Art and Design Education-Instruction

Art instruction is required for every student each week for the entire year through 6th grade. For grades 7-12 art instruction is required to be offered each year. There are no minimum minutes of instruction specified for any subject area in Wisconsin but 90-100 minutes per week is recommended for art instruction through grade six. Regular semester or year courses are expected in grades 7-12. Details of required instruction in art and design education are spelled out in Standard L - PI 8.01 (2) (L) which can be found in the appendix of "A Guide to Curriculum Planning in Art Education" available on-line or from DPI publications.

Workshops and resources are available on a variety of instructional methods include Arts PROPEL, Discipline Based Art Education (DBAE), Interdisciplinary Learning, the Design Process, 3-D Learning, Media Literacy, and Distributed Learning. Information about workshops can be obtained by contacting:
Mel Pontious, DPI -Melvin.Pontious@dpi.wi.gov

• Wisconsin Alliance for Arts Education (WAAE) - 414/646-5144
  
• Wisconsin Art Education Association (WAEA) - 920-674-9503
  

Art & Design Education Consultant
Wisconsin DPI
PO Box 7841
Madison WI 53707-7841
608/267-5042, Office
608/266-1965, FAX

For questions about this information, contact Melvin F. Pontious (608) 267-5042

Last updated on 2/25/2008 1:42:32 PM