ED3216 - Arts Curriculum Year 10

Credit points:	03
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Education

Available to students enrolled in Bachelor of Education (Secondary), the Graduate Bachelor of Education (Secondary) and level 3 BMus students. Graduate BEd students are required to take this subject with or before ED3491 if it is their first teaching area. It is recommended to be taken before ED3491 if it is their second teaching area.

Students will be guided through discussion, interaction, readings, critical reflection, written and practical tasks, to begin to formulate their own philosophy of ART education and to gain insights into media, techniques and classroom management ideas suitable for middle schooling and junior secondary contexts. It is expected that students enrolling in this teacher education subject have already developed/are currently developing expertise in making a range of 2D and 3D visual art forms. This will be complemented by ED3194 lectures and practical workshops which focus specifically on classroom appropriate media and techniques.

Learning Outcomes

• become familiar with the cyclical process which underpins art program planning, teaching and evaluation and current Queensland Secondary Art syllabus and supportive teacher reference documents;
• critically reflect on the complex nature of contemporary art education;
• document, review and challenge beliefs which inform their personal philosophy of art education;
• experience in workshop mode a range of practical art techniques, media and techniques suitable for middle schooling and junior secondary settings (Years 5-10), culminating in a professional art education resource folio;
• focus on the early adolescent art learner and their school contexts.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.

Prerequisites:	ED2488 OR ED2499
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	ED4291 and ED5225

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Lynette Henderson
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 13 hours tutorials 13 hours workshops/Seminars - Prac Art Workshops
Assessment:	portfolio-based interview (70%); in-class and web-based tasks (30%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.