Art 253: Foundations of Art Education and Clinical Teaching Experience
Spring 2013
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Instructor: Dr. Jaehan Bae
Meeting Place: S211 in Arts and Communication Center (A/C)
Class Time: 1:50 - 4:00 Tuesdays and Thursdays
Office: 526 A/C
Phone: (920) 424-7054
Email: baej@uwosh.edu
Office Hours: 10:00-12:00 on Mondays Wednesdays or by appointment
Course Description
This course is designed to introduce students to the field of art education; its unique historic,
social, and philosophic understandings; current practice and trends; and its place in the general
curriculum. This course will prepare students to effectively apply art education theory to the design of
appropriate art curriculum for all levels of instruction.
This course is combined with the clinical teaching experience, so it provides a good quality of
teaching experience of art and culture. Students must help with preparations for High School Art Day
2013, teach art to high school students, and teach art lessons in Every Green Retirement Community in
Oshkosh.
Course Structure
In practical fact, you should spend at least 10 hours for High School Art Day and at least 10
hours in Ever Green Retirement Community. For theoretical aspect, you will also learn about many
different topics and ideas from discussion and readings. The course will enable you to broaden your
horizon of the field of art education. The class constantly discusses the following topics as needed:
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Components of Art Education (Aesthetics, Art Criticism, Art History, Studio Art, and Visual
Culture)
Learning Theories
Instructional Strategies
Student Assessment Portfolio Requirements
High School Art Day 2013
Lesson Plan Writing
Technology in Art Classrooms
Professional Membership
Classroom Management
Assessment
Useful websites we should know
Course Objectives
According to 10 Wisconsin Educator Standards, students should:
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Understand several domains of art: studio art, art criticism, aesthetics, art history, technology of art,
and visual/popular culture.
Know how to write effective art lesson plans and instructional anthologies that are incorporated with
other subject matters and deal with domains of art.
Deal with virtual teaching and learning situations through High School Art Day and the clinical
experience.
Construct a healthy pedagogy of teaching art that reflects upon multiple aspects of life.
Required Textbooks and Articles
Efland, A. (2002). Art and cognition: Integrating the visual arts in the curriculum. New York: Teachers
College Press.
Simpson, J., Delaney, J., Carroll, K., Hamilton, C., Kay, S., Kerlavage, M., & Olson, J. (1998). Creating
meaning through art: Teacher as choice maker. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Other Resources
The following periodicals are available at Polk Library. Current issues are located on the first floor.
Back issues are located on the second floor in alphabetical order:
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School Arts Magazine
Arts and Activities
Art Education
Professional Membership
Student membership in the National Art Education Association (NAEA)/Wisconsin Art Education
Association (WAEA) www.wiarted.org. Please get your membership as soon as possible. It is only $25
a year. You can get newsletters and four Art Education editions for a year. They also offer discount
prices if you want to buy art education books or their products. Please visit their official website for
more information: http://mail.naeareston.org/membership/.
When you get your membership card and your identification number, please bring your card and
show me for verification. At the same time, you also become a member of the Wisconsin Art Education
Association. Please continue to renew your membership and attend an annual NAEA Conference. This
year, the conference will be held in Dallas, Texas in March. For more information, please visit
http://www.arteducators.org.
Course Etiquette
Turn your cell phone off when you enter the classroom. Do not use your personal electronic devices at
any time for any reason. I do not allow you to text during class. Please do not make any noise during
presentations. If you text or take a phone call, you must leave class immediately and you cannot come
back on that day. You will automatically miss that day and it will cost you a 15-point deduction from
your final scores.
Grading and Assignments:
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Art 253 Class
1. Daily Note (20%): Write your note that we discuss during the class. Each daily note should be
exceeded one page. Keep your daily note.
2. Class participation, discussion, activities, and exercises (20%). Prompt arrival to class, consistent
and punctual attendance, reading the textbooks and assigned readings, enthusiastic participation in all
class exercises, discussions, homework assignments, sharing ideas, quick writes, etc. Your positive and
constructive participation are the most significant factor for a successful learning experience as a future
teacher of visual arts.
3. Reading Reflections (20%): You should type your weekly reading reflection. This should be typed at
least one page with a single space. Put your thinking about topics that we discussed in your reflection.
4. Writing your Instructional Anthology about Visual Arts (50%): You develop your series of art
lesson plan along with your example, assessment forms, and resources. It focuses on how you teach the
subject of visual art. You should select four works of art that can be used in your instructional anthology.
This should be between 1500 and 2000 words. For doing this you choose artist(s), works of art, age of
learners, and assessment. You need to insert images or photos you may use in your anthology. Its
presentation can be your part of assessment which means you need to make a PowerPoint Presentation.
5. Attendance. You have TWO EXCUSES. I expect you to attend entire classes during the spring
semester. If you miss one class, it costs you 10 points. If you fail to appear in class on time, I deduct 5
points. Please do not miss classes and do not be late. Remember that being punctual or arriving 10
minutes early helps you succeed in your professional life as well.
Clinical Teaching
1. Experience of High School Art Day 2013 (50%). Please prepare art activities with your partners of
Art 356 Secondary Art Education Methods for students and visitors on High School Art Day on Friday,
April 26. You spend at least 7 hours on that day as your mandatory clinical hours. We will discuss the
plan in more detail in class. You also must attend the Award Ceremony on May 4 on Saturday at
Stienhilber Gallery.
If needed, you may make examples to show your students and visitors so they understand your
lesson or workshop, and write an art lesson plan you will use. The lesson format will be discussed for
this activity. It should last 40 minutes. The workshop should deal with not only studio activities but
other domains of art such as art criticism, aesthetics, art history, and visual culture. To do this, you need
to ask questions of students and visitors. Please let your students become engaged in your workshop. I
will reserve a room for your workshop or lesson.
2. Evergreen Community Teaching Experience (50%): You will teach seniors at Evergreen
Community on Friday. You need to write lesson plan and make examples with your classmate. You and
your partner teach seniors and the rest of them also help individuals. After teaching, we discuss your
teaching experience. You also write one-page your teaching experience and submit it to me.
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Letter grades will be assigned using the following scale:
A = 95% – 100%
A- = 90.0% – 94%
B+ = 86% – 89%
B = 83% – 85%
B- = 80.0% – 82%
C+ = 76% – 79%
C = 73% – 75%
C- = 70% – 72%
D+ = 66% – 69%
D = 63% – 65%
D- = 60.0% – 62%
F = Below 59%
Academic Honesty
Please follow standards stated in the UW Oshkosh Student Handbook. Please refer to the
website: http://www.tts.uwosh.edu/dean/08.09DisciplinaryCode.pdf
Do not copy and paste your lesson ideas from the Internet. If you do so, you will fail this course. There
is no excuse to make up your grade.
Facilities
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh does everything to ensure that your valuables and artwork
are handled and stored adequately but we are not responsible for damage, loss or theft.
Accommodations Statement
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Students requiring classroom accommodations or modifications because of a documented
disability should discuss this need with the professor at the beginning of the semester.
Calendar
Day 1 (1/29): Introduction and orientation
 Activities: Overview of the course. Introduce one another. Go over the syllabus.
Introduce the textbooks, High School Art Day, and discuss a schedule of your clinical
experience at Evergreen.
 Homework: Read Efland’s chapter 1.
Day 2 (1/31):
 Activities: Discuss chapter 1. Introduce Wisconsin Art Education Association (WAEA),
National Art Education Association (NAEA).
 Homework: Read chapter 2
Day 3 (2/5):
 Activities: Discuss chapter 2
 Homework: Read chapter 3. Type your reflection of chapters 1, 2, and our discussions.
Day 4 (2/7):
 Activities: Discuss chapter 3. Submit your reflection.
 Activity: Discuss chapter 3.
 Homework: Read chapter 4. Bring your at least three teaching ideas at Evergreen.
Day 5 (2/12):
 Activities: Discuss chapter 4. Share and discuss your teaching ideas at Evergreen.
 Homework: Read chapter 5. Type your reflection of chapters 3 and 4 and our discussions.
Day 6 (2/14):
 Activities: Discuss chapter 5.
 Homework: Read chapters 6. Bring your questions for teaching and working with senior
citizens.
Day 7 (2/19): Guest Speaker.
Day 8 (2/21):
 Activities: Discuss chapter 6.
 Homework: Read chapter 7. Type your reflection about chapters 5 and 6 and our
discussions.
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Day 9 (2/26):
 Activities: Discuss chapter 7.
 Homework: Read Simpson et al chapter 1. Type your reflection of chapter 7 and our
discussion.
Day 10 (2/28):
 Activities: Discuss chapter 1.
 Homework: Read chapter 2.
Day 11 (3/5):
 Activities: Discuss chapter 2
 Homework: Read chapter 3. Type your reflection about chapters 1 and 2.
Day 12 (3/7): No Class. I am going to NAEA conference.
Day 13 (3/12):
 Activities: Discuss chapter 3.
 Homework: Read chapter 4 and bring definitions of Impressionism, Post Impressionism,
Expressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism, and Constructivism. Bring your art history
textbook that you used.
Day 14 (3/14):
 Activities: Discuss chapter 4.
 Homework: Read chapter 5. Type your reflection about chapters 3 and 4.
Spring Break
Day 15 (3/26):
 Activities: Discuss chapter 5.
 Homework: Read chapter 6.
Day 16 (3/28):
 Activities: Discuss chapter 6.
 Homework: Read chapter 7. Type your reflection about chapters 5 and 6.
Day 17 (4/2):
 Activities: Discuss chapter 7.
 Homework: Read chapter 8.
Day 18 (4/4):
 Activities: Discuss 8.
 Homework: Read chapter 9. Type your reflection about chapters 7 and 8.
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Day 19 (4/9): Start with the instructional anthology
 Activities: Discuss chapter 9.
 Homework: Read article #1 from D2L. Type your reflection of chapter 9.
Day 20 (4/11):
 Activities: Introduce your final paper and discuss the reading.
 Homework: Read article #2 and bring your images and artists for your final paper.
Day 21 (4/16):
 Activities: Discuss the article and share your ideas of final paper.
 Homework: Read article #3. Type your reflection of articles #1 and #2.
Day 22 (4/18):
 Activities: Discuss the article.
 Homework: Read an article #4.
Day 23 (4/23):
 Activities: Discuss the article.
 Homework: Type your reflection of article 3 and 4.
Day 24 (4/25):
 Activities: Watch DVD and discuss it.
 Homework: Working on your example.
Day 25 (4/30):
 Activities: Watch the DVD and discus it.
 Homework: Working on your final paper.
Day 26 (5/2): Presentations (Group I)
Day 27 (5/7): Presentations (Group II)
 Activities: Submit your portfolio and clinical-related documents.
Day 28 (5/9): Last day of class
 Activities: Look back upon what you learned and experienced throughout the course.
Share your new vision of teaching visual arts as a future educator.
Note: Pick up your portfolio and all your assignments from my office. I will put them in a box
in front of my office door and you may pick them up at your earliest convenience.
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