Minor in Art and Design Education

Course Description: Art and Design educators make a huge impact on students of all ages. The arts are often what keep K- 12 students engaged in learning, whether it is taught as a discrete subject or integrated into other subjects. Art and design education can help adult learners develop new skills and stay connected to their communities. In this introductory course, you will gain a historical overview of education and art/design development theories and philosophies while exploring models of art and design education such as student-centered, discipline-based, standards-based, and arts integration. You will observe local elementary, middle, high school and community classrooms to understand how all this theory plays out in practice. You will also learn to write your own lesson plans for a K-12, community or adult audiences and practice teaching to your peers in the class. This is your chance to begin to transform art and design education systems to be more diverse, equitable and inclusive. Required for ACT and ADED Minors

Course Description: How do artists and designers engage communities and the public in their work? What does it mean to work within a community as a collective, as opposed to publicly presenting work as a solo artist or designer? In this contemporary art history course, you will explore the aesthetic, historical and socio-cultural aspects of community arts and socially engaged art through lectures, videos, readings, reflections and discussions. We will uncover the relationship artists/designers have with building communities and creating localized cultures, and how specific Los Angeles communities have used art as a means to occupy political territories over time. We will meet with contemporary artists, designers and local non-profit arts organizations, museums and public sites to engage in current social practice work in the field and to learn how they create cultural agency and cultivate a rich sense of place. Lastly, you will learn how to develop and write your own proposal for working with local communities to create positive change through socially engaged art. Required for Community Arts Engagement and Art and Design Education minors.

Course Description: Building on Teaching for Learning I, this course provides further development of your knowledge and skills as future art and design educators. Through readings, reflections, and discussions you will synthesize education theories and philosophies emphasizing aesthetic development in youth and adults, museum and community settings, public practices, critical pedagogy, classroom management, English Language Learners, Special Education, and best practices such as trauma informed teaching, culturally responsive teaching, and anti-racist / anti-biased practices. You will build your own curricula, write lesson plans, and hone your teaching skills by collaborating with a local art/design educator to teach a lesson to their students = while being videotaped for your portfolio. This is your chance to refine your pedagogy (teaching practice) and update your teaching philosophy and portfolio in preparation for a career as a credentialed art teacher or a community-based teaching artist/designer. Required for Art and Design Education, Teacher Credential Preparation and Community Arts Engagement minors. Prerequisite: LIBS311/314 Teaching for Learning I.

Course Description: In this Blended Course, students will synthesize and analyze the connections between history and theory of art and design education and community engagement and the realities of what happens in the classroom, studio and/or community setting. Students will do so by participating in a 10 week internship assisting with a K-12 school, museum education department, cultural organization, or a socially engaged artist /designer of their choice. This field experience along with readings, videos and discussions provide the opportunity to expand and reflect on one’s understanding of education theory and community engagement, all of which culminates in the development of a professional online teaching portfolio. Required for ADED minor students. Pre-requisites SSCI210/214 Community Arts in LA and LIBS311/314 Teaching for Learning I, or ADED Minor Area Head's permission.

Course Description: A limited choice of Studio and LAS courses will count as Art and Design Education Electives as determined by the Interdisciplinary Studies Director in collaboration with each Academic Department. Examples include ADED300 Special Topics like Art Therapy and Teaching and Learning for Neurodiversity, CAIL301 Creative Action Studio (if taken a second time), SSCI211 Child Psychology, and studio classes outside of one's major or area of emphasis that expand their art and design making skills.