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AETE201 Art & Human Development 3 cr.
An exploration of the cognitive and psycho-social development of learners through psychological, sociological, and anthropological theories. Theories of development and the nature of art-making are the focus of the course.
Lecture/Seminar
Departmental Required, All College Elective
Fall/Spring
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AETE208 Seminar I: Contemporary Teaching Practices 3 cr.
Seminar I and Seminar II run in tandem to provide a sophomore-level introduction to teaching and contemporary art. In Seminar I, visits to a variety of educational settings (including public schools, after-school programs, alternative programs, art spaces, and community centers) introduce students to teaching contexts. The course begins to prepare students for their responsibilities as teachers.
Co-requisites: Seminar II: Contemporary Art Practices
Lecture/Seminar
Departmental Requirement
Fall & Spring
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AETE209 Seminar II: Contemporary Art Practices 3 cr.
Seminar I and Seminar II run in tandem to provide a sophomore-level introduction to teaching and contemporary art. In Seminar II, visits to a variety of art settings (including museums, galleries, and artists’ studios) introduce students to contexts where art is made and produced, exhibited, and experienced. The course begins to prepare students to be socially responsible artist/educators.
Co-requisites: Seminar I: Contemporary Teaching Practices
Lecture/Seminar
Departmental Requirement
Fall & Spring
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AETE221 Interdisciplinary Studio I 3 cr.
The Interdisciplinary Studio in Art Education is the major studio course in the department. This
sequence of courses combine focused studio practice with critical research from life
experience as learners, as teachers, and as artists. Substantive interdisciplinary projects
allow students to experiment with and refine their personal artistic disciplines. Art
Education majors complete the Interdisciplinary Studio sequence by taking the course at each
level (200, 300, 400) before enrolling in Capstone and Artist Teacher Studio. The number
of Interdisciplinary Studios required is determined by the student’s track in the
department.
Hybrid Studio Critique
Department Requirement
Fall and Spring
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AETE300 Seminar III: Issues and the Individual Learner 3 cr.
An opportunity for students to explore skillful communication, particularly as it relates to expectations, beliefs, relationships, and management with children and youth. Also, an examination of contemporary readings and models that link diversity and art education. Fieldwork with a variety of learners is a significant component of the course.
Prerequisites: AETE201, AETE208, AETE209
Lecture/Seminar
Departmental Requirement
Fall/Spring
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AETE307 Saturday Studios Prepracticum I 3 cr.
An intensive study of a variety of teaching models and their respective planning strategies. Reading and discussions will address writing lesson plans, conducting instructional sessions, and assessing student learning. Students make direct field observations in schools, community settings, and museums. Students will also be required to serve as research and teaching assistants to the Saturday Studios’ teachers on at least three Saturday mornings.
Prerequisites: AETE201, AETE208, AETE209
Lecture/Seminar
Departmental Requirement
Fall/Spring
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AETE322 Interdisciplinary Studio II 3 cr.
The Interdisciplinary Studio in Art Education is the major studio course in the department. This
sequence of courses combine focused studio practice with critical research from life
experience as learners, as teachers, and as artists. Substantive interdisciplinary projects
allow students to experiment with and refine their personal artistic disciplines. Art
Education majors complete the Interdisciplinary Studio sequence by taking the course at each
level (200, 300, 400) before enrolling in Capstone and Artist Teacher Studio. The number
of Interdisciplinary Studios required is determined by the student’s track in the
department.
Prerequisites: AETE-221
Hybrid Studio Critique
Department Requirement
Fall and Spring
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AETE400 Saturday Studios Prepracticum II 3 cr.
A teaching experience to practice theories and models of teaching in the context of the Saturday Studios setting. Through readings, class discussions, and coaching sessions, students analyze communication skills and motivational techniques to inform their practice. Students reflect upon all aspects of their teaching and set goals to address challenges they encounter.
Prerequisites: AETE307
Lecture/Seminar
Departmental Requirement
Fall/Spring
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AETE404 Seminar IV: Creating Community 3 cr.
An examination of a variety of community arts programs in order to understand how artists and arts administrators approach the design and implementation of art education programs in community settings. Students will design and implement a community art project as part of the course.
Prerequisites: Take AETE-307 or permission of instructor.
Lecture/Seminar
Departmental Requirement
Fall
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AETE407 Student Teaching Practicum 6 cr.
Students are placed for their practicum in area schools for either Pre-K - 8 or 5-12 licensure. They work closely with cooperating teachers
designing, teaching, and evaluating lessons relating to the school curriculum. They are supervised by Mass Art faculty and attend a
weekly seminar on issues related to their teaching experience. They compile a teaching portfolio and hang an exhibition of their students’ work.
Prerequisites: AETE400, AETE412 or AETE 404
Practicum/Mix
Departmental Requirement
Fall/Spring
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AETE408 Seminar V: Designing Curriculum in the Visual Arts 3 cr.
An exploration of the philosophical, socio-cultural, and personal issues that shape teaching practices. Through readings and critical analysis of existing models, students design individual solutions to curriculum problems in the visual arts. (This course is usually taken concurrently with the Student Teaching Practicum or the Community or Museum Internship.)
Prerequisites: AETE400
Lecture/Seminar
Departmental Requirement
Fall/Spring
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AETE411 Museum/Community Internship 3 cr.
Provides a field-based setting for Museum and Community Education students. Students work with museum or community professionals and a college supervisor to build skills and insights that will advance their knowledge of the museum or community education profession.
Prerequisites: AETE404 or AETE412
Practicum/Mix
Departmental Requirement
Fall/Spring
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AETE412 Seminar VI: Exhibitions: Concept, Context, and Audience 3 cr.
This course explores the role and responsibilities of museums and galleries in presenting objects to the public. Coursework examines the history of museums and the rise of art collections for public viewing. Students work on a group project in which they develop an exhibition. In addition to creating artwork for the show, the students focus on curating, installing and developing educational materials for the public. The class examines the Looking to Learn gallery education program at MassArt and visits Boston area galleries and museums as part of the course work.
Prerequisites: AETE301 or AETE406, AETE307
Lecture/Seminar
Departmental Requirement
Spring
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AETE424 Interdisciplinary Studio III 3 cr.
The Interdisciplinary Studio in Art Education is the major studio course in the department. This
sequence of courses combine focused studio practice with critical research from life
experience as learners, as teachers, and as artists. Substantive interdisciplinary projects
allow students to experiment with and refine their personal artistic disciplines. Art
Education majors complete the Interdisciplinary Studio sequence by taking the course at each
level (200, 300, 400) before enrolling in Capstone and Artist Teacher Studio. The number
of Interdisciplinary Studios required is determined by the student’s track in the
department.
Prerequisites: AETE-322
Hybrid Studio Critique
Department Requirement
Fall and Spring
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AETE425 Capstone Studio 3 cr.
Capstone Studio provides an opportunity for reflection on, refinement, and presentation of
prior learning in the program; a search for lasting connections between creating and
teaching. Students consider contemporary pedagogical concepts in direct relation to how
artists experience making, viewing, and learning. This course further supports teachers in using
their own art-making, personal sources of inspiration, and reactions to works of art in
teaching. As students move through the Interdisciplinary Studio sequence, this course
emphasizes focus on a cumulative artistic identity.
Prerequisites: AETE-322 or permission of instuctor
Hybrid Studio Critique
Department Requirement
Fall and Spring
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AETE426 Artist Teacher Studio 3 cr.
Artist Teacher Studio is designed to help teaching interns navigate the balance between
being an artist while being a teacher. Students collaborate to find ways to maintain their own
art practice, to bring the works and practices of contemporary art into teaching, to create and
participate in communities of support, and to use art and teaching engagement as foundations for
research.[Formerly known as Portfolio:Artist/Teacher Seminar]
Prerequisites: AETE-400 and AETE-425
Hybrid Studio Critique
Department Requirement
Fall and Spring
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AETE444 Concepts & Processes for Classrooms 3cr
An intensive, condensed examination of the traditional and new media of visual artists as used in elementary, middle, and high school educational settings. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of materials and processes to the images and ideas they convey, as well as the practical concerns of organization, age-appropriateness, special adaptations and efficient routines. Each student will engage in research and an in-depth exploration of a concept/process. Special consideration given to substantive, appropriate, and respectful content in Pre-K - 12 classrooms.
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AETE522 Student Teaching Practicum II 3cr
As part of the final semester, students will focus on the practice of teaching as a student teacher intern at a school site under the guidance of a certified teacher called the supervising practitioner. A MassArt instructor will teach the seminar class at MassArt and also serve as the program supervisor by observing the student teacher intern at the school location at least four or more times throughout the semester.
Students in the practicum are required to complete the following based on the appropriate standards for course grading at MassArt and for the MA Department of Education Practicum Form and Preservice Performance Assessment documenting
their summative assessment by using sources of evidence, as designated in the DOE Guidelines of August 2004. The student teacher intern is expected to complete approximately a twelve week practicum at the school site. It is expected that
the student teacher intern will meet the guidelines as outlined in the Student Teaching Internship Practicum Handbook.
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AETE541 Issues and The Individual Learner 3cr
An opportunity for students to explore skillful communication, particularly as it relates to expectations, beliefs, relationships, and management with children and youth. Also, an examination of contemporary readings and modelsthat link diversity and art education. Fieldwork with a variety of learners Pre-K to 12th grade is a significant component of the course. [Formerly titled Seminar III:Issues&Ind. Learn]
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AETE542 Saturday Studios Pre-Practicum I 3cr
An intensive study of a variety of teaching models and their respective planning strategies. Reading and discussions will address writing lesson plans, conducting instructional sessions, and assessing student learning at all ages. Students make direct field observations in schools, community settings, and museums. Students will also be required to serve at least three Saturday mornings as research and teaching assistants to the Saturday Studios teachers who provide instruction for 3rd to 12th grade students.
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AETE543 Saturday Studios Pre-Practicum II 3cr
A teaching experience to practice theories and models of teaching in the context of the Saturday Studios setting. Through readings, class discussions, and coaching sessions, students analyze communication skills and motivational techniques to inform their practice. Students reflect upon all aspects of their teaching and set goals to address challenges they encounter in
the Saturday Studios classes for 4th to 12th graders.
Prerequisites: AETE542
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AETE545 Designing Curriculum 3cr
An exploration of the philosophical, sociocultural, and personal issues that shape long-term art curriculum development for a
course, year, or program in PK-12 settings. Through readings and critical analysis of existing models, students design individual solutions to curriculum problems in the visual arts. [Formerly Titled Seminar V:Curriculum]
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AETE546 Student Teaching Practicum 6cr
As part of the final semester, students will focus on the practice of teaching as a student teacher intern at a school site under the guidance of a certified teacher called the supervising practitioner. A MassArt instructor will teach the seminar class at MassArt and also serve as the program supervisor by observing the student teacher intern at the school location at
least four or more times throughout the semester.
Students in the practicum are required to complete the following based on the appropriate standards for course grading at MassArt and for the MA Department of Education Practicum Form and Preservice Performance Assessment documenting
their summative assessment by using sources of evidence, as designated in the DOE Guidelines of
August 2004. The student teacher intern is expected to complete approximately a twelve week practicum at the school site. It is expected that the student teacher intern will meet the guidelines as outlined in the Student TeachingInternship Practicum Handbook.
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AETE549 Artist Teacher Studio 3cr
Artist Teacher Studio is designed to help teaching interns navigate the balance between being an artist while being a teacher. Students collaborate to find ways to maintain their own art practice, to bring the works and practices of contemporary art into teaching, to create and participate in communities of support, and to use art and teaching engagement as foundations for research. [Formerly known as Portfolio: Artist/Teacher Seminar]
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AETE640 Art and Human Development 3cr
An exploration of cognitive and psychosocial development of learners from birth through the lifespan, considering psychological, sociological, and anthropological theories. Theories of development and the nature of art-making are the focus of the course.
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AETE644 Concepts and Processes 3cr
An intensive, condensed examination of the traditional and new media of visual artists as used in elementary, middle, high school, and other educational settings. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of materials and processes to
the images and ideas they convey, as well as the practical concerns of organization, age-appropriateness, special adaptations, and efficient routines. Each student engages in research and an in-depth exploration of a concept/process. Special consideration is given to substantive, appropriate, and respectful content in Pre-K to 12 classrooms.
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AETE647 Studio Investigations 3cr
This intensive visual arts studio course is meant to connect and expand candidates’ engagement with their own studio practice and includes review and benchmark. Participation in outside lectures and related readings is required. Qualifying outcome:
Successful benchmark for a body of work, plan for moving forward, and completion of other course requirements.
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AETE648 Teaching in New Media 3cr
Through project-based inquiry, this course addresses issues of teaching art in new media. Students evaluate the roles of new media technology for existing PK-12th grade art curricula and develop projects that support the art making experience. The course emphasizes building inventive, interdisciplinary curriculum for teaching art. Most classes are structured as a combination of lectures, conversations, visits to maker labs, research, and studio time. The final project for the class is the development of an interdisciplinary lesson plan/unit with supporting materials.
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AETE650 Foundations and Research in Artist Contexts 6cr
This course establishes a foundation in artist, researcher, and teacher contexts and settings and in research practices. Students are introduced to two overlapping areas of content: (1) historical development and contemporary contexts of art
education in the USA, and (2) diverse paradigms of research in the field of visual arts education, with emphasis on those appropriate to research questions for investigation of individuals’ practices in PK-16 art education
contexts. Through readings, discussions, presentations, and individual and collaborative projects, students determine a research direction and develop a proposal as a foundation for their MEd research in the remaining terms of the
program. Participation in outside lectures and related readings is required. Qualifying outcome: Research proposal and completion of other course requirements.
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AETE652 Social and Cultural Contexts for Art Education 3cr
This course explores characteristics of diverse learners, cultures, and issues of social justice
in art and educational contexts through readings, discussions, and projects. Qualifying outcome: Completion of course requirements.
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AETE654 Problems in Aesthetics 3cr
This course investigates historical and contemporary theories and philosophies of western art in the context of a global society through readings, discussions, and projects. Qualifying outcome: Completion of course requirements.
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AETE656 Research Investigations I 3cr
This course supports students in learning research design and data collection around a practical question of professional interest and importance to art and teaching at PK-16 levels. Qualifying outcome: Data collection, research plan revised, and other course requirements completed.
Prerequisites: AETE650
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AETE658 Research Investigations II 3cr
This course supports students in developing greater validity in research outcomes around a practical question of professional interest and importance to art and teaching at PK-16 levels. Students refine research methods and data analysis and begin exploring journals in which to publish their work. Qualifying outcome: Research process presentation, plan and completion of other course requirements.
Prerequisites: AETE656
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AETE747 Studio Investigations II 6cr
This intensive visual arts studio course includes final review and benchmark of a body of artwork. Participation in outside lectures and related readings is required. Qualifying outcome: Successful benchmark of a body of artwork and completion of other course requirements.
Prerequisites: AETE647
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AETE750 Final Projects in Research and Contexts 3cr
Students write and submit an article to submit for publication that aligns with the style format of a specific journal they select. The article is based on research they conducted during the program at PK - 16 art-teaching sites. Participation in outside lectures and related readings is required. Qualifying outcome: Article submitted for publication and suitable for research presentation, completion of other course requirements.
Prerequisites: AETE656
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