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The Art Education program at Texas State seeks to prepare effective and competent art educators who advocate support for visual art programs for schools and communities. The program offers a BFA with All Level certification.

The program is based on an integrated model wherein students take general studies, art, education and art education courses concurrently in order to integrate their acquired knowledge and experiences across all four areas. The program also provides extensive pre-student teaching field experiences to help students gain strong teaching skills prior to student teaching. 

In the near future, the Art Education program will offer a thirty-six hour degree plan for a Master of Arts Degree in Art Education which can be completed in three consecutive summer sessions. The program is designed for individuals seeking career opportunities in the field of Art Education or Post-Baccalaureate art education certification. The course work is designed to strengthen student abilities in exploration of educational issues, research and studio production. An important component of the program includes practical art teaching experiences with special populations and community arts. For additional information contact Teri Evans-Palmer.

 

 

Location

Classrooms and faculty offices are located on the first floor of the Joann Cole Mitte building.

 

 

 

Art Education Classroom and Offices

Classroom and Computer Lab

Teri Evans-Palmer JCM 1112B

Hefner, Kelsey-Jones, Snowden JCM 1116

Eloiese Krabbenhoft JCM 1112A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Information for Current Students

 

Making Application to the College of Education

• Education holds information meetings to tell you what to expect and how to proceed. These are held at the beginning of each fall and spring semester. The meetings are labeled as being for freshmen, but they are required for everyone who wants to enter the teaching program
• Admission to the teaching program has the following requirements:  

1.  Junior standing
2. An overall GPA of 2.50 or higher
3. Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) scores of at least 220 in writing, and 230 in reading and mathematics or documentation of exemptions or equivalencies
4. Completion of the mathematics and science formative assessments
5. College-level skills in reading, oral and written communication, critical thinking, and mathematics

•  Reading: Successful completion of PHIL 1305 or its equivalent
• Oral Communication: Successful completion of COMM 1310 or its equivalent
• Written Communication: Grades of "C" or higher in ENG 1310 and 1320 or their equivalents
• Critical Thinking: Successful completion of PHIL 1305 or its equivalent
• Mathematics: A grade of "C" or higher in MATH 1315 or 1319 or 2417 or 2471 for Interdisciplinary Studies majors or successful completion of the mathematics requirement in the selected major for high school and all-level certificates

Scheduling Coursework

Please note that some courses are offered only once per year and adjust your schedule accordingly. Prior to registering for ArtT2371, you must join one of the following professional organizations: Association of Texas Professional Educators or Texas Classroom Teachers Association. Membership is free until you graduate and provides you with FREE professional liability insurance to protect you during any time you visit, observe, or student teach in the schools.

• ArtT 2371 is the only course offered every semester
• ArtT 3372 (Children) is offered only in the fall.
• ArtT 3373 (Adolescent) and ArtT3374 (Digital Media) must be taken together in the spring.
• ArtT 4375 (History, Criticism, Aesthetics) is offered only in the fall.

The Block

Professional Portfolio

Start now to gather and plan materials for your professional portfolio, which must contain the following:

• Unit lesson plan
• Weekly and daily lesson plans
• Cooperative lesson plan
• Multicultural lesson plan
• Philosophy of Art Education
• Authentic assessment
• Resume
• Professional development
• Pictures of student work or example work you prepared (small snapshots)
• Examples of your own art work (small snapshots)

 

Applying for Student Teaching

• Application for student teaching is done through the Office of Educator Preparation during a Student Teaching Roundup. Failure to attend a roundup the semester prior to student teaching can prevent you from teaching until a later semester.
•  Failure to clear tentatives also can prevent you from student teaching.

 

Registering for the Art Content Exam and PPR

• Undergraduates must take a pre-test in order to obtain permission to register for the TExES exam. The pre-test is administered during ArtT 4375.  You may also contact Eloiese Krabbenhoft to take the practice exam.
• The TExES exams are to be taken during the block - prior to the student teaching semester, in order for your scores to be ready so you can begin applying for teaching positions after student teaching.
  
• Download preparation manual 178, Art EC-12, and preparation manual for 160 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12
• Register for exams at http://www.texes.ets.org/. You will see two exams.  They cover the same information but one is paper based, the other computer based.
  

 

Applying for Certification

• Make sure you have met all the requirements of the Office of Educator Preparation and the Department of Art & Design.
• You must have the results of your PPR and Art exams.
• Application is done online on the SBEC site. At the same time you can apply for, and pay for the background check and fingerprinting.
• Find more information on the site of the Office of Educator Preparation.

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