Art Education in Critical Times

Art Education in Critical Times: Engaging Preservice Art Teachers in Critical Consciousness

I have often asked student teachers where their lesson plan ideas originate. They routinely admit to using social media platforms to search for curricular ideas. Thus, social media sites have become part of the art educator’s toolbox and, as such, they need to be critically investigated. In examining the case of one platform, Pinterest, I seek to explore and analyze the following question: What is the hidden curriculum of Pinterest and how does it affect the art classroom? My line of inquiry is ...