EDU 710 - Art Education (3)

This course will help participants gain knowledge of the importance of art in the elementary setting. Participants will study the effects of art on stress, learning, creativity, thinking processes, intra- and interpersonal growth, enjoyment, and self-expression. Participants will study readings from the areas of creativity, art education, and art therapy. Participants will prepare art lesson plans and critique your lessons. Participants will gain an overview of 2-D and 3-D materials, ways of using the materials, and techniques for classroom management during art lessons. Participants will study developmental levels and stages, principles and elements of art, art philosophies, learning styles, DBAE, art safety, purchasing, ordering, recycling, and gaining an art vocabulary. Right brain drawing will be emphasized and mastered along with the therapeutic and educational values of art.