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Art and Design 14-19 Curriculum:
Issues for Planning and Delivering Units within Art and Design Courses

The aims of the course:
  • To clarify understanding of the Art and Design unit structure
  • To work effectively within the constraints of a unit structure
  • To explore varied approaches to structuring courses
  • To provide guidance in course design, planning and delivery
  • To promote quality Art and Design teaching and learning
  • To develop effective unit assessment strategies
  • To offer guidance on tracking unit coverage
Programme
-- Maximum Group Size : 30 --
9.30 Registration and coffee

10.0 Overview of units in Art and Design qualifications

  • Background to the structure
  • Implications for teaching and learning in Art and Design
  • The need to restructure courses, maximising potential for achievement
  • Assessment issues

11.00 Coffee

11.30 Course design: planning and structuring

  • Integrated versus discrete approach
  • Time planning
  • Staffing and workshops/materials
  • Using resources appropriately and effectively
  • Contextual studies
  • Assignments, projects and tasks
  • Approaches to delivery: planning for teaching and learning
  • Ensuring evidence of unit criteria; tracking unit content; avoiding duplication
  • Planning opportunities for formative assessment


12.30 Student examples of good practice within current practice

  • A strong structure with maximum opportunity for creative, innovative responses
  • Developing knowledge, skills and understanding through:
    • Appropriate selection and recording from sources
    • Developing quality visual language
    • Generating and developing ideas
    • Exploring the potential of media
    • Process and technique
    • Analysis and evaluation
    • Increasing breadth and depth

13.15 Lunch

14.15 Assessment

Early planning for assessment

Formative assessment as a teaching and learning tool

Summative assessment

Recognising levels of achievement

Examination board inset programmes

15.00 Tracking unit progress and level of achievement

  • Interim feedback
  • Demonstrate evidence of fulfilment of unit criteria
  • Provide whereabouts of evidence
    The need for:
    • Simplicity
    • Clarity
    • Effectiveness


15.30 Next steps, summary and close

15.45 Tea and depart

 
Reasons to attend.
The course is designed for any tutor of general or specialist Art and Design qualifications across the 14-19 provision, who wishes to develop their understanding of teaching and learning within the constraints of a unit structure. The course focuses upon positive approaches to planning and delivery of quality Art and Design education. It is particularly useful to curriculum or programme managers and those with responsibility for course design.
   
Cost and Reservation
This course is offered on an in-house basis
 
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