NYSTCE Visual Arts (167) case studies
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The NYSTCE Visual Arts Content Specialty Test (test code 167) is one of the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations, the subject-matter assessments candidates must pass to be certified to teach in New York State public schools. This particular test is aimed at prospective visual arts teachers - candidates seeking certification to teach art at the levels their certificate covers - and it is one of the four Arts CSTs (Dance, Music, Theater, Visual Arts) that were revised and re-registered in 2020. The NYSTCE Visual Arts (167) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,314 words.
1Clay Unit with a Closet Kiln and an Asthmatic Student
Okafor teaches sixth-grade art at a middle school with 28 students per class and 45-minute periods. Her kiln sits in a converted storage closet opening into the art room; the closet has a louvered door but no dedicated exhaust hood, and the district has refused an outdoor vent because the wall is load-bearing.
774 words, about 4 min2Appropriation, Satire, and the School Art Sale
Delgado's advanced digital art class is building portfolios for a spring show. A student, Priya, submits a 24 × 36 inch inkjet print titled 'Profit.' It combines a copyrighted news photograph of a celebrity CEO-downloaded from a news site, not licensed-with hand-drawn dollar bills and original text.
652 words, about 3 min3Rainforest Masks, Drying Racks, and IEP Goals
Lin teaches art to six second-grade classes-22 students each, 40-minute periods, one double sink, and no drying rack beyond two rolling carts. The classroom teachers are co-planning a rainforest unit and have asked her to have every child make a wearable rainforest animal mask for a performance in three weeks.
615 words, about 3 min4Benin Plaque, Provenance, and a Parent Complaint
Adeyemi teaches a high-school global art history elective. In a unit on 'Art, Power, and Display,' students analyze a sixteenth-century brass plaque from the Kingdom of Benin, now held in a European museum, and read two short excerpts: one from the museum's object label and one from a 2022 restitution statement.
604 words, about 3 min5A $600 Art Budget and a Broken Kiln
Rivera is the sole K–5 art teacher at a Title I elementary school with 520 students. Her annual consumables budget is 600.
669 words, about 3 min