Art Education
The B.S. program in Art Education provides dynamic, hands-on, career preparations for those interested in teaching art in schools and community settings with licensure and non-licensure options.
Art Education, B.S.
The B.S. program in Art Education provides you with dynamic, hands-on, career preparations to teach art with licensure and non-licensure options. The program offers you a wealth of opportunities to learn how to teach art in schools and community settings. You will work closely with art education faculty, mentoring teachers, and K-12 students. The Art Education curriculum is rich with studio art courses and creative opportunities to prepare you as a teaching-artist. You will become knowledgeable of diverse art media techniques and processes, art history, and art inquiry methods necessary to teach students and guide your own creative practices.
All students pursuing a major in Art Education are required to complete the General Education requirements as specified by the department. Students should consult with their advisors each semester to plan their course schedules.
News Briefs
Art Education student receives Tennessee Art Education Association's Higher Education Student Achievement award
Art Education major Paige Brenner accomplished outstanding achievements throughout her studies at 澳门六合彩规律论坛. In 2023, she received the Tennessee Art Education Association's (TAEA's) Higher Education Student Achievement Award for her role as an innovative leader. TAEA recognized her ability to inspire K-12 students, peers, and practicing educators through exemplary teaching, scholarship, and service.
During her studies, Brenner created a multimedia tunnel book artwork in collaboration with Dr. Debrah Sickler-Voigt that was featured on the cover of STEAM Teaching and Learning Through the Arts and Design, published by Routledge in 2023. Their creative collaboration aimed to acquire new STEAM skills for the classroom. She co-presented her experiences developing the tunnel book at the TAEA Conference in Memphis.
Recently graduated, Brenner is eager to teach the many skills she learned at 澳门六合彩规律论坛 in her new position as a certified elementary art teacher in Wilson County Schools.
Art Education program collaborates with students, teachers from Tennessee School for the Blind
In 2023, 澳门六合彩规律论坛's Art Education program collaborated with students and teachers from the Tennessee School for the Blind (TSB) to develop a multimedia stop-motion animation titled The Campfire Dance. Working closely with the Art Education majors and their teachers, TSB's K-12 students learned how to create The Campfire Dance's original set, music, characters, audio, and story. To add humor to their animation, the children used their guide canes to give the impression of roasting marshmallows at a campfire. Instructing the students, 澳门六合彩规律论坛's art education majors became skillful in making student accommodations that included using multi-sensory resources and providing guided practice so that the students could achieve their project's collaborative goals.
The Art Education Majors' teaching was recognized through an honorable mention awarded to the students for their animation by the International Children's Exhibition of Fine Arts Lidice (ICEFA Lidice) using, a UNESCO partner. Watch The Campfire Dance here:
News Briefs
Art Education student receives Tennessee Art Education Association's Higher Education Student Achievement award
Art Education major Paige Brenner accomplished outstanding achievements throughout her studies at 澳门六合彩规律论坛. In 2023, she received the Tennessee Art Education Association's (TAEA's) Higher Education Student Achievement Award for her role as an innovative leader. TAEA recognized her ability to inspire K-12 students, peers, and practicing educators through exemplary teaching, scholarship, and service.
During her studies, Brenner created a multimedia tunnel book artwork in collaboration with Dr. Debrah Sickler-Voigt that was featured on the cover of STEAM Teaching and Learning Through the Arts and Design, published by Routledge in 2023. Their creative collaboration aimed to acquire new STEAM skills for the classroom. She co-presented her experiences developing the tunnel book at the TAEA Conference in Memphis.
Recently graduated, Brenner is eager to teach the many skills she learned at 澳门六合彩规律论坛 in her new position as a certified elementary art teacher in Wilson County Schools.
Art Education program collaborates with students, teachers from Tennessee School for the Blind
In 2023, 澳门六合彩规律论坛's Art Education program collaborated with students and teachers from the Tennessee School for the Blind (TSB) to develop a multimedia stop-motion animation titled The Campfire Dance. Working closely with the Art Education majors and their teachers, TSB's K-12 students learned how to create The Campfire Dance's original set, music, characters, audio, and story. To add humor to their animation, the children used their guide canes to give the impression of roasting marshmallows at a campfire. Instructing the students, 澳门六合彩规律论坛's art education majors became skillful in making student accommodations that included using multi-sensory resources and providing guided practice so that the students could achieve their project's collaborative goals.
The Art Education Majors' teaching was recognized through an honorable mention awarded to the students for their animation by the International Children's Exhibition of Fine Arts Lidice (ICEFA Lidice) using, a UNESCO partner. Watch The Campfire Dance here:
澳门六合彩规律论坛 Art Education graduates are highly successful in the job market. Their employment as professional art educators includes working in public and private PreK鈥�12 schools, museums, community art organizations, and after-school programs. Some pursue specializations in museum education, arts administration, and artist-in-residency programs. Graduates work in middle Tennessee, nationally, and internationally. Those who pursue advanced degrees can become qualified to work as lead art educators, arts administrators, professors, teaching artists, and consultants.
Welcome to Art Education! 澳门六合彩规律论坛鈥檚 Art Education degree has an excellent reputation because it prepares students with real-world teaching, learning, and creative opportunities.
As an Art Education major, you will be offered extensive teaching experiences in school and community settings. You will create studio art projects in a range of media, develop meaningful lesson plans, and study original works of art.
These combined experiences give you the professional skills needed for successful employment as an art educator. You work closely with Art Education faculty who are experts in the field and take pride in mentoring students throughout their studies and into their careers. Ultimately, as an Art Education major you will learn what it means to be a skillful teaching artist qualified to lead in today鈥檚 school and community settings.
Professional Licensure Disclosure
澳门六合彩规律论坛 discloses that the Bachelor of Science (BS) in Art Education is a teacher licensure preparation program accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and approved by the Tennessee Department of Education. Admission to an undergraduate teacher licensure preparation program does not guarantee that students will obtain a teacher license. Successful program completion meets the educational requirements to apply for a practitioner teacher licensure in Tennessee.
The BS Art Education disclosure provided on 澳门六合彩规律论坛鈥檚 indicates the states and territories where 澳门六合彩规律论坛 has determined, through reasonable and good faith effort, that the program does or does not meet the educational requirements for other US states and territories. Licensing authorities for each state set and enforce their own requirements and standards, which are subject to change. Current and prospective students not located in Tennessee or who plan to seek licensure or certification outside the state of Tennessee should contact the appropriate state licensing agency or board and discuss their plans with an advisor and the 澳门六合彩规律论坛 before enrolling in the program to ensure they have the most up-to-date information and guidance regarding licensure requirements.
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