CURRICULUM
A2Steam uses the Ann Arbor Public Schools district wide Visual Arts curriculum, designed to meet the State and National Standards for Art Education. Please click on the links below to view these documents.
In addition we use the principles of STEAM education and Project Based Learning to tie our visual arts program into the rest of the rest of the school curriculum. We strive to provide a collaborative and creative learning experience, where students can make connections between subject and with life outside of school.
In addition we use the principles of STEAM education and Project Based Learning to tie our visual arts program into the rest of the rest of the school curriculum. We strive to provide a collaborative and creative learning experience, where students can make connections between subject and with life outside of school.
Ann Arbor Visual Arts Curriculum
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"Elementary art education engages students intuitively, intellectually, personally, physically and emotionally. Students learn to see themselves as artists and express their ideas and feelings through their art. Active experiences in drawing, painting, designing and sculpting as well as working in clay,paper and fibers are designed to develop visual, spatial and manipulative skills. Students learn that creating art is essentially a process of sorting through possibilities by observing and sharing ideas,recalling prior experience, thinking critically, making choices, considering alternatives, responding, creating and evaluating." - Excerpt from the Elementary curriculm Please click on this link to see the Elementary Art Education curriculum. "At the middle school level each student is encouraged to develop skills and knowledge about art, powers of observation, perceptual and analytical skills, creativity,technical skills and problem-solving abilities. Through interactive experiences the student becomes aware of how visual artists record their culture and reflect history while their artwork remains as unique as the individual human experience. From charcoal drawings on cave walls to computer animated imagery,art has been a part of daily life since the beginning of recorded time. Within each middle school course, students are encouraged to make connections to studies in other curricular areas and understand the relationships between art and society,aswell as increase their awareness of art in their personal life." - Excerpt from the Middle School curriculum Please click on this link to see the Middle School Art Education curriculum. |
Michigan Visual Arts Standards
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The Michigan Visual Arts Standards are guidelines for the development of Visual Arts Curriculum in Michigan. Please click on this link to view the Michigan Visual & Performing Arts Standards. The Visual Art Standards begin on page 87 of the document.
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National Core Arts Standards
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The National Core Arts Standards are a guidelines that aim to provide "unified quality arts education" for all grades, across the country. Please click the link to view the National Core Arts Standards - At-A-Glance document. For more in-depth information you can click on this link to go to the National Core Arts Standards website.
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