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by Grant Wood (1938)
Presented in a tribute to the 100-year history of the National PTA, this article is reprinted from the October 1938 issue of the National Parent-Teacher magazine. This plea for arts education was written by Grant Wood, best known for his painting "American Gothic," when he was teaching art at the University of Iowa.
BBC On-Line WebGuide - Art & Design
Reviews of Web sites that support art education goals.
Champions of Change: The Impact of Arts on Learning
The Champions of Change research offers clear evidence of how the arts can improve academic performance, energize teachers and transform learning environments. Champions of Change: The Impact of the Arts on Learning is a report that compiles seven major studies that provide new evidence of enhanced learning and achievement when students are involved in a variety of arts experiences. The report can be downloaded at: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/champions.
Classroom Renaissance
by Kathleen Kennedy Manzo
Education Week on the Web, May 10, 2000
"After years of neglect, the arts are being recognized as an instrument for enhancing academic achievement."
Making the Case for the Fourth `R’: Art!
by Gary Hopkins, Education World ® Editor-in-Chief (1997)
"Reading and ’riting and ’rithmetic and ’rt (art)? Many school districts are strengthening the art components of their curricula in light of new research on the benefits of arts education."
Portraits - Teacher Education Packet
These materials from the Delaware Museum of Art are designed to provide teachers and group leaders with an overview of American portraiture. This information is intended to beused before and/or after a visit to the Delaware Art Museum. However, the content can easily be adapted to other locales.
Five art and four social studies lesson plans are provided for middle school students based on the "Detroit Industry" Murals by Diego Rivera at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Download or browse eight teacher lessons introducing the major themes of Impressionism; plans are geared towards grades 1-8.
Transforming Ideas for Teaching and Learning - The Arts
by Charles L. Gary, edited by Rita Foy (1997)
This U.S. Government booklet is designed to give teachers some of the latest ideas about how arts principles and concepts can best be understood, taught, and used in the classroom to improve instruction in the arts and other disciplines.
Visual Understanding in Education (VUE)
VUE is a non-profit organization which designs programs for schools and museums that foster cognitive growth through interaction with art images. VUE conducts developmentally-based educational research at its program implementation sites and disseminates its findings. A number of related resources are available for downloading from the site.