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Adapting the Art Room
Shape your art room to support all learners through inclusive strategies, educational accommodations, and modified curriculum and assessment. *Continuing Education students, please contact studentcoach@theartofeducation.edu to register.
Oct 2024, May 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Advocating for the Visual Arts
Investigate practical approaches to enact change and amplify your voice in your community and beyond while creating a toolkit for visual arts advocacy. *Continuing Education students, please contact studentcoach@theartofeducation.edu to register.
Nov 2024, Mar 2025, Jun 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
AI in Art Education
Dive into the transformative role of AI in teaching art. This introductory course examines how AI can enhance creativity and inclusivity in your classroom. Explore ethical considerations such as academic integrity, bias, and privacy. Leave with practical strategies to develop communication, creativity, and critical thinking in a tech-evolving landscape.
Sep 2024, Nov 2024, Jan 2025, Mar 2025, May 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Art and Diverse Learners
Examine the history, laws, and perspectives surrounding special education to increase learning and engage diverse learners in the art room.
Nov 2024, Feb 2025, May 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Art and Early Childhood Education
Embrace the energy and curiosity of young students by balancing productive play and structure to nurture the artmaking and creative thinking skills of preschool through 2nd-grade learners.
Sep 2024, Feb 2025, May 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Arts Integration: How Art Increases Academic Capacity
Explore leadership and advocacy pathways to increase arts integration and achievement opportunities within and beyond the art room.
Feb 2025, May 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Assessment in Art Education
Discover the difference between the assessment of learning and the assessment for learning while creating culturally responsive assessments and applying data to advocate for all students.
Sep 2024, Oct 2024, Nov 2024, Jan 2025, Feb 2025, Mar 2025, May 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Back-to-School Bootcamp
Channel your renewed back-to-school energy as you learn to set measurable goals for increased student engagement and success in the art room this year.
Aug 2025
1
3 Weeks
$425
Bookmaking Basics
Discover the tactile and sensory world of artist books in this course, where you’ll explore historical and contemporary perspectives. Gain hands-on experience with bookbinding techniques to enhance your sketchbooks, portfolios, and journals, perfect for both personal and classroom use.
Dec 2024, Apr 2025
1
3 Weeks
$425
Capstone Entrance Exam: Art Education
Write a series of essays synthesizing resource information, artifacts, and professional practice.
Sep 2024, Oct 2024, Nov 2024, Dec 2024, Jan 2025, Feb 2025, Mar 2025, Apr 2025, May 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025, Aug 2025
3 Weeks
$200
Capstone Entrance Exam: Curriculum & Instruction
Write a series of essays synthesizing resource information, artifacts, and professional practice.
May 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025, Aug 2025
3 Weeks
$200
Capstone: Art Education
Culminate your master’s degree experience in this 12-week course by engaging in action research, writing a professional paper, and formally presenting your work in a virtual event to faculty, peers, and AOEU leadership.
Sep 2024, Oct 2024, Jan 2025, May 2025
6
12 Weeks
$2850
Capstone: Curriculum & Instruction
Conclude your master’s degree with a capstone project including data collection and analysis, a discussion that applies action research to professional practice, a professional paper, and a formal presentation of your work in a virtual event to faculty, peers, and AOEU leadership.
Currently Unavailable
3
8 Weeks
$1347
Choice-Based Art Education
Place students at the center of their educational experience as you explore choice-based approaches in the art classroom.
Oct 2024, Jan 2025, Mar 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Classroom Management Strategies for Diverse Learners
Engage diverse learners in the art room by examining unwanted behaviors, while learning how to teach, model, and encourage desired behaviors. *Continuing Education students, please contact studentcoach@theartofeducation.edu to register.
Nov 2024, Jan 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Cultural Competency in Art Education
Investigate how our brains and behaviors are shaped by our experiences and apply research-based methods to create inclusive spaces for young artists.
Oct 2024, Mar 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Curriculum and Assessment
Create personalized, engaging curriculum maps and assessments to effectively reach all learners and create impactful learning experiences.
Sep 2024, Jan 2025, May 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Design Thinking for Art Education
Unlock the power of design in your teaching! Learn to create innovative, problem-solving lessons that captivate and inspire students across all grade levels.
Sep 2024, Jan 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Designing and Leading Professional Learning
Evaluate the various ways adult learners engage in professional learning to develop a meaningful professional development plan that empowers colleagues and fuels growth.
May 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Designing Your Art Curriculum
Discover current trends in art education, analyze curriculum examples, and engage the principles of action research to develop a culturally responsive and inclusive curriculum for your art classroom.
Sep 2024, Oct 2024, Nov 2024, Jan 2025, Feb 2025, Mar 2025, May 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Digital Illustration and Visual Storytelling
Develop 21st-century design skills and explore digital illustration media as you capture themes from your favorite pieces of literature throughout this three-week introductory course.
Apr 2025
1
3 Weeks
$425
Educating Through Art History
Examine artists, analyze historical themes, and make cultural observations to build a repertoire of personalized strategies and heighten the relevance of art history in the classroom.
Oct 2024, Jan 2025, Mar 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Essentials of Art
Grow confidence in your understanding of the visual arts through this foundational course.
Sep 2024, Jan 2025, May 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Essentials of Education
Forge a foundational understanding of educational pedagogy, inclusive methods, curriculum design, and teaching strategies.
Nov 2024, Mar 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Ethics and Equity for Art Education Leadership
Investigate the role of the art educator to enact change and inspire others in the community through equitable and ethical practices.
Nov 2024, Mar 2025, Jun 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
FAEA: Current Topics in Art Education
Step 1: Sign up to attend the 2024 FAEA Conference. Step 2: Register for this course, FAEA: Current Topics in Art Education. Then, download the Course Guide and start learning!
Nov 2024
1
3 Weeks
$200
Foundations of Action Research
Explore an area of interest and devleop methodology within the scope of an action research project that will improve professional practice.
Currently Unavailable
3
8 Weeks
$1425
Foundations of Art Education
Investigate program management strategies, curriculum design, and advocacy skills to build a solid foundation for art education.
Sep 2024, Nov 2024, Mar 2025, May 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Innovation Through Design
Connect creative thinking to real-world experiences and 21st-century skills through innovative educational approaches and instructional strategies.
Nov 2024, May 2025, Jun 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Instructional Strategies for Art Teachers
Align your teaching with 21st-century learning goals by examining contemporary trends in art education to develop instructional strategies and increase student engagement in the artistic process.
Sep 2024, Oct 2024, Nov 2024, Jan 2025, Feb 2025, Mar 2025, May 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the Art Room
Build inclusion and increase engagement for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the art room.
Mar 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Intentional Curriculum Design
Learn best practices for time-saving curriculum design using lessons of your choice.
Dec 2024, Aug 2025
1
3 Weeks
$425
Managing the Art Room
Evaluate best practices and current trends in classroom management to develop an inclusive and respectful classroom management plan for immediate use in your art room.
Sep 2024, Oct 2024, Nov 2024, Jan 2025, Feb 2025, Mar 2025, May 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Mind, Brain and Learning
Examine the intersection of neuroscience and educational pedagogy to optimize your art curriculum and support all students.
Oct 2024, Jan 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Mission of Teaching
Explore current art education issues in your passion area through action research to become a catalyst for change in art education.
Sep 2024, Oct 2024, Nov 2024, Jan 2025, Feb 2025, Mar 2025, May 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1425
Navigating Contemporary Art: Media and Movements 1970-Today
Discover key movements and trends in contemporary art from the 1970s to today, with practical strategies to inspire critical and creative thinking in your classroom.
Mar 2025, May 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Principles of Art and Business
Learn how to capitalize on grants, fundraising, and entrepreneurship in order to expand your art room impact and enhance your art program. *Continuing Education students, please contact studentcoach@theartofeducation.edu to register.
Jan 2025, Jun 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Reaching All Artists Through Differentiation
Gain confidence in reaching the diverse learners in your art room through proven practices, creative tools, and engaging strategies.
Nov 2024, Mar 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Reflective Practitioner
Reflect on the passions and needs within your practice to design paths of inquiry, plan ways to advocate for change, and develop actionable research questions.
Mar 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Social-Emotional Learning in the Visual Arts
Build a solid foundation of social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies and create tools to support SEL integration in the art room.
Sep 2024, Nov 2024, Jan 2025, Mar 2025, May 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Studio: Advanced 2D Explorations
Elevate your artistic skills and teaching methodologies with our advanced 2D studio art course designed for art teachers. Dive deep into innovative techniques, mixed media, and collage to enhance your creativity and elevate your classroom instruction.
Nov 2024, Jan 2025, Mar 2025, May 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Studio: Ceramics
Increase your proficiency in various ceramics techniques with studio practice and real-world classroom scenarios while gaining strategies for immediate classroom use.
Oct 2024, Nov 2024, Jan 2025, Mar 2025, May 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Studio: Drawing
Grow in your own practice while learning from contemporary artists and peers about the best studio practices and new ways to teach drawing in the art room.
Oct 2024, Nov 2024, Jan 2025, Mar 2025, May 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Studio: Drawing Living Forms
Enhance your observational drawing skills with human, animal, and botanical forms. Start with fundamental human anatomy, explore animal dynamics, and capture botanical details. This course blends scientific precision with artistic expression, enabling you to depict the diverse beauty of life vividly.
Oct 2024, Jan 2025, Mar 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Studio: Fibers
Add to your body of work with traditional and innovative fiber arts practices plus curricular development that will inspire your classroom artists.
Oct 2024, Nov 2024, Mar 2025, May 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Studio: Graphic Design
Investigate the design thinking framework, historical context, and cultural perspectives to solve real-world problems in graphic design as you create artifacts and lessons for immediate application in the art classroom.
Sep 2024, Nov 2024, Feb 2025, Mar 2025, May 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Studio: Painting–Tempera and Acrylic
Focus on tempera and acrylic techniques in a studio environment as you discover best practices for immediate use in the classroom and create authentic artworks.
Sep 2024, Nov 2024, Jan 2025, Mar 2025, May 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Studio: Painting–Watercolor
Explore the unique qualities of watercolor as you investigate traditional and alternative watercolor techniques, historical and contemporary watercolor artists, and strategies and tools for implementing watercolor in your classroom and personal practice.
Sep 2024, Oct 2024, Nov 2024, Jan 2025, Feb 2025, Mar 2025, May 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Studio: Photography
Deepen your personal studio practice while you explore best practices and practical strategies to incorporate photography in the art classroom.
Nov 2024, Feb 2025, May 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Studio: Printmaking
Revamp your curriculum to include printmaking history and techniques with students of all ages—without the advanced equipment.
Oct 2024, Jan 2025, Feb 2025, May 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Studio: Sculpture
Create with your classroom in mind in this highly exploratory 3D media course while you learn practical methods to boost student autonomy, bolster innovation, and enhance 3D artmaking skills.
Oct 2024, Mar 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
Technology in the 21st-Century Art Room
Learn to integrate educational technology and inspire meaningful instruction, assessment, and art creation in a 21st-century art classroom.
Nov 2024, Feb 2025, May 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
The Art of Teaching and Learning
Explore the connections between learning and instruction by investigating your teacher identity and art education methods.
Sep 2024, Jan 2025, May 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275
The Rejuvenated Teacher
Three weeks to reflect and build an action plan to help yourself and others create a balanced, rested, and abundant life.
Currently Unavailable
1
3 Weeks
$425
Therapeutic Practices in Art Education
Explore the transformative power of creativity through therapeutic artmaking activities and reflective practices in both the classroom and your personal artmaking practice.
Oct 2024, Nov 2024, Feb 2025, Jun 2025, Jul 2025
3
8 Weeks
$1275

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