Visual Arts Teacher Teaching Professionals

Identify the learning struggles and successes of students. Select teaching and learning strategies that support students' individual learning needs and goals.

Employ various approaches, learning styles, and channels to instruct students, such as communicating content in terms they can understand, organising talking points for clarity, and repeating arguments when necessary. Use …

Support and coach students in their work, give learners practical support and encouragement.

Provide assistance to students when working with (technical) equipment used in practice-based lessons and solve operational problems when necessary.

Take students' opinions and preferences into consideration when determining learning content.

Identify influences and situate your work within a specific trend which may be of an artistic, aesthetic, or philosophical natures. Analyse the evolution of artistic trends, consult experts in the …

Cut, shape, fit, join, mould, or otherwise manipulate materials in an attempt to create a selected artwork - be the technical processes not mastered by the artist or used as …

Present to others examples of your experience, skills, and competences that are appropriate to specific learning content to help students in their learning.

Develop a style for coaching individuals or groups that ensures all participants are at ease, and are able to acquire the necessary skills and competences provided in the coaching in …

Stimulate students to appreciate their own achievements and actions to nurture confidence and educational growth.

Provide founded feedback through both criticism and praise in a respectful, clear, and consistent manner. Highlight achievements as well as mistakes and set up methods of formative assessment to evaluate …

Ensure all students falling under an instructor or other person's supervision are safe and accounted for. Follow safety precautions in the learning situation.

Manage the relations between students and between student and teacher. Act as a just authority and create an environment of trust and stability.

Follow up on students' learning progress and assess their achievements and needs.

Maintain discipline and engage students during instruction.

Prepare content to be taught in class in accordance with curriculum objectives by drafting exercises, researching up-to-date examples etc.

Select artistic materials based on strength, colour, texture, balance, weight, size, and other characteristics that should guarantee the feasibility of the artistic creation regarding the expected shape, color, etc. - …

Fabricate and prepare prototypes or models of objects to be crafted.

Select the appropriate style, medium, and techniques of illustration in line with the needs of the project and client's requests.

Select subject matter based on personal or public interest, or ordered by a publisher or agent.

Use techniques like brainstorming to stimulate creativity in the team.

Fabricate/prepare patterns or templates to guide the crafting production process.

Instruct students in the theory and practice of arts and crafts and the fine arts, whether recreationally, as part of their general education, or with the aim of assisting them …

Legislation describing the protection of the rights of original authors over their work, and how others can use it.

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The techniques to create a visual representation of ideas and messages.

Various evaluation techniques, theories, and tools applicable in the assessment of students, participants in a programme, and employees. Different assessment strategies such as initial, formative, summative and self- assessment are …

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Principles and Practices of Assessment

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The goals identified in curricula and defined learning outcomes.

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The history of art and artists, the artistic trends throughout centuries and their contemporary evolutions.

Varieties of paint and chemicals used in their composition.

Types of clays and mud and their appearance, properties, reaction to fire, etc.

Assess and list the needs for conservation/restoration, in relation to current use and planned future use.

Evaluate the students' (academic) progress, achievements, course knowledge and skills through assignments, tests, and examinations. Diagnose their needs and track their progress, strengths, and weaknesses. Formulate a summative statement of …

Draw sketches to prepare for a drawing or as a standalone artistic technique.

Develop and plan the learning goals and outcomes for education institutions, as well as the required teaching methods and potential education resources.

Develop speeches, activities and workshops in order to foster access and comprehension to the artistic creation processes. It can address a particular cultural and artistic event such as a show …

Encourage students to cooperate with others in their learning by working in teams, for example through group activities.

Gather samples of the materials you expect to use in the creation process, especially if the desired piece of art necessitates the intervention of qualified workers or specific production processes.

File and organise personal administration documents comprehensively.

Plan, monitor and report on the budget.

Identify the necessary resources needed for learning purposes, such as materials in class or arranged transportation for a field trip. Apply for the corresponding budget and follow up on the …

Monitor artistic events, trends, and other developments. Read recent art publications in order to develop ideas and to keep in touch with relevant art world activities.

Participate in cultural and artistic mediation activities: announce the activity, give a presentation or talk related to a piece of art or an exhibition, teach a class or a group, …

Edit various types of images such as analogue and digital photographs or illustrations.

Present an exhibition and give educational lectures in a comprehensible way that is attractive to the public.

Ensure that the necessary materials for teaching a class, such as visual aids, are prepared, up-to-date, and present in the instruction space.

Use artistic materials such as paint, paintbrushes, ink, watercolours, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.

Create drawings using digital illustration programmes and techniques.

Apply painting techniques such as 'trompe l'oeil', 'faux finishing' and aging techniques.

Create decorative sculptures by hand, using a variety of techniques and materials.

Manage different ceramic firing or baking techniques according to selected clay, the expect strength of the object, and enamel colours.

Manage the temperature of a kiln to achieve the expected results according to the type of clay such as biscuit stoneware or porcelain. Manage sintering and enamels colours.

Paint set constructions and stage props.