OVERVIEW:

Through the course’s modeling of Aesthetic Education the teacher candidate will come to understand how the experiential study of the visual arts will enhance cognitive, perceptual, expressive and imaginative abilities. Through the hands-on-study of works of arts the teacher candidate will identify and articulate multi-sensory modes of learning to organizational principles, materials and techniques used to create works of art.  The teacher candidate will bring her/his knowledge and experience of diversity, child development and basic principles of early childhood curriculum to utilize the arts throughout the elementary curriculum. The teacher candidate will understand how to collaborate with students, parents, community and school administrators in ongoing planning and advocacy for the arts within elementary school curricula.  The teacher candidate will also gain skills and understanding of technologies for the classroom: blackboard, digital photography, desk top publishing, web research and power point presentation. Please look for more thorough instructions for homework and assignments in COURSE DOCUMENTS on the Hunter College Black Board for this course.

conceptual framework

HUNTER COLLEGE Mission Statement
Hunter College is committed to excellence and access in education. The goal of a Hunter College Education is to encourage the fullest possible intellectual and personal growth in each student. While preparation for specific careers is an important objective of many programs, the fundamental aim of the college experience as a whole is to develop a student’s rational, critical and creative powers. It also includes a broadening and deepening of outlook, an awareness of one’s own and other cultures, as well as of the enduring questions and answers concerning being, purpose and value that confront humanity.

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION MISSION STATEMENT
The Hunter College School of Education is dedicated to the preparation of deeply thoughtful, knowledgeable and highly effective teachers, administrators and counselors. Our commitment is to educating these candidates — future professionals who will make a significant impact on the academic achievement, as well as the intellectual, social and emotional development of their students.

VISION STATEMENT
We envision a School of Education in which candidates are immersed in research-based, clinically grounded, culturally competent and technology-rich programs. We are focused on enabling these candidates to achieve substantive learning gains for the students and schools they will serve.

GOAL
Our goal is to prepare candidates who will demonstrate, through their professional commitments and practices, those multiple competencies that promote effective learning.

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES
INTEGRATED CLINICAL EXPERIENCES
EDUCATING A DIVERSE STUDENT POPULATION
USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE LEARNING