Arts Education 30

Create. Explore. Reflect. Share.

Welcome to Arts Education 30

This course is about creating, exploring, and understanding art through your own experiences and ideas.

You will not all be doing the same project at the same time. Instead, you will:

Create artwork in different ways

Try new techniques and take creative risks
Reflect on your work and improve it
Build a personal portfolio

This course is about your growth as an artist and thinker, not just finished products.

How This Course Works

You will work through a set of “I can” statements that describe what you are learning.

Instead of completing one assignment at a time, you will:

Choose what to work on
Create work that shows your learning
Collect evidence of your progress
Reflect on your growth

You will keep track of your learning using a student tracker and build a portfolio over time.

What You Will Do

Create

Come up with your own ideas
Experiment with materials and techniques
Develop original work

Talk about your ideas in the announcements
Present your work
Talk about other people's ideas

Connect

Explore art in your community
Learn how art connects to real life
Respond to issues and ideas

Reflect & Grow

Think about your work
Use feedback
Improve over time

Show Your Learning

You can show your learning in different ways. You are not limited to one format.

Examples include:

Photos of artwork
Videos explaining your process
Sketchbook pages
Written reflections
Performances or presentations
Digital creations

What matters is that your work clearly shows your learning.

How You Are Assessed

Your work is assessed based on your growth and effort over time.

You will be assessed on:

Your ideas and creativity
Your willingness to try new things
Your ability to reflect and improve
The quality and completeness of your work

You will use a rubric to understand your progress from:

Beginning
Approaching
Meeting
Exceeding

Portfolio

Throughout the course, you will build a portfolio of your work.

Your portfolio will include:

Your best pieces
Evidence of your learning
Reflections on your growth

At the end of the course, your portfolio will show your development as an artist.

This is your course.
Your ideas, your voice, your growth.