0085. Art in Elementary and Secondary Education (4 s.h.) F S.

Prerequisite: Art Education 0110, Praxis I tests and minimum 2.8 GPA.

An examination of methods, materials, and current research as it relates to teaching art at elementary and secondary levels.

Note: One day per week internship is required of each student. Application must be submitted during pre-registration the semester prior to taking the course.

0110. Science and Art of Teaching (4 s.h.) S.

Prerequisite: English C050/R050/C051, Psychology C060 or equivalent, and minimum 2.8 GPA.

Various theories as a framework for considering the science and art of teaching with emphasis on classroom-based research. Accompanied by a practicum in which students observe teacher behavior in schools and tutor students.

Note: Students must obtain a B- or better for admission into the certification program.20 hours field observation required.

0187. Student Teaching (12 s.h.) F S.

Prerequisite: All required Education and Art Education courses and minimum 3.0 GPA.

Students assume responsibility for direction of classes and lesson planning in both elementary and secondary schools. The practical experience is enriched through seminar discussions focusing on the enterprise of teaching.

Note: Application must be submitted during pre-registration the semester prior to taking the course.

0251. Interdisciplinary Seminar in Community Arts (3 s.h.) F.

Prerequisite: Pre-requisite for Art Ed. 351. Field Internship in Community Arts.

Community Arts brings artists together with people of a community of location, spirit, or tradition, to create art that is based in the life of that community. This course introduces students to the field of Community Arts: its history and theory, and the issues of race, class, and aesthetics encountered in Community Arts projects in Philadelphia through field trips and guest speakers, and will orient to and re-discover their own communities of origin in relation to Community Arts. The course will prepare students to become involved in the field internships in Community Arts that are being offered through Tyler/Temple's Community Arts Program. Pre-requisite for Art Ed. 351, Field Internship in Community Arts.

0305. Arts & Learning in the Elementary School (3 s.h.) F S SS.

This course forms a foundation for using the arts as active processes for learning, for those who will be teaching at the K-8 level. Through a series of hands-on workshops in media including theater, dance, music and visual arts. The course offers experiential and theoretical tools for understanding processes of creativity in the arts and education. Parallel with the in-class arts workshops, students will gain skills in designing curricula which integrate arts and academic content areas.

0351. Topics: Field Internship in Community Arts (3 s.h.) S.

Prerequisite: Pre-requisite: Art Education 251, Interdisciplinary Seminar in Community Arts.

In this course students will work with an artist in a particular Philadelphia community to develop and implement a community-based arts project in media including visual arts and performance. Students will gain skills in community arts processes including project design, local research, teaching, and design/performance/installation of arts projects. The course is grounded in community arts theory, growing out of the fields of public art and performance studies.