Art and Crafts 1 (5-10)

Arts and Crafts 1 (5-10) introduces visual and graphic arts, sculpture, design, architecture, art history and culture studies, and theory of teaching and learning. The student will gain experience with varied working methods and different materials that provide learning outcomes in relation to the requirements of the current curriculum for the 5th - 10th grade in primary school.

The student will work within practical and creative processes so as to become a competent teacher for pupils and will learn to use different forms of assessment that contribute to the pupils´ learning. The course will convey and engage the students in scientific work methods. Exploratory learning processes should promote students' independence, analytical skills, and critical reflection.

The course consists of six areas: visual and graphic arts, sculpture, design, architecture, art history and culture studies, and theory of teaching and learning.

Visual and graphic arts is an exploration of image as a visual, aesthetic, and communicative expression. Practical work with the two-dimensional form and digital media are emphasized. Shape, color, composition, and symbol processing are central themes.

Sculpture includes exploration of and work on sculpture as an aesthetic, visual, tactile and communicative expression, both through different types of sculpture, installation, and land art.

Design challenges work on issues related to design and everyday aesthetics. The students will work with design processes related to products that primarily cover practical needs.

Architecture focuses on the experience of indoor and outdoor spaces that affect our everyday lives. Knowledge of local construction practice and national style orientations is central. Investigative and creative work is linked to the local community. Drawing and using digital software -- and building different types of models -- stimulate the awareness of three-dimensional spaces.

Art history and culture studies focuses on Norwegian and international art from neoclassicism to contemporary art, as well as crafts, design, and architecture from prehistoric to contemporary styles. The field provides the basis for planning lessons and experiences, as well as development of knowledge and awareness of different cultural expression. Through exploring different cultural expressions one can see oneself and others in a historical and cultural context.

Theory of teaching and learning is integrated in the subject matter. The field comprises organized learning in arts and crafts, the subject's historical development, relevance, and legitimization as a general-purpose subject in primary school. The student will work with practical and creative processes to become a competent teacher and use different forms of assessment that contribute to the pupils' learning.

Knowledge
The student
- has knowledge of materials, techniques, tools, and aesthetics when working with visual and graphic art, sculpture, design, and architecture
- has knowledge of art theories and main directions within visual and graphic art, sculpture, design, and architecture.
- has knowledge of how visual and graphic art, sculptures, designs, and architecture from different cultures, both nationally and internationally, and use this knowledge as a resource for their own creative work and learning
- has knowledge of the main features of the subject's history, reasoning, content, and methods
- has knowledge of central theories regarding two-dimensional development and the visual expressions of children's and youth culture, aesthetic experience, and creativity
- has knowledge of current copyright and privacy rules using sources, images, and other resources for teaching
- has knowledge of how the aesthetic dimension can be included in interdisciplinary contexts
- has knowledge of basic skills in the subject of arts and crafts in primary school and lower secondary school

Skills
The student
- can use drawing when working with visual and graphic art, sculpture, design and architecture
- can experiment with and use key materials, tools and techniques when working with visual and graphic art, sculpture, design and architecture
- can develop an idea to a finished product, document and evaluate their own creative process, demonstrate a practical approach to their creative process, and be a positive role model for the pupils
- can make sketches and process drawings when working with design and architecture
- can make models using basic 3D digital tools
- can work with visual and graphic art, photos, and writing using basic digital tools, such as comics, film, storyboard, and multimedia presentations
- can use basic analytical tools when working with visual and graphic art, sculpture, design, and architecture
- can evaluate messages, ethical issues and visual quality in advertising, films, websites, and computer games in lower secondary school
- can use visual and graphic art, sculptures, design, and architecture in the local community as a source of experience, means of knowledge gathering, a starting point for one’s own work, and a resource for assignments in primary and lower secondary school
- can organize basic exhibitions, create different types of presentations, and activate pupils in exhibiting their own and others' art and design works.
- can plan and execute teaching of visual and graphic art, sculpture, design, and architecture, and facilitate the adaptive education of all pupils
- can carry out learning-oriented assessment and guidance in the areas of visual and graphic art, sculpture, design, and architecture

General competence
The student
- can utilize a variety of visual expressions as a starting point for tasks and art-specific conversation
- can use digital learning arenas for the acquisition and dissemination of subject matter
- can use arts and crafts in interdisciplinary thematic and project work and safeguard the aesthetic dimension of the training in interaction with other subjects and beginner training

The program reflects the working methods of the current curriculum for primary and lower secondary school. The lectures will mainly take place in a group, while practical teaching in the workshops takes place in smaller groups. The practical individual work with materials will take place in the workshops under the guidance of a teacher.

A considerable amount of work is required through self-study, which is organized in separate periods, in which the students work on tasks in the extension of self-chosen assignments. The program will alternate between your own practical and creative work, art history and cultural studies, theoretical studies, and teacher training. A reflection on one's own and others' work is central to the course. The students will work with both professional and current issues. Documentation of your work processes can take place through an analog or digital log.

Several smaller excursions to local exhibitions and gatherings are an important content of the course.