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Standards, Curriculum,
​& Lesson Plans
This page contains information and resources relevant to connecting to state and national visual arts standards and writing lesson plans and curriculum. 

Writing a Lesson Plan

In Miami University Art Education courses, we use a thorough format that allows you to consider many angles when writing for teaching and learning. This format accounts for not only objectives, standards, and assessment, but asks the writer to consider visual culture, historical and multicultural exemplars, classroom set-up, adaptations for diverse needs, and considering how to story your lesson with clear purpose and intent. There are many parts to an effective lesson - and even if you don't always use this format once you are in your own classroom, learning to write thorough lessons will guide you in thinking about your teaching more clearly. Get a head start! Click here for the format.
LINK: 2012 approved Ohio Visual Arts Standards
LINK: April 2020 Draft of Ohio Visual Arts Standards
​The draft reflects standards that are more streamlined and concise, with an added Connecting category to match the format of the National Core Arts Standards.

Using Blooms Taxonomy to Write Effective Objectives

Using Bloom’s Taxonomy as a guide, you can list what the students are expected to know and do in the objectives. Use active verbs that are concrete actions that can be assessed. The lesson objectives and evaluation section should work together. Examples of appropriate verbs for objectives follow:

Knowledge: define, draw, list, locate, outline, record, repeat, select, state, write
Comprehension: confirm, defend, describe, distinguish, document, match, predict
Application: apply, build, construct, make, perform, produce, show, sketch, use
Analysis: analyze, categorize, debate, contrast, investigate, research, take apart
Synthesis: create, compose, construct, design, develop, invent, originate, revise
Evaluation: critique, appraise, conclude, justify, recommend, solve

Here are other resources concerning Bloom's Taxonomy:
Clemson resource listing of example verbs
Example questions associated with each level of understanding
Bloom's Taxonomy wheel design