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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:
  • Completion of Pre-Application form online
  • Writing activity
  • Service learning project - document 15 hours working with students
  • Three letters of recommendation, one each from the following: service learning supervisor, University professor, personal reference
  • Background check
  • GPA 2.50
  • Course requirements must be complete

Scheduling Coursework

Please note that some courses are offered only once per year and adjust your schedule accordingly.

• 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.
• In the near future Education will require CI4370 - Classroom Management. For now, you are advised to enroll in the course as a problems or topics class. because classroom management is the BIGGEST area of need for all new art teachers.

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 College of Education.
• Application for student teaching is done 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. Watch the Student Teaching Information page of the College of Education's web site.

 

Registering for the Art Content Exam and PPR

• You must take a pre-test in order to obtain permission to register for the TExES exam. The pre-test is administered during ArtT 4375.  See Teri-Evans Palmer to obtain the pre-test.
• 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.
• Register for exams at http://www.texes.ets.org/
• Find preparation manuals at the same location. You will take the EC-12 exams.
• 160 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities EC-12
• 178 Art EC-12

 

Applying for Certification

• Make sure you have met all the requirements of the College of Education 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 College of Education web site.

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