Art Access and Equity in Teacher Education During a Pandemic.

I teach in a multiple subject credential program that requires all preservice teachers to complete a course specifically focused on arts curriculum and instruction. Based on my experiences in other credential programs throughout California, arts curriculum and instruction is often combined with another content area like social studies. My arts course critically examines pedagogy in dance, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts within a 10-week time period. My narrative explores how abruptly moving to remote arts instruction stressed access and equity as essential elements for content coverage. Future practical implications for remote arts instruction include, but are not limited to, classroom management, access to arts supplies, hands-on learning, and sustaining authentic assessment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]