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MISSION
The undergraduate program in Art Education at JMU prepares certified K-12 art educators dedicated to excellence in art teaching and learning. The art education program includes strong content preparation for teaching comprehensive and sequential art lessons including: art production, art history, art criticism, aesthetics and visual culture. The program promotes graduates who are: 1) professional art educators; 2) articulate art education advocates; and 3) reflective artists and teachers.
DESCRIPTION
The K-12 art education program is available to all studio and art history majors. Students in art education complete an art major, the required professional education courses, three school practicum placements, and two eight-week blocks of student teaching. Students complete licensure requirements for art teaching simultaneously with their art degree requirements.
Students in art education coursework engage in both theoretical and practical issues related to comprehensive art education teaching. Art education students also develop professional teaching skills by participating in yearly activities provided through the JMU Art Education Center, including: the Madison Student Chapter of the National Art Education Association; Virginia Very Special Arts Festival; State and National Art Education Conferences; the JMU Summer Art Program, and JMU Art Workshop Day.
Fulfilling the requirements for K-12 licensure results in quality educators who are highly sought after by school districts and community art education programs for youth, adults, and seniors. Students seeking licensure should consult regularly with the director of the Art Education Center: Dr. Katherine A. Schwartz, schwarka@jmu.edu. Phone: 540- 568.6464.
For more information: Teaching licensure requirements.
College of Education Professional Education Unit website.
Dr. Katherine A. Schwartz Professor and Coordinator of Art Education
Director Art Education Center
Ph.D. University of Arizona; M.S. Florida State University; B.S. Radford University
schwarka@jmu.edu 540.568.6464
Bio
Dr. William Wightman Professor of Art and Art Education
Director School of Art, Design & Art History
Ph.D. The Ohio State University; M.F.A. Radford University; B.A. Virginia Wesleyan
College
wightmwh@jmu.edu 540.568.3856
Bio
Dr. Karin Tollefson-Hall Assistant Professor of Art and Art Education
Director Graduate Program in Art Education
Ph.D. The University of Iowa; M.A. The University of Iowa; B.A. University of Northern Iowa
tollefkl@jmu.edu 540.568.4304
Bio
ARED 300 (formerly ART 310). Art Activities in the Elementary School
ARED 302 (formerly ART 311). Secondary Art Education Methods
ARED 400 (formerly ART 318). Visual Arts Across the Curriculum