By Sydney Walker
This new title in the Art Education in Practice Series explores the use of play as a method for provoking new ways of thinking. Play is often considered in terms of young children or as a diversion for older students, author Sydney Walker invites us to consider play as a productive agent that works to evoke diverse thought and challenges students to move beyond traditional artmaking.
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By Amelia M. Kraehe & Joni B. Acuff
This title in the Art Education in Practice Series addresses issues of race in an accessible style with a focus on classroom practice. This book aims to provide a well-informed introduction to essential concepts, vocabularies, strategies, and methods for engaging race and racialized human differences in a constructive, equity-oriented manner.
Learn More | Race and Art Education
By Lisa Kay
Working with students who have experienced adversity and trauma can be challenging. Therapeutic Approaches in Art Education is a practical guide for those who wish to support therapeutic art making in their practice. Discover trauma-informed approaches that can be applied to a typical classroom setting—urban, rural, or suburban—and address marginalized populations. While you will not become an art therapist, this book will help you gain a better understanding of art therapy and how to support your students in thoughtful, holistic ways. 186 pages, softcover
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By Heather Fountain
Differentiated instruction has become increasingly important in classrooms across the country. This resource adapts the leading theories, ideas, and best practices specifically for art educators. Bring your teaching to a whole new level as Heather L. R. Fountain guides you through her own journey of incorporating effective methods into practice in the artroom. 221 pages, softcover
Learn More | Differentiated Instruction
By Denise L. Stone
How can the museum be incorporated into the school curriculum in a meaningful way? The author highlights examples of exemplary programs that engage students in meaningful ways and provides practical ideas for making your local art museum an exceptional education resource. Reproducible worksheets and checklists for planning your museum trips are included. 130 pages, softcover
Learn More | Using the Art Museum
Designed to encourage your students to ask questions about art, this book features a wealth of specific activities that facilitate philosophical inquiry and develop critical thinking skills. Activities for philosophical inquiry, and for introducing and practicing skills are included, as well as reproducible worksheets and activity pages. 128 pages, softcover
Learn More | Thinking through Aesthetics
By Mary Ann Stankiewicz
Readers will gain insights into the circumstances under which curricular practices originated and will better appreciate the beliefs that shape art education today. Meet some of the people who proposed and implemented the changes in the way art should be taught. Discover the origins of the focus on the elements of art and principles of design. 146 pages, softcover
Learn More | Roots of Art Education Practice
By Sydney R. Walker
Built on a constructivist philosophy of learning, this book explores ways of fostering inquiry and discovery in the studio classroom. The works of contemporary artists are used to help explain the role of big ideas and personal connections in artmaking. Tips on designing meaningful studio instruction and problem-solving strategies, and questions and practical strategies on “unpacking” the artmaking process are included. 160 pages, softcover
Learn More | Teaching Meaning in Artmaking
By Kristin Congdon
This resource shows how art education programs can be expanded to address community-based and cultural traditions. The text explains how art and aesthetic choices are at the heart of communities and discusses how folklife and community practices are associated with the natural and built environment, different occupations, recreational activities, and ethnic traditions. Activities for involving students in their local community traditions and ideas for expanding student awareness of traditions in communities around the world are included. 121 pages, softcover
Learn More | Community Art in Action
By Marilyn G. Stewart and Sydney R. Walker
Research shows that thematic teaching across the curriculum significantly increases student engagement. This groundbreaking book gives concrete examples of how teachers can enhance their current lessons and studio activities by organizing them around meaningful, universal themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships. Step-by-step guidelines for selecting content and organizing art instruction, sample completed worksheets, and charts to guide curriculum planning are included. 162 pages, softcover
Learn More | Rethinking Curriculum in Art
By Donna Kay Beattie
This text details and evaluates a wide variety of performance assessment strategies, from portfolios and art journals to integrated performance options. Traditional methods, scoring and judging strategies, as well as formative and summative assessment styles are all explored. Strategies on how to combine assessment with art instruction and thorough explanations of educational assessment vocabulary and key concepts are included. 147 pages, softcover
Learn More | Assessment in Art Education
By Karen Keifer-Boyd and Jane Maitland-Gholson
A guidebook for teachers to help students make sense of the pervasive flow of visual information shaping their worldview and way of being. By making students aware of the presence and power of visual culture, they are empowered to participate actively in constructing their own meanings. Reproducible handouts and worksheets include practical strategies for teaching each chapter. 162 pages, softcover
Learn More | Engaging Visual Culture
Series Editor, Marilyn G. Stewart
The full library of books in the series that transforms education research into practical classroom strategies and is the most comprehensive source for superior content in teacher education and professional development.
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