Course Standards

2026-2027 Academic Year

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CY95 Exploring Digital Arts I

Course Outcomes:

Identify how digital art influences culture.
Recognize how organizations use digital arts and media to influence decisions and connect with audiences.
Create digital art using media such as podcasting, video production, 3D designs, and photography.
Identify careers in the digital arts and media industry.

Standard/Objective Number	Standard/Objective	Course Weight	RBT Designation
1.00	Understand the presence and influence of digital art and media in popular culture.	20%	B2 Understand Conceptual
1.01	Remember examples of digital arts and media present in everyday life and various industries.	5%	A1 Remember Factual
1.02	Understand how digital arts and media influence communication, culture, and individual perspectives in popular culture.	10%	B2 Understand Conceptual
1.03	Understand how generative AI is influencing the digital arts in popular culture.	5%	B2 Understand Conceptual
2.00	Understand how businesses and organizations use digital arts and media to inform decisions and engage audiences.	20%	B2 Understand Conceptual
2.01	Understand how digital arts and media support marketing and branding.	10%	B2 Understand Conceptual
2.02	Understand how digital art is used in communication strategies to engage audiences.	5%	B2 Understand Conceptual
2.03	Understand how generative AI is influencing digital arts in a variety of careers.	5%	B2 Understand Conceptual
3.00	Understand techniques to make digital media projects using 2D, 3D, and multimedia tools.	45%	B2 Understand Conceptual
3.01	Understand digital 2D tools to make an original composition.	15%	B2 Understand Conceptual
3.02	Understand digital 3D tools to make an original composition.	15%	B2 Understand Conceptual
3.03	Understand audio, video, photo or a combination to produce an original composition.	15%	B2 Understand Conceptual
4.00	Understand career pathways in the digital arts and career clusters.	9%	B2 Understand Conceptual
4.01	Explain career roles, responsibilities, and required qualifications within the digital arts and media industry.	3%	B2 Understand Conceptual
4.02	Summarize professional practices and ethical standards that contribute to success in digital arts and media careers.	3%	B2 Understand Conceptual
4.03	Explain the impact of emerging technologies and industry trends on current and future digital arts and media careers.	3%	B2 Understand Conceptual
5.00	Understand why showcasing digital art is a standard practice in the media industry.	6%	B2 Understand Conceptual
5.01	Compare digital methods of showcasing art in the media industry.	3%	B2 Understand Conceptual
5.02	Compare non-digital methods of showcasing art in the media industry.	3%	B2 Understand Conceptual

Essential standards (highlighted in gray below) are big, powerful ideas that are necessary and essential for students to know to be successful in a course. Essential standards identify the appropriate verb and cognitive process intended for the student to accomplish. Essential standards provide value throughout a student's career, in other courses, and translate to the next level of education or world of work.

Objectives/Indicators (rows not highlighted in gray below) provide another level of detail for each Essential Standard.

Adapted or Adopted Course includes essential standards and, in many cases, specific objectives/indicators aligned with business and industry standards and/or criteria for credentials or certifications. The course standards are designed using the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT). If the POL is a CTE State Assessment, the course is written at the level of the ESSENTIAL STANDARD and assesses the intended outcome of the sum of its objectives/indicators.

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Standard/Objective Number: The essential standard is denoted by the digits before the dot; objectives/indicators are indicated by the final 2 digits.
Standard/Objective: Essential standard and specific objective/indicator statements per essential standard. Each essential standard statement or specific objective/indicator begins with an action verb and makes a complete sentence when combined with The learner will be able to... Outcome behavior in each essential standard or objective/indicator statement is denoted by the verb plus its object.
Course Weight: Shows the relative importance of each essential standard or objective/indicator. Course weight is used to help determine the percentage of total class time that is spent on each objective/indicator.
RBT Designation: Classification of outcome behavior in essential standards and indicator statements in Dimensions according to the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy:
Cognitive Process Dimension: 1 Remember, 2 Understand, 3 Apply, 4 Analyze, 5 Evaluate, 6 Create.
Knowledge Dimension: A Factual Knowledge, B Conceptual Knowledge, C Procedural Knowledge.