You asked, and we listened! We are excited to share the latest updates to FLEX Curriculum and PRO Learning.
Overview:
Video: What's New in FLEX?
Video: What's New in PRO?
New FLEX Content: Five Collections with lessons, resources, assessments, and videos
FLEX Curriculum: K-1 Full Year of Instructional Materials
FLEX Curriculum: Updates to FLEX Lesson Plan Layout
PRO Learning: 3 Innovative PRO Packs with Updated Layout and Supporting Pack Guide
PRO Learning Extended Module: Early Childhood Teaching and Learning
AOEU Integration with Clever
New FLEX Content: Five Collections with lessons, resources, assessments, and videos
Explore the newest FLEX Collections with resources designed at 3 levels making it easy for teachers to adapt to student needs, further supporting ready-to-go instruction, and job-embedded PD. These Collections also pair with NEW PRO packs on Visual Literacy and Experimentation, Practice, and Persistence, strengthening the Curriculum Suite narrative.
FLEX Collection: Experiment, Practice, and Persist
Explore the new FLEX Collection, Experiment, Practice, and Persist, and have your students use a variety of media and processes to engage in artistic experimentation, pursue personal interests, and overcome challenges. Students will use visual journaling, documentation, and planning tools to engage in purposeful practice, make thinking visible, set goals, and track growth.
Six FLEX Lessons with supporting resources and assessments:
Persistence Power Words (K–2)
Practice Portfolios (3–5)
Media and Message (6–8)
Creating for Clients (6–8)
Rethinking Media (9–12)
Planning My Artistic Growth (9–12)
PRO CONNECTION
After reviewing the new FLEX instructional materials, if you also have a subscription to PRO Learning, explore the new PRO Pack, Promoting Experimentation, Practice, and Persistence in the Art Room, to bring these skills into your classroom.
FLEX Collection: Visual Literacy
Explore the new FLEX Collection, Visual Fluency, and have your students decode maps, use metaphors, and express art elements through movement. Guide students in reading artworks, finding themes in text and art, and creating image captions. By combining these skills, students develop a deep sense of how language and images connect.
Six lessons with supporting resources and assessments:
Dancing the Elements of Art (K–2)
A Mountain to Climb (3–5)
A Case of Visual Evidence (6–8)
Writing Clever Captions (6–8)
Crafting Claims With Visual Evidence (9–12)
Moving Beyond Cliché (9–12)
PRO CONNECTION
After reviewing the new FLEX instructional materials, if you also have a subscription to PRO, explore the related PRO packs, Getting Started With Visual Literacy and Advancing Students’ Visual Literacy Skills. Together, these resources will enrich your instruction of visual literacy.
FLEX Curriculum: K-1 Full Year of Instructional Materials
If you’re looking for short, easy-to-implement lessons for your early learners, this content is for you. We’ve expanded our K–1 curriculum offering by introducing engaging, short, comprehensive K–1 instructional materials. Review our three newest Collections, discover new front-of-classroom videos, and explore premade classes and units for kindergarten and first grade.
Three Collections:
- Art Beginnings (K–1)
- Media Explorations (K–1)
- A World of Art (K–1)
Dive into the world of art with 5 new front-of-classroom videos, perfectly tailored for K-1 visual arts teachers. Explore "Intro to Drawing," "Painting," "Printmaking," "Sculpture Tools and Materials," and "Intro to Digital Art Tools and Equipment" to enrich your curriculum and ignite your students' creativity. These videos are designed to make art concepts accessible and engaging for your young learners, setting a strong foundation for their artistic journey.
- Intro to Drawing Tools and Materials
- Intro to Painting Tools and Materials
- Intro to Printmaking Tools and Materials
- Intro to Sculpture Tools and Materials
- Intro to Digital Art Tools and Equipment
- Intro to Clay Tools and Materials
My Classes:
Embark on a vibrant educational journey with our "Kindergarten Essentials" and "1st Grade Foundations," meticulously designed to offer 74 hours of captivating art instruction. Each class, comprising four themed units, introduces essential skills and concepts, laying the groundwork for your students' first steps into the visual arts. Access and tailor these classes to your teaching needs through the links on the implementation page.
- Kindergarten Essentials: The 4 units include essential skills and concepts for students in their first year of art class. Units are curated by theme and cover 32 lessons providing 36 hours of instruction.
- 1st Grade Foundations: The 4 units cover a breadth and depth of essential visual arts skills and concepts for first grade. Units are curated by theme and include 34 lessons providing 38 hours of instruction.
Links for teachers to access and copy these classes are shared on the Implementation page in FLEX. For more information on how to copy classes, click here.
FLEX Curriculum: Updates to FLEX Lesson Plan Layout
Look for updates to the FLEX Lesson Plan layout, designed for ease of use.
- Lesson plans have a larger view of the example artwork at the top of the page.
- Description, objectives, teaching strategies, supplies, studio time, and standards are all above the fold.
- AOEU branding upon print and download makes it easy for you to remember where content is from, and come back for more.
- Standards are organized in an accordion view.
- Related content and collections are referenced at the bottom of each lesson, making it easy for you to continue to explore.
PRO Learning: 3 Innovative PRO Packs with Updated Layout and Supporting Pack Guide
PRO Pack: Promoting Experimentation, Practice, and Persistence in the Art Room
At the heart of every engaged and resilient student artist lies a foundation built on experimentation, practice, and persistence. Our latest PRO Pack delves into these essential traits, uncovering the profound impact they have on fostering curiosity and resilience in learners. Explore the core principles behind effective experimentation, consistent practice, and unwavering persistence. Transform your teaching approach, and inspire your students to embrace curiosity, resilience, and creativity.
Includes: New Promoting Experimentation, Practice, and Persistence in the Art Room Pack Guide, providing you with all of the resources in one click, along with transcripts of the PRO Pack videos, and more to enhance your professional development experience
FLEX Connection: After watching this PRO Pack, if you have a subscription to FLEX Curriculum, head over to FLEX and explore the new related Collection, Persistence Power Words, making it even easier to apply what you have learned in your classroom. Search “experiment, practice, or persist” to find even more content to push your experimentation, practice, and persistence instruction to the next level.
PRO Pack: Getting Started with Visual Literacy
Discover innovative approaches to visual literacy that not only enhance your students' analytical skills but also empower them to create compelling artworks infused with unique ideas and visual narratives. Whether you're teaching in a traditional classroom or adapting to an unconventional setting, this PRO Pack will equip you with a suite of impactful activities that promise to transform your students' approach to visual content.
Includes: New Pack Guide, providing you with all of the corresponding resources in one click, along with transcripts of the PRO Pack videos.
FLEX Connection: After learning more about visual literacy through this PRO Pack, if you have a subscription to FLEX Curriculum, head over to FLEX and explore the new Visual Fluency Collection, making it even easier to apply in your classroom what you have learned.
PRO Pack: Advancing Students' Visual Literacy Skills
Dive deeper into visual literacy with our expert-led PRO Pack. Chelsea Fleming offers practical strategies to enrich your curriculum, blending reading and writing with visual analysis. This PRO Pack provides innovative ways to enhance your student's ability to interpret images and artworks, building on their existing skills and introducing advanced practices.
Includes: New Advancing Students’ Visual Literacy Skills Pack Guide provides you with all of the relevant resources in one click, along with transcripts of the PRO Pack videos.
FLEX Connection: After learning more about visual literacy through this PRO Pack, if you have a subscription to FLEX Curriculum, head over to FLEX and explore the new Visual Fluency Collection. You will find it easier than ever to apply what you have learned to your classroom. Search the term “visual literacy” to find even more content to push your visual literacy instruction to the next level.
PRO Learning Extended Module: Early Childhood Teaching and Learning
PRO Extended content helps teachers plan, instruct, and assess student needs and learning. The new module, Early Childhood Teaching and Learning, is located in the PRO Pack Finding Success With Kindergarten.
AOEU Integration with Clever
Teachers and districts that use Clever, the single sign-on platform, can now find The Art of Education University in the Clever library, making it faster and easier to access all that AOEU has to offer. Login to your AOEU account using your Clever login.
Users who do not have an AOEU account will be able to sign up for an AOEU account with Clever.
