OHIO VISUAL ART STANDARDS

Ohio's Learning Standards for visual art emphasize the need for lifelong learning in visual art. The standards guide and inspire teachers to design high-quality instruction through the following Artistic Processes:

• Creating;

• Performing;

• Responding; and

• Connecting.

The new standards provide certified visual art educators with a framework that closely matches the unique goals of their specialized classes. The standards are sequential and presented in a grade-by-grade sequence from kindergarten through grade 8, and at four high school levels: Proficient, Intermediate, Accomplished, and Advanced while being vertically and horizontally aligned.

OHIO VISUAL ART ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS

Creating: Artists/students use creative thinking and reasoning skills to perceive concepts and ideas to develop works.

Performing: Artists/students employ personal processes and skills to solve problems creatively and present work in various contexts.

Responding: Artists/students engage in analysis and interpretation to understand and evaluate artistic works.

Connecting: Artists/students understand and communicate the value of creative expressions in internal and external contexts