Visual Arts Guide

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Using the Instructional Guide

A rigorous education in the arts is incredibly important. In addition to developing the next generation of performers and artists, the arts can build skills of creativity, collaboration, analysis, synthesis, and problem-solving that will help students succeed in any endeavors they pursue. This instructional guide offers guidance to educators as they plan engaging and impactful learning experiences in their classes by providing a number of supports including standards, topic guides, and additional resources.

STANDARDS

The Fine Arts Standards for the state of Utah are broken up into four strands . These strands, Create , Perform/Present , Respond , and Connect touch on all areas of how students can plan, make, share, and think about art. Each strand is important in student development. The list of all standards for this level is included under the Resource heading. The Course at a Glance heading includes the standards broken down and unpacked into possible learning intentions and success criteria to provide examples of how the standards might be used to help focus on a number of specifc skills as students complete complex projects in the arts.

COURSE AT A GLANCE

The Course at a Glance section can help educators think in terms of skills and projects for their classes. Since the standards include skills that can be developed and assessed in a number of different ways, teachers have the freedom to build unit and year-long maps that best serve the needs of the class and the students. The Course at a Glance section does not dictate a specifc progression, but can help educators consider how a range of projects can touch on all standards andbring rigor and variety to the course. Additionally, the Course at a Glance section will help teachers see how standards can be incorporated into learning intentions and success criteria. The section also breaks standards down into key skills , concepts , and vocabulary . Each topic in this section includes links to lesson plans and supports tied to that topic.