Art and Crafts 2 (5-10)

Arts and Crafts 2 (GLU 5-10) is based on Arts and Crafts 1 (GLU 5-10) and provides specialized knowledge through creative work, subject didactic reflection, and expanded insight into the subject's visual and material cultural foundation. Through the program, the student will further develop his / her own practical skills in the subject and gain experience with a selection of materials and working methods that provide learning outcomes in relation to the curriculum for primary schools, with particular emphasis on steps 5-10. The relationship between curriculum and practice is problematized through the critical examination of assignments, teaching, supervision, and assessment.

The course will communicate with and engage the students in scientific work methods. Exploratory learning processes should promote the 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, theory of teaching and learning. The areas are based on and are a continuation of the work in arts and crafts 1 (5-10). Through work with the areas, the student will further develop its own competence in the subject in depth and breadth.

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

Sculpture includes exploration of and work with 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. In the work of creating objects that primarily cover practical needs, we work with suitable materials and techniques.

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 from ancient times to today; this area’s focus will range from ancient artefacts to rococo in Norwegian and international art, design, and architecture.

These fields provide the basis for planning lessons and experiences, as well as the 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 be able to use different forms of assessment which contribute to the pupils' learning.

Knowledge
The student
- has knowledge of visual and graphic arts, sculpture, design and architecture and how these topics can be used in work with children and young people in level 5-10.
- has knowledge of design and architecture in private and public spaces, how these expressions affect us, provides a framework for our lives, and provide opportunities for investigative and creative work
- has knowledge of sculpture, relief, objects, installation, and how these expressions can give children and young people experience and stimulate creativity in creative work
- has knowledge of design, design theories, idea development processes, and the interaction between material, technique, function, and form expressions
- has knowledge of materials and techniques related to analogue and digital images, and how children and young people use different media and means in image, text, and sound
- has knowledge of forms of learning and cognition related to art and crafts such as aesthetically creative, practical trades and visual communicative subjects
- has knowledge of psychological and cultural factors that influence the development of children's idioms, identity, and creativity

Skills
The student
- can select and utilize materials' use properties and aesthetic qualities of expression in practical creative work and exercise conscious judgment when using aesthetic means
- can use methods for problem solving in the subject and inspire students to explore their own ideas in the face of materials, techniques, and working methods in the subject
- can analyze and evaluate art and everyday aesthetics and put different cultural expressions into an art historical context
- can be conscious of its role as a cultural mediator and use the local environment, museums, and collections in pupils' learning work and their own creative work
- can use different fonts and layouts in their own and others' visual communication
- can use subject language safely and functionally, and guide students in the development of subject concepts in the work with visual and graphic arts, sculpture, design, and architecture
- can plan and organize learning in arts and crafts based on the students' world of life and promote cooperation and gender equality between cultures and cultures
- can make local art and craft plans and utilize relevant theory in work on custom training for learners with special abilities, interests, or challenges
- can describe goal achievement in arts and crafts, provide learning-promoting feedback and help students to evaluate their own learning
- can evaluate quality and choose teaching aids related to the implementation of teaching in arts and crafts for levels 5-10
- can assess aesthetic qualities in the school's indoor and outdoor spaces
- can organize appropriate workshops for teaching arts and crafts adapted to 5-10. levels
- can work two and three dimensionally with digital tools

General competence
The student
- can stimulate experience, creative expression, and reflection and guide the student in working methods that promote creativity and innovation
- can work independently and with others to identify, analyze, and solve problems related to pupils' learning in art and craft.
- can use current curricula for primary school as a starting point for academic development work with a systematic and research approach and knowing norms for responsible use of collected information
- can facilitate interaction with local work and community life and use the subject's opportunities for choice of content and working methods that promote sustainable resource management

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, where 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 a specialization assignment that has a scope of one quarter of the program. The specialization emphasizes exploratory and practical creative work within a self-chosen assignment. The starting point for the work can be a theme, an epoch or a work of art, a target area, one or more materials, technique / equipment, aesthetic instruments, and the like. Your own creative work and related reference material are linked to didactic reflection. The work must be documented with a written report included in the assessment. The students will work with academic and current issues. Documentation of the students’ work processes can take place through an analog or digital log.

Several smaller excursions to exhibitions and gatherings in Trøndelag county can be important content in the study. In addition, an excursion is arranged for 3-5 days to a European city. In case of absence from the study trip / excursion, compensatory work is given.