Designing Visual Arts Programs Years 7-12

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1 Designing Visual Arts Programs Years 7-12 Presented by Janet Rentz This online course helps you develop exciting units of work that are relevant to student interests and the Australian Curriculum for visual and media arts and design co... Format: Online - Individual Audience: Secondary Visual Art teachers. Description This course offers opportunities for developing units of work that are stimulating and relevant to student interests and address visual arts, media arts and design syllabus and Australian Arts Curriculum content. Participants learn how to design a unit that identifies learning objectives for art-making and art history/art criticism and place the unit within a scope and sequence of learning for Years 7 to 11. They will design units that include relevant subject matter and forms and include learning experiences that are sequenced and scaffolded and address QT issues, educational perspectives and literacy and numeracy. Sample units, student artworks and Powerpoint teaching aids are provided. Additional notes about this format Course Objectives Address requirements for Visual Arts, Media Arts and Design programs for Years 7-11 Identify syllabus outcomes to be addressed, including competencies (literacy, numeracy, computer literacy) Develop an overview for learning Years 7-11 Articulate learning objectives for programs of learning and learning experiences (lessons) Identify requirements for effective learning experiences Create learning experiences that sit within a continuum of learning Write programs, units of work and learning experiences that adhere to syllabus outcomes and meet students' needs and demographics and can be implemented in the classroom Getting Online

2 Getting Online Please note that this is an Online learning format and we use the platform Open Learning. You have 4 weeks to complete the course and can do at your own pace within the start and end dates (advertised). There are no set times where you have to attend any webinars etc, everything you need will be within the Open Learning Platform. If you have any problems navigating Open Learning please contact either [email protected] or your presenter and we will do anything we can to assist you. Occurrences Start Date Location Price 25/07/2016 Online $269 + GST 10/10/2016 Online $269 + GST

3 Sessions Introduction Introduce course and summary of content. Discussion of how outcomes and competencies will be addressed. Designing an Effective Program of learning Addressing how to plan a program of learning Years 7 to 11 identifying student and syllabus requirements. Developing Units of Work 3 hours Developing overviews of requirements, units of work storyboards, lesson plans and units of work. Addressing curriculum and syllabus outcomes and content. Addressing content and sequencing learning in a unit of work 2 hours Building learning experiences and generating a continuum of learning with some integration of artists' practice, student artmaking, art history, appreciation and art writing. Creating units of work that include sequences of learning where skills, knowledge and understanding are scaffolded. Designing units for seniors, Media Arts and design Developing content for units of work for seniors, Media Arts and design while addressing curriculum and syllabus outcomes and content. Conclusion Reviewing learning and identifying other professional development opportunities.

4 About the team Janet Rentz Creator Janet Rentz has been an art educator for thirty years, having completed undergraduate and Masters degrees in design and art education and embarking on PhD study. Starting as a classroom teacher, Janet then headed up departments in two NSW secondary schools. Following this, Janet became an educator for museums and galleries, devising art programs for school students. After this Janet became the NSW Visual Arts Consultant for DET, implementing the new visual arts syllabus, training teachers and developing support resources. She has lectured in art education at UNSW College of Fine Arts and UTS. She is currently writing art programs for distance education and giving workshops for NAS HSC students.

5 Enrol now to secure your spot Limited spots are available. Please enrol online or fax your enrolment to to secure your spot. Please note, by submitting this enrolment form you are confirming that you have been given financial approval by your employer to attend this course. Cancellation advice should be given in writing 7 days before the commencement of this course. Product: Designing Visual Arts Programs Years 7-12 Occurrence Date: Your Name: Your address: Employer name: Employer phone: Enrol online at