7 courses with the subject STTA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
STTA 600Selected Topics in the Arts3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course This Selected Topics course is designed to build the capacity of K-12 educators to continually improve instructional practice in and through the visual and performing arts, under the guidance of professional working artists and museum educators. Research suggests that integrating the arts into the curriculum supports knowledge acquisition and retention. This course expends on K-12 educators’ substantive knowledge base in arts integration through in-studio skill-building and strategies to bring the arts into the K-12 classroom across content areas. Open to graduate students from the Division of Continuing Studies. This course may be repeated for credit.
STTA 601Graphic Design for the Classroom: Adobe Photoshop3
42.0 hours 600 level graduate course This course outlines the fundamentals of Adobe Photoshop for use in middle and high school classrooms. Participants will develop practical strategies to integrate software skills into lessons as a foundation for ongoing design exploration with students. Participants will learn the basics of image resolution, scanning, image import/export, print setup, and photo adjustments. Participants will gain an understanding of how this design program works for different types of design projects and the ability to create basic design projects and activities that reinforce concepts, vocabulary, and design principles to students in the classroom. Each day will include design lecture, software skill demonstration, and studio time for in-class exercises and projects. This in-class work will be supplemented with materials including video tutorials and readings. This course is not repeatable for credit.
STTA 602Graphic Design for the Classroom: Adobe Illustrator3
42 hours 600 level graduate course This course outlines the fundamentals of Adobe Illustrator for use in middle and high school classrooms. Participants will develop practical strategies to integrate software skills into lessons as a foundation for ongoing design exploration with students. Participants will learn the basics of image resolution, scanning, image import/export, print setup, and photo adjustments. Participants will gain an understanding of how this design program works for different types of design projects and the ability to create basic design projects and activities that reinforce concepts, vocabulary, and design principles to students in the classroom. Each day will include design lecture, software skill demonstration, and studio time for in-class exercises and projects. This in-class work will be supplemented with materials including video tutorials and readings. This course is not repeatable for credit.
45 hours 600 level graduate course Creative writing can be used as an instructional tool to help students learn and retain course concepts better than many traditional instructional strategies. In this course, teachers from all grade levels and content areas can learn how to design lessons that use creative writing to improve student outcomes and increase student engagement. This course will provide resources and support by allowing teachers to both experience strategies and implement them. Grading strategies will also be discussed. At the end of the course, educators will have resources that can be easily incorporated into their curriculums. No creative writing experience is necessary. This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
STTA 604Special Projects for the Classroom: Animal Portraiture3
45 hours 600 level graduate course Animals have the unique ability to evoke emotion in humans. This class will explore how to create pet portraiture that is visually and emotionally appealing. Students will examine and discuss the meaning and implications of animal portraiture in its various forms. This course is tailored for K-12 educators and students will draw and paint various animals using multiple media with the intent to take these techniques back to the classroom. By focusing on texture, color, and expression, K-12 educators will create emotive portraits. This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
45 hours 600 level graduate course Through found object art, educators can not only develop students’ ability to create 3-D art, but encourage their creativity while considering how artists can be environmentally conscious and also create artistic messages. In the course, assemblage and ready-made found art will be discussed, and students will learn various ways to design found art projects to be used in any classroom setting. This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
STTA 606Visual Arts for the Classroom Watercolor Painting3
45 hours 600 level graduate course This course is an exploration of watercolor materials and techniques. Participants learn watercolor applications and experiment with a variety of approaches. With demonstrations, discussions and hands-on projects, this course provides a dive into the vocabulary and process of working with watercolor and an understanding of the technical requirements and considerations needed to bring these skills into the curriculum. Content applicable to K-12 art classrooms, particularly to expand knowledge of watercolor concepts and applications with students. This course may be completed 2 times for credit.
