Using Visual Arts to Enhance Development

Description:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to help children meet academic and physical development goals through incorporation of visual arts activities into classroom curriculum.

Objectives:

RECALL developmental skills enhanced through participation in visual arts activities.

IDENTIFY age-appropriate visual arts activities that enhance skill development.

RECALL considerations associated with teaching visual arts activities to children with special needs.

IDENTIFY general ways to incorporate visual arts into classroom activities.

RECALL effective questioning strategies used when teaching visual arts.

RECALL how technology involving visual arts can be used to teach developmental skills.

IDENTIFY potential hazards in art classrooms.