Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Education] From Eastern Washington University

The completion of either the elementary or secondary majors leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Education include the art endorsement as required by the Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction for certification. It is imperative that students majoring in this area seek additional advising from the certification and professional admissions offices in the Department of Education.

Student Learning Outcomes

• have the basic knowledge, skills and understanding of art?s role and function in our daily lives, schools, society, and culture;
• have the basic knowledge, skills and understanding to look at, discuss, write about and interpret artworks and become aware of integrated learning opportunities for art in educational settings;
• have the basic knowledge, skills and understanding in contemporary issues and trends in art education and in the role and value of art education for elementary students and in teaching practice;
• have basic knowledge, skills, and understanding of methods and strategies for teaching meaningful art lessons to K?8 students, exploring the values and possibilities in art-making activities;
• demonstrate basic studio competencies using a variety of art materials, methods, styles and techniques appropriate to K?8 education;
• have basic knowledge, skills, and understanding of the community resources available to enhance the integration of art making, art criticism, aesthetics and art history in educational settings;
• understand, develop, demonstrate and practice knowledge of the theoryand practice of Art Education for secondary level students;
• understand, develop, demonstrate and practice appropriate curriculum and teaching methods for studio and for art history, criticism and aesthetics;
• understand, develop, demonstrate and practice appropriate professionaldispositions, art content and art knowledge for successful teaching;
• develop, demonstrate and practice understanding and knowledge throughdiscussing the philosophical and historical foundations of Art Education, and be able to articulate and discuss art within our own culture and the art of other cultures;
• understand, develop, demonstrate and practice skill in the use of computers for curriculum development, instruction, as an art media, and for classroom management;
• understand, develop, demonstrate and practice an understanding of the community resources available to enhance the integration of art making, art criticism, aesthetics and art history in secondary educational settings.