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Addressing Ecoanxiety Through The Lens Of Children’S Literature In The Elementary Art Classroom, Dara E. Andre
Addressing Ecoanxiety Through The Lens Of Children’S Literature In The Elementary Art Classroom, Dara E. Andre
Art and Design Theses
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the how as an art educator I can incorporate environmentalism into my art lessons without furthering ecoanxiety in my elementary classroom. Through looking into the many years of research behind the field of eco-art education I found that there were many teachers already finding ways to make their classrooms environmentally conscious. I chose to further explore this topic through the medium of illustrated children’s literature in an attempt to uncover new ways to address environmentalism in the classroom without causing further harm to student mental health. Through the process of writing and …
Design Thinking Process: Visual Art Curriculum Design Tool For Students With Severe And Multiple Disabilities, Kendall Le Siddiqui
Design Thinking Process: Visual Art Curriculum Design Tool For Students With Severe And Multiple Disabilities, Kendall Le Siddiqui
Art and Design Theses
All students enter the art room and deserve the opportunity to participate in learning about and creating art. Planning for students with severe and multiple disabilities can be difficult because there is a lack of training and exposure before becoming an art educator. The design thinking process centers the student in the art educator’s research and planning. The design thinking process as a curriculum tool could be a clear path for art educators to plan for success for this population of students.
Foundational Curriculum: Integrating Art, Literacy And Social Emotional Learning, Rosie Tempka
Foundational Curriculum: Integrating Art, Literacy And Social Emotional Learning, Rosie Tempka
Art and Design Theses
This research examined foundational educational components to create an art curriculum for early learners. The curriculum integrates art education, literacy, social justice, and social-emotional learning. Various studies support that these components enhance confidence, communication, social awareness, and interpersonal skills. International art education models were also explored to select key pieces of information that support the need for such a curriculum. The National Art Education Association standards, Georgia Performance Standards, and social-emotional learning program Second Step® standards influenced the learning objectives. This study cumulates in year-long curriculum map for kindergarten visual arts education, which seeks to integrate multiple facets for comprehensive …
Inclusive Art Education As A Tool For Art Museum Experiences, Sonja Fasen
Inclusive Art Education As A Tool For Art Museum Experiences, Sonja Fasen
Art and Design Theses
This Thesis looks at art education as a tool for meaningful art museum experiences. The study follows students on field trips at the High Art Museum as a process to develop a fully inclusive art educational program. The focus of the process of inclusivity evaluates the personal, socio-cultural, and physical aspects of the learning environment within the museum. The research questions that guide the study are 1) how the inclusive strategies I have found in my art classroom can be utilized to create an inclusive art museum setting, 2) how we can approach inclusive student learning an art museum environment, …
Home: A Process Based Visual Exploration Of The Sentiment Of Attachment, Demi G. Chandler
Home: A Process Based Visual Exploration Of The Sentiment Of Attachment, Demi G. Chandler
Art and Design Theses
This thesis is a studio-based inquiry in which I explored the theme of home by developing a process research through art creation. I created a series of five paintings using water-based media and water collected from each place that I associate with the sentiments of home. Through research of artists, development of a process, and reflection on the process and the artworks, I not only gained deeper insight into my personal sentiments of home, but also drew implications for my teaching.
Gaga! Interdisciplinary And Integrated Education: Geography, Art, And Global Awareness, Lieu Nguyen
Gaga! Interdisciplinary And Integrated Education: Geography, Art, And Global Awareness, Lieu Nguyen
Art and Design Theses
Based on my experience designing and implementing a team-taught course in Art and Geography, called GAGA, at a Charter high school in Atlanta, I conducted this action research in my classroom to solicit student feedback and assess effectiveness of interdisciplinary instruction in an integrated classroom. Results support the benefits of interdisciplinary education, and helped to reveal the strength and weaknesses of each project that my partner and I have created. I intend to continue polishing this course to provide an engaging learning experience for future students. I am eager to showcase the results of my research at future conferences.
Art Capstone Project: Creating A Rite Of Passage For Middle School Students, Jon-Erik Montgomery
Art Capstone Project: Creating A Rite Of Passage For Middle School Students, Jon-Erik Montgomery
Art and Design Theses
This paper explores various art education models and frameworks as resources informing the creation of an eighth grade project-based capstone unit. I reviewed literature and developed a wish list of desirable elements for implementing a series of lessons with a culminating project based final lesson. Based on my exploration, I incorporated elements from many of the models including choice-based art education and capstone projects. After creating the Capstone Unit, I reflected upon possible implications and offer suggestions for its future implementation in other art education environments.
A Case For Performance Art: An Artist/Educator Exploring Identity, Zully A. Conde
A Case For Performance Art: An Artist/Educator Exploring Identity, Zully A. Conde
Art and Design Theses
How can vulnerability and censorship culminate into a teaching philosophy in art education? In the following thesis, a studio exploration from photography into a performance piece documents how presence and vulnerability play roles in performing and defining identity.
Art Education In Finland And The United States: A Qualitative Inquiry Into Teacher Perceptions, Lauren E. Knight
Art Education In Finland And The United States: A Qualitative Inquiry Into Teacher Perceptions, Lauren E. Knight
Art and Design Theses
The purpose of this study was to gain insights into the educational system in Finland, where art seem to be valued, and America, where it seems to struggle. I first studied how policies that promote a business-like ideology and standardized testing in schools have impacted art education in the United States. Then I investigated Finland’s educational system, which does not rely on standardized testing to monitor student learning and teachers. During my research I noticed that Finland uses a noncompetitive approach to education, which I assumed was connected to the art Folk School that originated in Denmark and moved throughout …
A Catalyst Toward Caring: Middle School Art Lessons That Embrace The Value Of Compassion, Lauren Ashley Stovall
A Catalyst Toward Caring: Middle School Art Lessons That Embrace The Value Of Compassion, Lauren Ashley Stovall
Art and Design Theses
This study discusses the importance of theories of care that are especially relevant to students in middle school art classes. Middle school students are going through an increasing number of changes emotionally, mentally, and cognitively that can be explored through an art curriculum that teaches them the value of caring for themselves and others, while also meeting their developmental needs. In this thesis research, teaching strategies are discussed that will cultivate an environment of care in the middle school classroom. This information will be used in the construction of developmentally sequenced art lessons that put these caring attitudes, strategies, and …
Narratives Of Caring In The Elementary Art Room, Lauren Christine Phillips
Narratives Of Caring In The Elementary Art Room, Lauren Christine Phillips
Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Dissertations
Caring is an essential part of any classroom environment, but most investigations about caring in schools do not include the voices of art educators. How art teachers perceive and model caring has not been addressed in previous literature. Looking through a theoretical lens shaped by Dewey, Vygotsky, and feminist theory, specifically an ethic of care, this study examined three elementary art teachers' caring practices and beliefs. Narrative analysis was used to find connections and points of departure in the participants' stories of caring in their classrooms with existing literature. By sharing art teachers' stories of caring, the findings from this …
Photography: A Communication Tool, Holly B. Ballenger
Photography: A Communication Tool, Holly B. Ballenger
Art and Design Theses
There are limited resources available for art teachers wishing to implement a photography curriculum that focus on social justice. Since the camera is a highly effective communicative tool, students should be encouraged to vocalize their understanding of how to better society through visual images. This research highlights the significance of photography and its ability to change the manner in which people view the world. The culminating product of this research is a downloadable PDF that features both contemporary and historical artists and organizations that have used photography to express social justice. The aim of this research is to promote photography …
Embracing Identity And Narrative In Art For Self-Empowerment, Zalika Perkins
Embracing Identity And Narrative In Art For Self-Empowerment, Zalika Perkins
Art and Design Theses
This arts-based thesis will explore ethnic identity and narrative in symbolic self-portraiture as themes for a body of work. This paper will discuss how identity and narrative play an important role in the empowerment of the artist and viewer. It will also show how this can be incorporated into an art classroom engaged in multicultural learning and the study of visual culture to empower students and give them opportunities to narrate their life stories.
New Ways Of Seeing: Examining Musuem Accessibility For Visitors With Vision Impairments, Wendy M. Sbarra
New Ways Of Seeing: Examining Musuem Accessibility For Visitors With Vision Impairments, Wendy M. Sbarra
Art and Design Theses
While I have always loved to go to the art museum I have often found it difficult to convince friends and family to go with me. It seems to be a particularly daunting task for visitors with disabilities and specifically those with vision impairments. This study surveys the accessibility of the programming for visitors with visual impairments at 25 art museums in the United States of America and how they communicate that information to potential visitors. It highlights museums that go beyond what is required by the Americans with Disabilities Act and create programming that is enjoyable for all. This …
Esol Students In The Art Room: An Art Educator's Resource Guide, Amelia M. Netto
Esol Students In The Art Room: An Art Educator's Resource Guide, Amelia M. Netto
Art and Design Theses
The research conducted in this thesis is centered on the ESOL Hispanic student population, in the art classroom in Georgia. The information contained in this paper is meant to serve as a guide and resource for art educators with high populations of ESOL students in their classrooms. A review of current ESOL best practices in several content areas is included. Based on the research, guidelines and suggestions for accommodating these learners in the art room were developed, as well as a sample unit that includes three lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations and assessment rubrics.
Development Of An Art-Literature Curriculum For First Grade And Fourth Grade, Allison C. Elder Mrs.
Development Of An Art-Literature Curriculum For First Grade And Fourth Grade, Allison C. Elder Mrs.
Art and Design Theses
This study investigated using literature as an alternative means to teach the art curriculum. Three widely used integrated curriculum models (Reading Improvement Through Art, Learning Through the Arts, and Champions of Change) were studied and analyzed in search of the best features for art-literature integration. A new curriculum is developed for two different grades using the Fulton County Elementary Art Education Curriculum standards as the foundation. This study used picture books as the catalyst to create an art-literature curriculum.
Sustaining A Visual/Verbal Sketchbook Journal To Promote Creativity And The Emergence Of The Visual Voice Of The Artist, Ayana M. Weekes
Sustaining A Visual/Verbal Sketchbook Journal To Promote Creativity And The Emergence Of The Visual Voice Of The Artist, Ayana M. Weekes
Art and Design Theses
This arts-based study will discuss using a sketchbook journal to enhance creativity and promote the cultivation of the artist’s visual voice. The paper attempts to define creativity, as well as the usefulness of the sketchbook as a creative tool. The results of this study will demonstrate how the effectiveness of the sketchbook journal in the development of the artist can also transcend to usefulness when considering the sketchbook as a curriculum tool in elementary art education.
Teaching Boys More Effectively In The Art Classroom: A Personal Investigation, Jessica Y. Nicula
Teaching Boys More Effectively In The Art Classroom: A Personal Investigation, Jessica Y. Nicula
Art and Design Theses
In this thesis, I reflect upon an art educator’s experience teaching boys and developing an art curriculum with a boy focused framework. Two comprehensive units on monsters are included along with research on teaching boys and choice based practices in the art classroom. I also reflect on the creative process of lesson planning with the needs of male learners in mind.
A Study In Using Sketching Techniques To Develop Cohesive Narrative Art, Michelle Cleesattel
A Study In Using Sketching Techniques To Develop Cohesive Narrative Art, Michelle Cleesattel
Art and Design Theses
This is an arts-based research study on the effects of applying extensive and diverse sketching techniques to the development of a cohesive body of work, which reflects the significant and meaningful events of the artist-researcher’s life. The research techniques employed and studied consist of looking at historical exemplars, sketching, reflecting, critiquing, and revising. The results of the research were then reflected upon and applied to the field of art education in an attempt to discover the benefits for both teaching and learning in kindergarten through 12th grade curriculums.
Tenacious Threads: Crazy Quilts As An Expressive Medium For Making Art, Melissa Johns
Tenacious Threads: Crazy Quilts As An Expressive Medium For Making Art, Melissa Johns
Art and Design Theses
In this arts-based study, I will discuss using craft techniques such as crazy quilting in the creative process of making art. The paper describes the history of crazy quilts, a brief summary of artists who use quilts as a medium, and a description of how teaching craft-making skills in the classroom can encourage students to use them for art-making.
Hair Matters: African American Women And The Natural Hair Aesthetic, Brina Hargro
Hair Matters: African American Women And The Natural Hair Aesthetic, Brina Hargro
Art and Design Theses
This thesis addresses the negative cultural and social connotations of natural hair for African American women. This issue is examined throughout history from slavery to present day with a visual analysis of hair care advertisements. Presently, natural hair is gaining more positive implications; which can be affected by creating more positive images with natural hair. Using art as the vehicle for social change and using research to inform art has a positive impact on teaching and learning in the art classroom.
A Deconstruction Of Horror, Fear And Terror: Using Horror Films As Didactic Tools In Art Education, Alyssa L. Wessinger
A Deconstruction Of Horror, Fear And Terror: Using Horror Films As Didactic Tools In Art Education, Alyssa L. Wessinger
Art and Design Theses
This arts-based study discusses using the horror film and monsters as a means of exploring the personification of fear in contemporary society. The paper incorporates the viewing and dissection of horror films into an artistic process to explore fears in order to further artistic expression. It additionally shows how this process can be used in an art classroom within the context of contemporary art to empower students and facilitate art criticism discussions.
Changing The Traditional High School Photography Curriculum: Integrating Traditional And Digital Technologies, Julie A. Cooper
Changing The Traditional High School Photography Curriculum: Integrating Traditional And Digital Technologies, Julie A. Cooper
Art and Design Theses
This thesis presents a photography curriculum for a beginning high school level photography class. It is designed as a teaching guide to structure a photography class that incorporates both film photography and digital photographic technology. One of the biggest challenges for teachers of photography is how to structure a curriculum with a limited number of enlargers and space in the darkroom, while incorporating digital technology with limited computer access for students. The curriculum presented here includes three major parts: a traditional photographic film component, a digital photography component, and a concepts component where students will experiment with different photographic techniques …
Art For The Home-Schooled Student: A Document Analysis Of Art Curricula Commonly Used By Georgia Home-Schoolers, Audrey L. Albright
Art For The Home-Schooled Student: A Document Analysis Of Art Curricula Commonly Used By Georgia Home-Schoolers, Audrey L. Albright
Art and Design Theses
The purpose of this study was both to determine the most popular art curricula used by home-schooled students in Georgia and also to access whether or not these curricula align with State and National Standards for art education as well as current trends in the field. This research was approached from a document analysis standpoint and individual curriculum documents were examined and evaluated. Seven curricula/teaching resources were identified as the most popular in the state of Georgia and these were evaluated individually to identify themes, which were then compared to themes present in the National and State Standards for art …
An Auto-Ethnographic Study Of A Novice Itinerant Art Teacher, Kimberly A. Muhlheim
An Auto-Ethnographic Study Of A Novice Itinerant Art Teacher, Kimberly A. Muhlheim
Art and Design Theses
This study is an auto-ethnographic examination of reflections of a novice itinerant art teacher. The teacher taught at four schools within her first two years of teaching. Reflections of her first two years are recorded, then analyzed, and suggestions for other novice itinerant teachers are provided
My Experiences Of Integrating A Cross-Cultural Curriculum With Latino Students In An Art Education Classroom, Stephanie Davis Weiner
My Experiences Of Integrating A Cross-Cultural Curriculum With Latino Students In An Art Education Classroom, Stephanie Davis Weiner
Art and Design Theses
An approach to teaching art using a cross-cultural curriculum to create enthusiasm amongst Latino students and myself was the basis for my research. I collected my data using auto-ethnographical recordings and documenting my results in a pre-evaluation in December 2009, and an implementation of the study in January and February of 2010, with third grade students in a public school in Metro Atlanta. After the pre-evaluation I decided to use a more cross-cultural and tactile approach. I first implemented a lesson based on the Maori of New Zealand. I furthered my research by implementing a second lesson based on Chinese …
Art Teacher Preparation For Teaching In An Inclusive Classroom: A Content Analysis Of Pre-Service Programs And A Proposed Curriculum, Lauren Jane Reavis
Art Teacher Preparation For Teaching In An Inclusive Classroom: A Content Analysis Of Pre-Service Programs And A Proposed Curriculum, Lauren Jane Reavis
Art and Design Theses
Based on my experience and the available literature I believe that many art teachers perceive that they are unprepared to adequately teach special needs students in their art classrooms. The review of literature supports the visual arts for individuals with disabilities. The inclusion movement in schools increases the likelihood that a teacher will have students with disabilities in their art classroom. It is suggested that art educators would benefit from at least one course in their pre-service training that specifically addresses art education for students with special needs. This content analysis of pre-service art education programs reveals that 5 of …
Classroom Strategies And Techniques From The Experiences Of Veteran Art Educators, John Paul Wood
Classroom Strategies And Techniques From The Experiences Of Veteran Art Educators, John Paul Wood
Art and Design Theses
CLASSROOM STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FROM THE EXPERIENCES OF VETERAN ART EDUCATORS by JOHN PAUL WOOD JR. Under the Direction of Dr. Melody Milbrandt ABSTRACT This educational case study on classroom management was conducted through questionnaire format by way of email and mail correspondence with art teachers working in a south metro Atlanta area school system in February of 2008. It was conducted to gain data on classroom management techniques and strategies from veteran art educators. The data I analyzed provided commonalities in methods, strengths and weaknesses, and techniques used that could potentially assist novice art teachers in areas of managing …
Interactive Whiteboard Technology Within The Kindergarten Visual Arts Classroom, Tracy V. Kuzminsky
Interactive Whiteboard Technology Within The Kindergarten Visual Arts Classroom, Tracy V. Kuzminsky
Art and Design Theses
The purpose of this document is to design and record a Kindergarten visual arts unit using the Activboard to determine how student achievement, motivation, and interest are impacted. Methods of data collection include both observational recording and student interviews. The Activboard facilitates a highly interactive study of the art curriculum and data collected throughout the unit indicates a positive impact on student achievement, motivation, and interest.
Pre-Service Art Teachers And The Use Of Feminist Curriculum And Pedagogy In The Art Classroom, Sahirah Fatin Wade Bussey
Pre-Service Art Teachers And The Use Of Feminist Curriculum And Pedagogy In The Art Classroom, Sahirah Fatin Wade Bussey
Art and Design Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine answers to several research questions: 1.) What do pre-service teachers know about feminist pedagogy or teaching in ways that are culturally responsive? 2.) In what ways are pre-service teachers prepared to use feminist pedagogy? 3.) How is a lesson constructed utilizing a feminist curriculum? All participating pre-service Art Education students completed a Survey of Art History, a questionnaire of their background in Art History, a questionnaire on their ideas of feminist pedagogy, and completed a group brainstorming of lesson plans. Data was analyzed from student responses. Results support the need for teaching …