Learn how to apply tools and assessment strategies in the art classroom in meaningful and scalable ways.
In this course, participants will learn the best practices for various assessment topics, including culturally responsive assessment, data visualization, and rubric design. Participants will master the difference between the assessment of learning and the assessment for learning. This course will empower art educators to sustainably apply data to advocate for students, resulting in stronger learning outcomes. Participants will use their current lesson plans to create new, effective assessment strategies for immediate application in their classrooms.
See the course syllabus and Graduate Catalog for more details.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite Requirement Exemption
To request an exemption to a prerequisite requirement, students must submit a Special Request Form to the Registrar’s Office along with the appropriate supporting documentation as outlined in the form.
Required Materials
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition (ISBN 978-1-4338-3216-1) (If not already purchased)
Additional Materials
- Computer with basic audio and video output equipment
- Internet access (broadband recommended)
- Basic computing skills (see AOEU’s Technology Requirements)
- Access to AOEU’s online learning platform, Brightspace, to view course content, submit assignments, and engage in discussion (provided)
- A Google Drive account (not provided by AOEU)
- Word-processing platform (Microsoft Office, Pages, Google Docs)
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Graduate Credits
All courses will now close at 11 PM Central time on the 27th of each month.
Graduate Credits
3 Graduate Credits
Price
Graduate Credit $1197.00
Timeline
Mon
8
Sun
Mar 6
Weeks
Apr 30
Upcoming Course Run Dates
Mar 6
Apr 30
May 1
Jun 25
Jun 5
Jul 30
Jul 3
Aug 27
AOEU Course Code
ARE501
Morningside Course Code
EDUC500 AOE001
Course Objectives
- Integrate a variety of assessments, including formative and summative assessments, into the art classroom.
- Produce rubrics and portfolio assessment tools for authentic assessment in the classroom.
- Analyze standards-based instruction to demonstrate evidence of learning.
- Defend the value of art education in school curricula through the data visualization of academic progress and outcomes.
- Improve student learning and outcomes through sustainable data collection, data implementation, and culturally responsive assessment.
Course Breakdown
Week 1
Rethinking Assessment
- Investigate the current state of assessment in the art classroom, then reflect on your current assessment approach.
- Measure your existing strengths and weaknesses in evaluation in the art room with a pre-assessment.
Week 2
Formative Versus Summative Assessment
- Investigate two key tools for authentic assessment in the art classroom: summative assessment and formative assessment.
- Design a formative assessment.
Week 3
Integrating Standards-Based Instruction Into the Art Classroom
- Take a critical look at standards-based instruction.
- Create an assessment scale grounded in standards-based instruction to measure student growth in academic content standards over time.
Week 4
Composing Artistic Understandings Through Portfolios
- Develop a deep understanding of portfolio assessment at the elementary, middle, and high school levels as well as online.
- Investigate evidence collections that are not traditional portfolios.
- Create a summative assessment to score an evidence collection or develop a portfolio checklist.
Week 5
Sustainable Data Collection in the Art Classroom
- Embark on an in-depth investigation of how data impacts the art classroom.
- Learn and practice techniques for sustainable data collection.
- Create a data collection tool tailored to your teaching practice.
Week 6
Directing Data Visualization and Implementation Techniques to Spotlight Art
- Evaluate various techniques for data visualization and select the best ones for use in the art classroom.
- Deconstruct data implementation in the art classroom.
- Develop a data visualization artifact to share assessment data.
Week 7
Conducting Culturally Responsive Assessment in the Art Classroom
- Learn about culturally responsive assessment in the art classroom.
- Set advocacy goals in assessment.
- Compose a specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound (SMART) goal for assessment in the art classroom.
Week 8
Final Analysis and Reflection
- Reflect on your assessment journey from the beginning to the end.
Formative Versus Summative Assessment
A sample assignment from Week 3 of the class Assessment in Art Education
1. Research
Choose one learning standard from the National Core Arts Standards you want to assess in your classroom.
2. Discussion
What is your experience with standards-based instruction? How would you apply it in your classroom? If you already do, please describe how they have impacted your measurement of student learning over time.
3. Practical, Hands-On Application
Create a scale to evaluate this standard.
What do past course participants think?
Hundreds of art teachers have taken the course Assessment in Art Education. Here’s what they actually think — without cherry-picking.
(12-month rolling average from all post-course survey respondents – Updated 1/28/2021)
96%
Course content was relevant and current.
92.05%
Instructor was knowledgeable and provided value-added contributions.
98%
I achieved the goals I set at the beginning of the course.
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