Starting your career in art education

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Art Library

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N8350 .S72 2013x
Status
Available

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Summary

Even in today's job market, effective educators are in high demand. From classroom teaching to museums, art education offers a wide range of opportunities for the creatively inclined, and this is the only book devoted exclusively to this exciting field. With up-to-date information, job search advice, and an overview of terminology and methodology, Starting Your Career in Art Education will help you choose an area of specialization and succeed in it.

You'll discover the responsibilities associated with different positions, then learn how to land your best-fit job by determining your teaching philosophy, creating an art-teaching portfolio, writing perfect cover letters and résumés, and acing your interview. Finally, an interviews section features advice from successful art educators to add to the lessons learned.

Learn about careers teaching art in:
Pre-K K-12 Undergraduate and graduate school Museum education Nonprofits Businesses And more!
Whether you're seeking job security or a career that satisfies your love of art, this invaluable and one-of-a-kind guide will help you get there!

Contents

  • Acknowledgments p. ix
  • Introduction p. 1
  • The Field of Art Education p. 3
  • Working with very young children (Birth-age Four) p. 5
  • What Is Early Childhood? p. 6
  • Educational Settings p. 6
  • Stages of Learning p. 9
  • What You Will Be Doing p. 12
  • What You Need to Get There p. 14
  • Teaching Kindergarten through Grade 12 in Schools p. 17
  • Educational Settings p. 17
  • Teaching Options p. 21
  • What You Will Be Doing p. 22
  • Essentials to Include p. 29
  • Further Ideas to Explore p. 31
  • Developmental Stages p. 32
  • What You Need to Get There p. 35
  • Teaching Post-Secondary Art p. 41
  • Educational Settings p. 41
  • Academic Organization p. 46
  • Teaching Position Options p. 47
  • What You Will Be Doing p. 49
  • What You Need to Get There p. 56
  • Outside the School Setting: Museum Education p. 59
  • Educational Settings within a Museum p. 60
  • What You Will Be Doing p. 63
  • Essentials to Include p. 74
  • Further Ideas to Explore p. 76
  • What You Need to Get There p. 77
  • Nonprofit Organizations and Art Education Businesses p. 81
  • Educational Settings p. 82
  • Types of Organizations p. 84
  • Teaching Options p. 91
  • What You Will Be Doing p. 92
  • Further Ideas to Explore p. 94
  • What You Need to Get There p. 95
  • The Teaching Artist p. 97
  • Educational Settings p. 98
  • Teaching Options p. 100
  • What You Will Be Doing p. 101
  • Essentials to Include p. 105
  • Further Ideas to Explore p. 106
  • What You Need to Get There p. 107
  • Your Job Search and Application p. 113
  • Beginning the Search p. 113
  • The Resume p. 118
  • The Cover Letter p. 124
  • Statement of Teaching Philosophy p. 129
  • Art Specialist Position Description p. 131
  • Museum Educator Position Description p. 135
  • Teaching Artist Position Description p. 138
  • The Teaching Portfolio p. 143
  • Organizing Your Portfolio p. 143
  • The Interview p. 151
  • Interview Questions p. 154
  • Your New Job p. 160
  • How we Got Here: The Foundation of Art Education p. 163
  • Theoretical Background p. 163
  • Historical Perspectives p. 165
  • Some Philosophical Perspectives p. 169
  • Curriculum Models p. 175
  • Approaches p. 178
  • Research p. 180
  • In Their Own Words: Interviews with Art Educators p. 183
  • Resources p. 208
  • Bibliography p. 219
  • Index p. 222

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