School Type: Public	School Setting: Suburban
Level: K-12	School Design: Traditional
Content Presented By:
Teaching for Artistic Behavior Partnership

Summary

The practice: PEDAGOGICAL CONTEXT -- Choice-based art education supports multiple modes of learning and teaching.

• development of choice-based art education program serving 300 elementary school students
• establishment of learning centers for a variety of media and content areas
• use of curricular themes to structure students' investigation of topics that are important to them
• creation of a unique assessment system, using visual icons, a self-evaluation process, and individualized teacher-student feedback

As professor of art at Bridgewater State College, John Crowe developed an art education program for 300 elementary students at the affiliated Campus Lab School. He developed a curriculum structure that fostered student choice and engagement, learning centers in a variety of media and content areas, and an assessment system that communicated to students, parents, and administrators about the artistic and personal progress that each student was making. His evolving teaching methods have succeeded in engaging students in directing their own learning. For over 30 years, John Crowe has been testing his theories about art education through working directly with students of all ages and collaborating with educators.

• ASSESSMENT -- Choice-based art education utilizes multiple forms of assessment to support student and teacher growth.  

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