Something I strongly consider when it comes to determining my curriculum is my students' prior knowledge and their skill sets. It is incredibly important to build off of their prior knowledge so that they can make the connections between the language and skills they learned previously to new language and skills to be covered in future lessons. I also consider what my students are learning in other classes and connect those concepts to a lesson I teach in order to build off of my student's knowledge in another subject, and so that they can see how different subjects can be integrated into art.
Some other elements I keep in mind include my students' interests and experiences. I want to create a curriculum that keeps them engaged throughout the year. The best way to achieve this is to create lessons that incorporate a student's interests, including sports, hobbies, talents, etc. It is also important to connect a lesson with a student's experiences so that they can bring their own perspective into their art, as well as feel more connected to what they are learning.
I find that I must also consider who I am as a teacher when creating my curriculum. I consider my philosophy- that is my desire to have students to explore art and discover who they are as they create, my content knowledge, and what my strengths and weaknesses are, as I do not want to teach something I do not have a good grasp on an intellectual basis and hands-on basis.
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