Teaching and Assessing Social Justice Art Education: Power, Politics, and Possibilities

This book provides a framework for developing and assessing social justice art education in K-12 classrooms,based on six social justice principles and drawing from examples and practical applications across artistic and activist practice. It connects social justice art education with educational assessment expectations.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 16 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

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Social justice art education is a vital approach to fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion in K-12 classrooms. It involves teaching students about social justice issues and using art as a means to explore and address these issues. This essay aims to provide theoretical grounded social justice art education assessment strategies and practical ways to develop and assess social justice art education for K-12 educators.

Drawing from numerous examples and practical applications across artistic and activist practice, this essay is grounded in six social justice principles conceptualized through art education. These principles include empathy, critical thinking, cultural competence, social awareness, and action. By integrating these principles into art education, educators can create a classroom environment that promotes social justice and encourages students to become active agents of change.

One of the key challenges in assessing social justice art education is connecting it with educational assessment expectations such as 21st century learning, literacy, social skills, teacher performance-based assessment, and National Core Art Standards. This essay provides practical ways to align social justice art education with these assessment expectations, including using rubrics, portfolios, and performance assessments.

Moreover, this essay emphasizes the importance of ongoing professional development for K-12 educators in order to effectively develop and assess social justice art education. It suggests strategies for professional development, such as attending workshops, conferences, and online courses, as well as collaborating with colleagues and community partners.

In conclusion, social justice art education is a powerful tool for promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion in K-12 classrooms. By integrating social justice principles into art education and connecting it with educational assessment expectations, educators can create a classroom environment that promotes social justice and encourages students to become active agents of change. Ongoing professional development is essential for effective development and assessment of social justice art education.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032025186