with an emphasis in at least two areas: 

(a) drawing, including experiences in rendering, gesture, and contour;

KA

 

 

 

 

 

(b) painting, for example, experiences with water color, tempera, oil, acrylic, or mixed media;

KA

 

 

 

 

 

(c) sculpture, for example, experiences with wood, metal, fibers, paper mache, molding, casting, or found objects; ceramics, for example, experiences with glazing, hand building, throwing, and firing; or architecture, for example, experiences with model making, rendering, and computer imaging;

 

KA

 

 

 

 

(d) graphic arts; photography, experiences with still, black and white, film processing, and digital imaging; or printmaking, for example, experiences with silk screening, monoprinting, relief printing, stenciling, serigraphy, engraving, intaglio;

 

 

KA

 

 

 

(e) fiber arts, for example, experiences with weaving, papermaking, quilting, or stitchery; and

 

KA

 

 

 

 

(f) computer graphics, video and animation, performance art, or conceptual art.

 

 

KA

 

 

 

C.  A teacher of visual arts understands that works of art are affected by where and when they were produced.  The teacher must:

(1) understand the effect of culture and temporal contexts on the appearance of artworks and the point of view of persons of other cultures or other times in interpreting the art;

 

 

 

KA

 

 

(2) analyze and interpret contextual information about traditional art forms within various cultures;

 

 

 

KA

 

 

(3) understand the chronological development of art from prehistoric to present; and

 

 

 

KA

 

 

(4) use art historical research processes.

 

 

 

KA

 

 

D.  A visual arts teacher understands, produces, and evaluates critical interpretations of works of art.  The teacher must:

(1) understand that art critics base their judgment of artworks on specific standards, interpret how artworks function in society, and select appropriate standards for judging artworks;

 

 

 

 

KA

 


 



ART 110 (2D)

ART 122 (3D)

ART 117 (4D)

ART 150 (AH)

ART 343

ED 341

(2) know how to apply a variety of critical perspectives in interpreting works by investigating significant meaning and expressive content of the works, to synthesize description and analysis into an interpretive judgment; and

 

 

 

 

KA

 

(3) know how to use criticism models to compare and contrast qualities within artwork using the sensory, formal, technical, and expressive scanning model and the description, analysis, interpretation, and judgment strategies model.

KA

 

 

 

A

 

E.  A teacher of visual arts understands central concepts common to the teaching and learning of art education content.  The teacher must understand:

(1) philosophical influences within art education;

 

 

 

 

 

KA

(2) the goals and purposes of art education, making principled decisions about practice;

 

 

 

 

 

KA

(3) the historical foundations of art education and training in visual art;

 

 

 

 

 

KA

(4) art education research to enhance teaching effectiveness;

 

 

 

 

 

KA

(5) the importance of the arts to the individual, school, community, and society to include careers, hobbies, and leisure time activities;

 

 

 

 

 

KA

(6) how to budget an art program and manage art classroom procedures;

 

 

 

 

 

KA

(7) how to conduct meaningful and appropriate assessments and evaluations of programs; and

 

 

 

 

 

KA

(8) safe use of tools, equipment, materials, and processes in visual art education learning environments.

 

KA

 

 

 

 


 

F.  A teacher of visual arts must demonstrate an understanding of the teaching of visual arts that integrates understanding of visual art with an understanding of pedagogy, students, learning, classroom management, and professional development.  The teacher of visual arts to children, preadolescents, and adolescents must: 

 

ED 290

ED 330

ED 375

ED 341

 

(1) understand and apply educational principles relevant to the physical, social, emotional, moral, and cognitive development of children, preadolescents, and adolescents;

KA

 

 

KA

 

(2) understand and apply the research base for and the best practices of kindergarten and primary, intermediate, and middle and high school education;

 

KA

 

KA

 

(3) develop curriculum goals and purposes based on the central concepts of visual arts and know how to apply instructional strategies and materials for achieving student understanding of this discipline;

 

 

 

KA

 

(4) understand the role and alignment of district, school, and department mission and goals in program planning;

 

 

 

KA

 

(5) understand the need for and how to connect students' schooling experiences with everyday life, the workplace, and further educational opportunities;

 

KA

 

 

 

(6) know how to involve representatives of business, industry, and community organizations as active partners in creating educational opportunities;

 

 

 

KA

 

(7) understand the role and purpose of co-curricular and extracurricular activities in the teaching and learning process;

 

 

 

KA

 

(8) understand the impact of reading ability on student achievement in visual arts, recognize the varying reading comprehension and fluency levels represented by students, and possess the strategies to assist students to read art content materials more effectively; and

 

 

KA

KA – Art 122

 

(9) apply the standards of effective practice in teaching students in kindergarten through grade 12 through a variety of early and ongoing clinical experiences with kindergarten and primary, intermediate, middle level, and high school students within a range of educational programming models.

KA

KA

KA

KA