college of visual arts teaching artist program 1997-2013

Fine Arts painting major,

Matthew Janson ’06 running a

painting critique with students at

Perpich Center for Arts

Education.

A TEACHING ARTIST is an artist who teaches and integrates their art

form into arts and non-arts curricula. Teaching artists work with K-12

schools, after school programs, community arts organizations, healthcare

agencies and social service agencies.

Teaching Artist Alyssa Baguss ‘07, Fine Arts Major, working with Marcy Open School 7 and 8 grade students, using drawing strategies in geography class.

SS 350 General Psychology

LA 301 Teaching Artist Theory and Method

FA 302 Studio Elective: Teaching Artist Practicum

(may take place of internship)

*offered to all CVA Majors

CVA Teaching Artist Courses*

Education Theory and Methods

Visiting Artists, Teachers and Arts Administrators

Observations and Program Site Visits

Best Practices

Peer Teaching

Team Teaching in the St. Paul Public School

Connecting and Networking w/Artists and Orgs

Research and Presentation

LA 301 Teaching Artists: Theory and Methods

FA 302 CVA Teaching Artist: Practicum

Choice of placement in Classroom TA Residency + TA‘Shadowing’

Focus on artform of CVA Major and Interests

Independent Schedule

CVA Virtual Classroom

Teacher, Artist and CVA Instructor Support

Reflective Assessments

Photo and Video Documentation

Teaching Artist Job Application Portfolio

Meets MAed Licensure Programs Entry Requirements

TA student Margit Strand ‘10, Drawing/Painting major,

working with Hudson High School Students on

observational drawing strategies.

TA student

Jake Sullivan ‘10, Illustration Major, working with Jackson Preparatory Magnet 5th grade students on literacy using illustration strategies.

Jackson 1st grade student

contemplating the properties of Tacky

Glue during CVA team taught Fall

Harvest Project.

TA student Gretchen Doebler ‘09, Fine Arts

major, demonstrating gluing techniques to

Jackson Preparatory Magnate School 1st

graders during the team taught Fall Harvest

Project.

St. Paul Jackson Magnet School 1st graders

working on Sunprint photo technique during

Harvest Project.

TA student Alissa Koch ‘09, Photography

Major, working with Jackson Preparatory

Magnet 1st graders on Harvest social

studies project.

TA student Monica Neidzeilski, Fine Arts major demonstrating balance to MPS Barton Open School Kindergarteners for a collage project.

TA student Kate Smith ‘10, teaching drawing to algebra students at Barton Open School.

Barton Open School 1st and 2nd th grade student working on a collaborative

solar system project with CVA photography major Christa Meyer ‘11

Jackson

Preparatory

Magnet School 5th

graders creating

an illustration of a

classic fairy tale to

deepen reading

comprehension.

TA student Aki Shibata ‘07, Photography Majo ,Teaching Japanese

calligraphy to Expo Elementary students as an arts infused Social

Studies project.

St. Paul Expo Elementary Elementary 2nd grade student

learning Japanese calligraphy with

CVA photography major Aki Shibata.

Jenna Schuldt ‘09,

IADS Teaching

Artist major

teaching planar

analysis drawing

strategies to

Perpich High

School

drawing/painting

students.

TA student Rudy Arnold ‘11, Christa

Meyer ‘11 and Katrina Macmahon

work with Jackson Magnet School 1st

graders creating Cyanotype of fall

harvest plants for a Harvest Project.

Minneapolis North High students using drawing and

journaling strategies in biology presented by TA

student Alyssa Baguss ‘08, Drawing and Painting

Major.

CVA Teaching Artist Program

Text

Barton Open School 5th grade students

working on an observation drawing with

CVA teaching artist student.

Cecily Spano, art teacher at Mpls Southwest High,

discussing student work with CVA Photography major

Holly Iverson ‘05.

CVA Teaching Artist Program

.

“ An artist––

teaching in and through

the arts”.

“ Teaching artists are a

crucial resource for the future

of arts education, the arts in

general, and the overall

process of learning.”