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The CTECS Art Curriculum 24-25 revision was modeled after CSDE Model Curriculum. The curricula were constructed using the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) K–12 Curricula Design Principles Handbook as a framework to structure the design process in order to ensure access to high quality, high-impact teaching and learning aligned to the content standards adopted by the Connecticut Board of Education to provide CTECS’s students access to equitable educational opportunities within a culture of high expectations.
This standards-based curriculum defines what students are expected to learn by course; it provides a roadmap of the essential learning outcomes for mastery by the end of the course. The curriculum combines how teachers will teach to develop skills, content knowledge, and assess students’ ability to transfer learning. The structure and organization of curriculum are guided by a curriculum framework that must include standards aligned concepts, skills, high impact instructional methods, high quality materials, and multiple means of assessment aligned to standards.
In accordance with the CTECS Visual Arts program philosophy, the Visual Art program is responsive to our learners in the CTECS schools. The program supports the CTECS mission, teaches visual literacy and 21st century skills. The curriculum focus of art classes at Ellis Tech are implemented using the National Core Arts Standards. Individual units/lessons are designed using a combination of approaches, Disciplined Based Art Education (DBAE), Understanding by Design ( UbD™) framework and Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB). Combining these methods increases student engagement and deepens their understanding of the what it means to be an artistically literate citizen. Learning goals are identified, effective and engaging activities are planned with increasing student choice, and assessments are relevant to student learning.
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