EDT 370 - Specific Entry Competencies

At SHMS, each student is required to take an arts course. This could include band, choir, orchestra, or art. If they choose art, they must take the intro course which goes over the basic ideas and techniques of art. It also touches a little bit on art history and the progress of art today. Many students come into SHMS with very minimal art knowledge or experience, therefore this intro course will be where students learn all the needed skills in order to benefit from my lesson plan. These skills will include:
- How to Google search for appropriate images.
- How to save and use those images on a computer.
- An understanding of the Elements and Principles of Design.
- Basic understanding of editing software.
The lesson plan will introduce Adobe Photoshop and new ideas, such as identity and visual literacy, but they will not need previous experience or knowledge in those areas. I will build off their previous knowledge from the intro course to teach them something new. Having a basic understanding of how to edit photos on a computer may help, but I will be leading students through demos on how to use Adobe Photoshop. Knowing the Elements and Principles of Design will help them to create more interesting pieces, but it is not essential. Knowing how to use a Google Image search, save pictures, and basic computer functions, however, are essential. Hopefully they will remember those skills from the first course, but a refresher may be added to the lesson if needed.

The Elements and Principles of Design