NCAS, MCA, & 8 Studio

Habits
My Personal Interpretation and Implementation of
these Frameworks for Writing
Contemporary Art Curriculum and Assessment

What Makes a Quality

Curriculum?
Goal: Develop philosophy and assessment of what a quality

curriculum is.
Motivation: Review Olivia Gudes Rubric for a Quality Art
Curriculum
http://www.uic.edu/classes/ad/ad382/sites/AEA/AEA_02/AAEA02
a.html
Process: Analyze NCAS, MCA, NCCAS & NAEA Resources, Art21,
Art Education in Practice, State Standards, Studio Thinking 2
Method: Matrix & Content Analysis, Peer Review
Content analyses are on OneNote, coded and sorted
Matrix analyses are on next slides

Product: Third grade art unit, curriculum checklist rubric, unit

webpage, rubric webpage (interactive if I can figure out how)

Gude, O. (nd). Rubric for a quality art curriculum [web article]. Retrieved from
http://www.uic.edu/classes/ad/ad382/sites/AEA/AEA_02/AAEA02a.html

8 Studio Habits Matrix, pg.1

*Based on Hetland et all. (2007). Studio Thinking. Teachers College Press. Retrieved from
http://www.artiseducation.org/sites/default/files/shom.pdf
*Hetland, L., Winner, E., Veenema, S., & Sheridan, K. (2013). Studio Thinking 2. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.
*Northeastern Illinois University. (2012). A look at Lois Hetlands eight studio habits. Retrieved from
http://www.everyarteverychild.org/assessment/studiohabits.html

8 Studio Habits Matrix, pg. 2

DALI: Approach to Artistic

Literacy

Content Matrix

Alignment
Matrix

Lesson Plan

*Hetland, L., Winner, E., Veenema, S., & Sheridan, K. (2013). Studio Thinking 2. New York, NY: Teachers
College Press.
*NCASS. (2014). National Core Arts Standards. Retrieved from http://nationalartsstandards.org

Lesson Plan Alignment Matrix,

pg. 1

*Hetland, L., Winner, E., Veenema, S., & Sheridan, K. (2013). Studio Thinking 2. New York, NY: Teachers
College Press.
*NCASS. (2014). National Core Arts Standards. Retrieved from http://nationalartsstandards.org

Lesson Plan Alignment Matrix,

pg. 2

*Hetland, L., Winner, E., Veenema, S., & Sheridan, K. (2013). Studio Thinking 2. New York, NY: Teachers
College Press.
*NCASS. (2014). National Core Arts Standards. Retrieved from http://nationalartsstandards.org

Choose a Theme

Art21 Themes
Place
Spirituality

Romance

Identity

Protest

Consumption

Ecology

Time

Paradox

Compassion

Loss & Desire

Fantasy

Systems

Humor

Transformation

Power

Fiction

Structures

Legacy

Secrets

Balance

Play

History

Escape

Boundaries

Stories

Memory

Companion
Constructed Histories

Art21. (2015). Retrieved from

http://www.art21.org/films

A Unit Planning Model from

NCAS

NAEA. (2014). A unit planning model from NCAS. Retrieved from http://www.arteducators.org/learning/lesson-

How am I Going to Get My

Students There?
What measurable learning

activities will I use to guide,

develop, and determine students
levels of growth and
achievement?
Preferred Assessments?

Plan My Lesson Activities

Student Activities
Teacher Activities
Resources
Projects
Processes
Self-assessments
Formative Assessments
Summative Assessments

Alignment
Matrix

Lesson Plan

*Hetland, L., Winner, E., Veenema, S., & Sheridan, K. (2013). Studio Thinking 2. New York, NY: Teachers
College Press.
*NCASS. (2014). National Core Arts Standards. Retrieved from http://nationalartsstandards.org

Share My Unit Plan

Accept Peer Feedback and Edit Unit as Necessary

Thank you

References
Art21. (2015). Retrieved from http://www.art21.org/films
Davis Art Publications. (2015). Themes in art education. Retrieved from

http://www.davisart.com/Promotions/PDF/Themes-in-Art-Education.pdf
Gude, O. (nd). Rubric for a quality art curriculum [web article]. Retrieved

from http://www.uic.edu/classes/ad/ad382/sites/AEA/AEA_02/AAEA02a.html
Hetland et all. (2007). Studio Thinking. Teachers College Press. Retrieved

from http://www.artiseducation.org/sites/default/files/shom.pdf
Hetland, L., Winner, E., Veenema, S., & Sheridan, K. (2013). Studio Thinking

2. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

NAEA. (2014). A unit planning model from NCAS. Retrieved from

http://www.arteducators.org/learning/lesson-design-challengeNCASS.
(2014). National Core Arts Standards. Retrieved from
http://nationalartsstandards.org
Northeastern Illinois University. (2012). A look at Lois Hetlands eight studio

habits. Retrieved from

http://www.everyarteverychild.org/assessment/studiohabits.html
Reeve, D., Inhulsen, D., Brooke, K., & Martinez, H. (2014, March 18). NAEA

next generation arts standards 1994 - 2014 [video]. Retrieved from

http://www.arteducators.org/research/national-standards