Insuring you are covering required content.
In some schools you may be required to cite how you are incorporating state/national standards, and/or your curriculum. This can seem a bit overwhelming for us visual learners, but if you are teaching art with a broad array of supplies, connecting with cultures, careers, history, artists (both historical and contemporary), incorporate some vocabulary, techniques, tools, and student do some writing and reflecting in your practice, you will likely be covering everything in your standards and curriculum.
You can gain some ideas for lessons by looking at the state or national standards you are expected to incorporate. I find it much easier to plan a lesson, and then review the standards, and cite them in my written plans should I be required to do so. (In the format mandated by my administrator)
For example, in my lesson for Origami Color Wheels (LINK) I know I will connect with many National Standards. For example, Under Create: VA:Cr1.1.8a Document early stages of the creative process visually and/or verbally in traditional or new media. VA:Cr2.3.7a Apply visual organizational strategies to design and produce a work of art, design, or media that clearly communicates information or ideas. VA:Cr3.1.8a Apply relevant criteria to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for a work of art or design in progress. Under Present: VA:Pr4.1.8a Develop and apply criteria for evaluating a collection of artwork for presentation. Under Respond: VA:Re.7.1.7a Explain how the method of display, the location, and the experience of an artwork influence how it is perceived and valued. Under Connect: VA:Cn10.1.Ia Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.
You may be required to cite 1 or more standards you connect to. If you use state standards, they may use different verbiage to say similar things. For example, I currently work in North Carolina. So a few standards I might cite are: K.V.1.1 Identify various art materials and tools. K.CX.2.3 Understand that artists sometimes share materials and ideas (collaboration). 1.V.1.4 Understand characteristics of the Elements of Art, including lines, shapes, colors, textures, form, and space. 1.CX.2.2 Identify connections between art and concepts from other disciplines, such as math, science, language arts, social studies, and other arts…. (There are many more I could include) Just site them as required by your administration.
I don't actually write the whole standard in my lessons (unless required) and it will look something like this line added within my lessons plans, with a link to the standards. "NC Standards K.V.1.1, K.CX.2.3, 1.V.1.4, 1.CX.2.2."
I once had an administrator who micromanaged lessons plans. They wanted “proof” that I was meeting all the standards by the end of a course. I printed all the state standards, and as I taught and wrote lessons, I cited the standards I used in each lesson, physically crossing them off as I met the standard. Once one was crossed off, I would generally not cite it again. About 2 months into my 5-month course, I had included nearly every standard several times. Those few I did not, I made sure to incorporate those into my remaining lessons to meet the expectations of my supervisor.
In my current school I am not required to cite my standards, so I don’t. I know, from my 35 years of teaching, I will naturally cover them all in during my course. It’s nice to be treated like a trusted, certified professional.
If this has been helpful and you would like an additional resource to navigate the ins-and-outs of art education, you can read my e-book for free HERE if you have an Amazon account, or buy a physical copy. If you are seeking lessons for levels K-12, you can find all of mine for free on my blog as you scroll, or buy a consolidated book of my lessons. 50 HERE, and 51 more HERE.
You can gain some ideas for lessons by looking at the state or national standards you are expected to incorporate. I find it much easier to plan a lesson, and then review the standards, and cite them in my written plans should I be required to do so. (In the format mandated by my administrator)
For example, in my lesson for Origami Color Wheels (LINK) I know I will connect with many National Standards. For example, Under Create: VA:Cr1.1.8a Document early stages of the creative process visually and/or verbally in traditional or new media. VA:Cr2.3.7a Apply visual organizational strategies to design and produce a work of art, design, or media that clearly communicates information or ideas. VA:Cr3.1.8a Apply relevant criteria to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for a work of art or design in progress. Under Present: VA:Pr4.1.8a Develop and apply criteria for evaluating a collection of artwork for presentation. Under Respond: VA:Re.7.1.7a Explain how the method of display, the location, and the experience of an artwork influence how it is perceived and valued. Under Connect: VA:Cn10.1.Ia Document the process of developing ideas from early stages to fully elaborated ideas.
You may be required to cite 1 or more standards you connect to. If you use state standards, they may use different verbiage to say similar things. For example, I currently work in North Carolina. So a few standards I might cite are: K.V.1.1 Identify various art materials and tools. K.CX.2.3 Understand that artists sometimes share materials and ideas (collaboration). 1.V.1.4 Understand characteristics of the Elements of Art, including lines, shapes, colors, textures, form, and space. 1.CX.2.2 Identify connections between art and concepts from other disciplines, such as math, science, language arts, social studies, and other arts…. (There are many more I could include) Just site them as required by your administration.
I don't actually write the whole standard in my lessons (unless required) and it will look something like this line added within my lessons plans, with a link to the standards. "NC Standards K.V.1.1, K.CX.2.3, 1.V.1.4, 1.CX.2.2."
I once had an administrator who micromanaged lessons plans. They wanted “proof” that I was meeting all the standards by the end of a course. I printed all the state standards, and as I taught and wrote lessons, I cited the standards I used in each lesson, physically crossing them off as I met the standard. Once one was crossed off, I would generally not cite it again. About 2 months into my 5-month course, I had included nearly every standard several times. Those few I did not, I made sure to incorporate those into my remaining lessons to meet the expectations of my supervisor.
In my current school I am not required to cite my standards, so I don’t. I know, from my 35 years of teaching, I will naturally cover them all in during my course. It’s nice to be treated like a trusted, certified professional.
If this has been helpful and you would like an additional resource to navigate the ins-and-outs of art education, you can read my e-book for free HERE if you have an Amazon account, or buy a physical copy. If you are seeking lessons for levels K-12, you can find all of mine for free on my blog as you scroll, or buy a consolidated book of my lessons. 50 HERE, and 51 more HERE.
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