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Curriculum |
Student Outcomes |
| THINKING AND PROBLEM-SOLVING |
- Apply previously learned information in new situations.
- Identify and understand cultural and aesthetic bias.
- Recognize interrelatedness of the arts.
- Explore multiple learning modes, higher level thinking skills, and creative problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrate awareness and appropriate use of the community.
- Understand the process of independent thought and judgment essential for living in a democratic society.
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| CONTACT AND CONCEPTS |
- Understand and apply major concepts of music, dance, theater, and the visual arts and know how they interrelate.
- Understand the aesthetic principles underlying arts education
- Understand that the arts are discrete disciplines that also interrelate with the content and concepts of all the other disciplines
- Acquire skills for future physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
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| COMMUNICATION SKILLS |
- Demonstrate active listening.
- Demonstrate respect for opposing viewpoints.
- Use appropriate vocabulary.
- Use artistic media for aesthetic expression.
- Use available technology to express the arts.
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| DATA SKILLS |
- Use current technologies to collect, analyze, and present data.
- Analyze data to draw conclusions and/or make predictions in all art forms.
- Evaluate data to make choices about artistic expression and personal preference.
- Understand the process of independent thought and judgment essential for living in a democratic society.
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| GROUP SKILLS |
- Collaborate with others, valuing their opinions and contributions while working toward groupconsensus and compromise.
- Contribute to class activities by having the ability to share materials and responsibilities, participate with others, and respect the opinions of others.
- Cooperate with a partner, group, or class in the process of creating a product/performance.
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| LABORATORY SKILLS |
- Use appropriate safety techniques and display proper handling of materials and clean-up.
- Learn proper skills for manipulation and application of technology.
- Use current technology to gather, create, process, and present information.
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| ETHICAL ISSUES |
- Be aware of personal values and recognize the role they play in the creative process.
- Recognize artistic contributions made by both genders and all cultures.
- Respect and be sensitive to individuality and cultural diversity to promote cooperation.
- Recognize the worth, quality, and importance of one’s own work.
- Understand how creative expression raises ethical questions.
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| ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES |
- Acquire an understanding of how the environment may affect the arts as well as how the arts may affect the environment.
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| DIVERSITY ISSUES |
- Accept diversity and understand the value and worthof each individual.
- Understand that everyone should accept responsibility for her/his own creative choices.
- Be aware that all people have equal potential to make contributions to the arts.
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HISTORICAL AND CURRENT PERSPECTIVES
VOCATIONAL TRENDS
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- Understand that artistic concepts and ideas evolved over time through the collective efforts of women and men of all races and cultures.
- Understand the many career and lifelong leisure opportunities available in the arts and art-related activities.
- Appreciate the wide use of the arts in all aspects of life.
- Apply aesthetic principles to decisions regarding consumer and community choices.
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