HEADER PHOTO BY VAPAE STAFFAbout The Arts Education Teaching Sequence (AETS)
AETS, an essential component of the VAPAE minor, comprises of three courses in which undergraduates explore core issues in arts education, creativity, and social justice.
Students are assigned to K-12 classrooms in the Los Angeles area, where they first observe and then implement an 4-lesson sequential arts-based unit plan under the supervision of a credentialed guiding teacher. These AETS courses are offered each year, and students may begin the sequential coursework in the Fall or Spring quarters. Please note that all classes are Thursday evenings, from 6pm - 8:50pm.
Students interested in Arts Education M102 must fill out an application prior to acceptance into the course.
Arts Education Teaching Sequence Courses
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Offered as the first course in the Arts Education Teaching Sequence, this course provides an overview of arts education for multiple publics in inner-city settings. Students will learn basic theories of arts education and artistic development while having a hands-on experience developing standards-informed art lessons emphasizing the creative process and social justice.
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Upon successful completion of Arts Ed M102, students enroll in Arts Ed M192 and observe a credentialed teacher in a K-12 classroom and design original arts-based lessons emphasizing community engagement, creative process, and social justice.
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Students implement their original arts-based lessons at a K-12 school under the supervision of VAPAE lecturers and their assigned guiding teacher or other on-site mentor.
VAPAE student artwork
AETS Winter 2021 cohort
VAPAE student Carlos leading a dance lesson for students at Marina del Rey Middle School
VAPAE student Kira at their classroom at their AETS site, John Marshall High School
AETS Winter 2024 cohort