SYLLABUS

I. Art 471

Art and the Child 3 credit hours

II. TERM: Fall, 2001

INSTRUCTOR: Bebe DeBord

OFFICE: Bluebird 869-6256

OFFICE HOURS: M - 3:30 - 4:30

T - 1:00 - 2:30

W - 3:30 - 4:30

R - 1:00 - 2:30

F - by appointment

III. COURSE PREREQUISITES: None

IV. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Art 471 is an introduction to teaching art in the elementary school classroom. It covers both the theoretical basis of art education and the practical methods used in art projects.

V. RELATIONSHIP TO CONTENT AREA KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

Art 471 is designed to enable students to successfully teach art at the elementary or middle school level by presenting information about art, art history, art education, children's artistic developmental stages, and a sequentially planned art curriculum.

VI. TEXT: Children and Their Art, seventh edition, Hurwitz and

Day.

VII. COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will

have an understanding of the following:

1. What art is: a working definition.

2. The history of art education and how it has been

influenced by differing schools of psychological

thought.

3. Contemporary values and beliefs affecting art

education.

4. The stages of children's artistic development.

5. A basic art vocabulary derived from the elements and

principles of design.

6. An overview of art history and how to play several

instructional games based on art history.

7. Methods which are well-suited to the teaching of studio

projects and others which are inappropriate.

8. An art curriculum which is based on a logical but

flexible development.

9. The value of personal experience with a variety of art

media and techniques.

10. The practical necessity of planning and organizing for

art projects.

VIII. OUTLINE OF COURSE CONTENT:

A. Theoretical basis

1. Foundations and issues in art education

2. Stages of children's artistic development/ Special needs

3. Art vocabulary

4. Art history overview

5. instructional games

6. Classroom practice

7. Mid-term Exam

B. Practical experience

1. Drawing and painting

a. Contour drawing

b. Crayon resist

C. Crayon engraving

d. Tempera painting-fish mobile

2. Printmaking

a. Potato prints

b. Glue-line prints

3. Collage

a. Non-objective

b. Torn paper

4. Sculpture

a. Papier mache masks

5. Final Exam

IX. REQUIRED READINGS: Text as assigned

X. SUGGESTED READINGS:

Art and Visual Perception, Arnheim; Gardner's Art Through the Ages, de la Croix and Tansey; Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Edwards; The Natural Way to Draw, Nicolaides; Art in Depth, Wachowiak and Hodge.

XI. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING: Methods include

lecture, discussion, demonstration, studio practice, and critiques

XII. COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Mid-term exam -- 40% of final grade.

2. Average of daily grades (including art projects) -- 30%. 3. Final exam -- 30%.

4. Attendance is necessary for satisfactory completion of

course. The professor reserves the right to lower the

final grade of a student with excessive absences.

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