Master of Arts in Teaching Art

 

Beginning in Summer, 2009 the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Art program will be offered to meet the increasing demand for alternative initial certification routes of individuals already holding one of the following:

• Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
• Professional undergraduate education degree in art
• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree with a major in visual art

Expertise within the field of art will be demonstrated through a portfolio review process. The MAT Art is a 48-credit hour program aligned with MAT programs previously established in the Bagwell College of Education. 

Unique program aspects include the following:

• The MAT Art is based on the Comprehensive Arts Education model, focusing on the areas of production, art history, art criticism, and aesthetics.
• This program is aligned with the five standards defined by the National Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) as recognized in Rule 505-3-.11 Art Education Program in the State of Georgia.  The program is also aligned to the six skills areas defined by the National Art Education Association (NAEA) Standards. These standards along with the Georgia Quality Core Curriculum serve as the foundation for the primary objectives of the program.
• This research-oriented program will emphasize theoretical studies and research projects in art education, with at least 15 semester hours required in art education and associated research areas to meet NASAD standards.  It will also emphasize the gathering and processing of cutting edge information within the field of art education as well as a focus on diversity, global awareness and creativity.  
• The design of the program employs a series of practica in diverse settings, complemented by courses in which candidates will participate in reflection and dialogue, informed by their field experience and relevant research and guided by peers, mentor teachers, and faculty. Each semester of the five-semester program is designed around a theme.
  • Semester I – The Learner: Development, Psychology, and Diversity
• Semester II – The Learner in the School: Curriculum, Assessment, and Management
• Semester III – Teaching in Schools: Contemporary Issues in Art Education 
• Semester IV – The Teacher as a Professional:  Reflective Inquiry, Research and   Presentation of Artist Portfolio
• Semester V – Teacher as Leader: Presentation of Research and Professional Educational Portfolio

Description of the Program (195KB PDF Download of Information Flier)

MAT Program of Study

 

SUMMER I

EDUC 6110: Adolescent Development and Learning (3 hrs)
EDUC 6120: Diversity and Exceptionality (3 hrs)
ARED 7705: Contemporary Issues in Visual Arts (3 hrs)
ARED 6200: Curriculum, Assessment, & Classroom Management (3 hrs)

 

FALL I

ARED 6200L: Art Education Practicum II (3 hrs)
ARED 6250: Materials, Methods, & Management for Art Classrooms P-5 (3 hrs)
ARED 6251: Materials, Methods, & Management for Art Classrooms 6-12 (3 hrs)
ARED 7702: Inclusion in Art Education (3 hrs)

 

SPRING I

ARED 7701: Special Topics in Art Education (3 hrs)
ARED 7706: Theory & Criticism in Art Education (3 hrs)
ARED 7704: Intercultural Art Education (3 hrs)

 

SUMMER II

ARED 7720: Research in Art Education (3 hrs)
ARED 7703: Technology & Computer Applications (3 hrs)

 

FALL II

ARED 6300L: Art Education Practicum III (6 hrs)
ARED 7730: Art Education Portfolio (3 hrs)

Total 48 hrs: 15 courses – 48 hours in 5 semesters

 

MAT Advising Checksheet (123KB PDF download) | MAT Advising Sheet (MSWord) (56KB doc)

 

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Summer I

EDUC 6110 - Adolescent Development and Learning

3 class hours | 2 lab hours | 3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Admission to the MAT Program
A study of life span development (with an emphasis on adolescents and young adults) addressing social, moral, emotional, physical, cognitive, and psychological development. Theories and principles of learning and motivation are examined and related to development. A 30-hour field experience is required in this course.

EDUC 6120 - Diversity and Exceptionality

3 Class Hours | 0 Laboratory Hours | 3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: Admission to the MAT Program
This course examines the demographic changes in America’s schools that influence teaching and learning. Attention is given to assisting candidates in developing a socio-cultural consciousness and the disposition that all students, including those with disabilities, can learn complex content. Candidates engage in in-depth study of students with disabilities and their educational needs as well as the creation of culturally responsive and inclusive classrooms that support all students.

ARED 7705 - Contemporary Issues in Visual Arts

3 Class Hours | 0 Laboratory Hours | 3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: Admission to the MAT program

Historical and contemporary developments in the field of art education are presented, as a means to compose a teaching philosophy relevant to today’s art classrooms. In-depth exploration results in the integration of concepts and issues to create a comprehensive view of the field. Social, psychological, affective and psychomotor components of learning relevant to art education are a primary focus. Multicultural and inclusive content is included. Technological applications include the use of word processing, electronic portfolio development, presentation applications, and Internet research.

ARED 6200 - Curriculum, Assessment, Classroom Management in Art Education

3 Class Hours | 0 Laboratory Hours | 3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: Admission to MAT program

Candidates will explore techniques of the Discipline Based Art Education model including art production, art history, art criticism and aesthetics. This online and classroom course is designed to prepare art teachers to plan and organize effective art programs and curricula, to explore innovative and exemplary art programs, and to develop a rationale and strategy for articulating and promoting a quality art program. Candidates will explore how effective use of a variety of assessment techniques to evaluate teaching and learning promotes visual literacy.

 

Fall I

ARED 6200L - Art Education Practicum II

0 Class Hours | 9 Laboratory Hours | 3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: EDUC 6100L, ARED 6200.

This field experience is designed to provide the candidate with the opportunity to apply and reflect on concepts addressed in the prerequisite course ARED 6200, Teaching Comprehensive Art Education. Candidates are placed in appropriate school settings where they carry out directed activities. Candidates spend approximately nine hours per week in the field. Candidates must have a satisfactory practicum to continue in the MAT Art Education program without remediation. (Note: Requires Verification of Liability.)

ARED 6250 - Materials, Methods, & Management for Art Education Classrooms P-5

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: ARED 6200L and ARED 7705.

Specific strategies focus on differentiating developmental, behavioral, and managerial aspects relevant to best practices in the field of art education. Focus is on advanced concepts and applications of method and materials for P-5 art classrooms. On-line and in class work involves development and analysis of art lessons including the development of related art projects for P-5 classrooms. Candidates are expected to display advanced skills in planning, organizing, and sequencing art lessons that are developmentally appropriate.

ARED 6251 - Materials, Methods, & Management for Art Education Classrooms 6-12

3 Class Hours 0 | Laboratory Hours | 3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: ARED 6200L & ARED 7705

Specific strategies focus on differentiating developmental, behavioral, and managerial aspects relevant to best practices in the field of art education. Focus will be on advanced concepts and applications of method and materials for 6-12 art classrooms. Online and in-class work involves development and analysis of art lessons including the development of related art projects for 6-12 classrooms. Candidates are expected to display advanced skills in planning, organizing, and sequencing art lessons that are developmentally appropriate.

ARED 7702 - Inclusion in Art Education

2 Class Hours | 2 Laboratory Hours | 3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: EDUC 6100L & ARED 6200

Course includes in-depth coverage of diagnostic categories, historical aspects, legal issues and art applications for students with exceptionalities. In addition to online course work, candidates develop and implement differentiated lessons for an inclusive art classroom. Primary expectations focus on the candidate’s ability to utilize Individualized Education Plans as a means to promote the inclusion and success of all students through relevant adaptations of content, materials, and workspace. Candidates should plan to spend three hours per week in the field. Verification of Liability Insurance is required.

 

Spring I

ARED 7701 - Special Topics in Art Education

3 Class Hours | 0 Laboratory Hours | 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ARED 6200L and ARED 7702
Emerging issues in the field of art education will be explored on a semester-by-semester basis. Through the examination of historical and contemporary art forms, candidates understand how aesthetic theories allow greater understanding of the quality, nature and value of diverse works of art, cultural art forms and visual culture. Candidates comprehend how all works of art have meaning including those from literature, theatre, dance, music and other subject areas thus revealing lessons about life, its paradoxes, contradictions, harmonies, unattractiveness, and beauty.

ARED 7706 - Theory & Criticism in Art Education

3 Class Hours | 0 Laboratory Hours | 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ARED 6200L and ARED 7702
Candidates understand theory and criticism in art education by researching, critically reading and interpreting works of art within a historical/cultural context. Theories and models of contemporary art education practice are explored, which strengthen the respect proper to all classroom diversities. In addition to on-line course work, classroom work is required to carry out directed activities.

ARED 7704 - Intercultural Art Education

3 Class Hours | 0 Laboratory Hours | 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: ARED 6200L and ARED 7702
Candidates examine art education literature focusing on cultural diversity issues in historical and contemporary contexts. Candidates also focus on the nature of art making and art evaluation within a variety of cultural systems.

 

Summer II

ARED 7720 - Research in Art Education

3 Class Hours | 0 Laboratory Hours | 3 Credit Hours

Prerequisites: ARED 6200L and ARED 7702

Candidates examine research methodologies in art education focusing on qualitative and quantitative research methods and designs, and interpretations and applications relative to classroom practices. This advanced course is designed to prepare art teachers to effectively plan and evaluate art programs and curricula, to explore innovative and exemplary art programs, to assess art learning, and to develop a rationale and strategy for articulating and promoting a quality art program. Candidates will understand how effective use of a variety of assessment techniques to evaluate teaching and learning promotes visual literacy. Topics include interactive discussion about literature critiques, professional organizations, and legal issues.

ARED 7703 - Technology & Computer Applications

3 Class Hours | 0 Laboratory Hours | 3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: ARED 6200L and ARED 7400

Candidates focus on the identification and exploration of the use of current technologies including presentation applications, Internet research, online courseware, electronic portfolio, computer applications relating to the production of art including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and other programs.

       

Fall II

ARED 6300L - Art Education Practicum III

0 Class Hours | 18 Laboratory Hours | 6 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: Permission of the MAT committee

This course is the capstone experience for the Master of Arts of Teaching Art. Candidates will analyze how visual art teachers become creative choice-makers, reflective practitioners, and researchers forming curricular and instructional methods and strategies based on effective and efficient use of contemporary, intellectual and pedagogical resources. A teaching portfolio is initiated on-line, focusing on strategies appropriate to educational connoisseurship. Emphasis is placed on an extended internship in the art classroom. An exit portfolio will highlight the candidates success as an educator of all art disciplines, thus illustrating the important career choice actualized by the intern. This course serves as a capstone experience toward initial certification in art education. Candidates should plan to spend 18 hours per week in the classroom. (Note: Requires Verification of Liability Insurance)

ARED 7730 - Art Education Portfolio

3 Class Hours | 0 Laboratory Hours | 3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: ARED 6200L and ARED 7702

This course is the capstone experience for the MAT in Art. Candidates work independently under the supervision of the course instructor and the portfolio committee. The purpose of constructing the portfolio is to implement a systematic, reflection-in action approach to the candidates development as an art expert, facilitator of learning, and a collaborative professional. The portfolio documents this process as well as the candidates development as a teacher-researcher through the presentation and analysis of the research project. Technology utilized in this course may include imaging, online course environments, presentation applications and electronic portfolio development.

 

MAT Advising Checksheet (65kb PDF download)

Requirements for Portfolio

Content

The portfolio is composed of photographic images of your artwork. A total of twenty still images and/or moving images should be submitted. The MAT Art degree is based on the Comprehensive Arts Education model, focusing on the areas of production, art history, art criticism, and aesthetics. The program is also aligned with the five standards defined by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) as recognized in Rule 505-3-.11 Art Education Program in the State of Georgia. Thus, the portfolio should reflect art competencies in various media including but not limited to: drawing, painting, photography, graphic design, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, computer images, models, mechanical drawings, or any other art work.

Format

Portfolios should be submitted as Powerpoint files. The file name should be the candidate’s name, last name first (“Smith Jane.ppt”). Images should be of high enough resolution to be crisp and clear. Poor image quality will negatively affect the evaluation of your portfolio. Standard 4x3 page setup is preferred, and background color should be black. Any moving images should use a commonly available player and be embedded in the Powerpoint file and should be no longer than two minutes.

All submissions must be on a CD or DVD that is Macintosh-readable. Disks should be sent in paper sleeves with your name legibly printed on the disks, the sleeves, and the envelope. If you would like your CDs or DVDs returned, you must include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Portfolios without self-addressed, stamped envelopes will be held for 1 year after notification. If still unclaimed, the portfolio will be discarded.

Labeling

Each Powerpoint “slide” should be labeled at the bottom or left side in white 12-point Arial with the following information. Do NOT include your name with the individual images.

Title (titles are italicized, not put in quotation marks)
Dimensions (height, width--and depth for 3-D works)
Medium (only if the medium of the original work is photography should it be listed as such)
Year work was made

Examples:

Untitled Figure Study
18” X 24”
Charcoal on newsprint
2007

Montana Plains
8” X 10”
Photography--film negative, digital print
2006

Untitled
10’ X 8’ X 12’
Sculptural installation--steel, wire screen, & electronics
2006

Working with Time
24” X 36”
Digital media—Photoshop, Illustrator (screen capture)
2006

Glass Bottle Study
16” X 20”
Oil on canvas
2006

Anna Goodwin
12” X 16”
Pencil on paper
2007.

Evaluation Criteria

The portfolio review committee has determined that the following criteria be used to review portfolios:

• Composition – Emphasis, focal point, eye movement, and balance
• Craftsmanship – Basic fine motor skill and attention to detail
• Conceptual Inventiveness – Effort to communicate and creativity

Each of these criteria will be assigned a value from the list below by the faculty reviewer:

• Excellent – roughly equivalent to an A (4.0) grade
• Good – roughly equivalent to a B (3.0) grade
• Adequate – roughly equivalent to a C (2.0) grade
• Weak – roughly equivalent to a D (1.0) grade
• None – used if evidence of criteria is not evident or applicable

The Art Education Admission Committee will use this information in making the final decision regarding whether an applicant will be accepted as a MAT Art candidate.