Elementary Arts Group

Section 3: Faculty

Please provide a table that identifies the faculty who teach the courses shown on Form XX and shows for each member:

a. The highest degree in subject area

Courses	Name	Highest Degree
FA 101	Margaret Davis,	MFA painting
FA 101	Maria Ruggiero	MFA painting, water colors
FA 101	Richard Washington	MA
FA 300	Gretchen Otto	MFA Metals
FA 300	Gundel Sullivan	MA Instructor
MUSC 104	Louise Patrick	PhD Music Education, piano
MUSC 104	Rachael Harley	PhD Music Education
MUSC 320	Louise Patrick	PhD Music Education
MUSC 320	Rachael Harley	MA Music, K-12
MUSC 320	Kathleen Kane	MA Music, K-12 teacher
MUSC 320	Carol Tuscany	BA Music, K-12 teacher
MUSC 320	Catherine Brodie	MA plus, Music vocals, K-12 teacher
TEDU 253	Phillip Cardon	PhD Technology Education Curriculum
TEDU 354	Thomas McDole	PhD Safety and Transportation Technology
TEDU 253	Lewis Kieft	PhD Technology Education

b. Professional development (PD) experience in the last three years

Attended and presented at State and National Conferences (MMEA, MENC, etc)

Patrick, L. & Harley, R. (in press). Doing Music. (In press).

c. Knowledge of and familiarity with K-12 curriculum framework and assessment, including the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP)

The Arts programs work with the national standards for their programs. Both programs submit folios for review by the National Association of Schools of Music And National Art Education Society.

The Arts Group utilizes national standards in developing the education minor. In addressing the elementary standards they address the K-12 national standards. The Fine Arts faculty use The National Standards for the Visual Arts. The Music Faculty use The National Music Education Standards. The Technology Education Faculty use The International Technology Education Association Standards for Technological Literacy.

c. Special awards and recognition

The Art Department has received NCA and NCATE recognition for their program. Their Capstone assessment has been identified as a model for Art Education Assessment. Gretchen Otto has received an IN TIME grant, a writing across the Curriculum Award, and a KEAL grant. The Fine Art department’s conceptual framework is being used as a model for advanced programs.

d. P-12 collaborative work

In FA 300, education students work one-on-one with a child in an art classroom. They write a case study based on their observation, written a summary of the observation, and analysis of the child’s work and performance, which compares theory and practice. In MUSC 104, education students do classroom observations. In TEDU 253, education students earn credit for assisting elementary children during a technology activity and writing a report.

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