Art Education: Books & Other Resources

Art-Centered Learning Across the Curriculum: Integrating Contemporary Art in the Secondary School Classroom by Julia Marshall; David M. Donahue; Lois Hetland (Foreword by) This handbook provides teachers with a framework for implementing inquiry-based, substantive art integration across the curriculum, along with the background knowledge of models needed to do this.

Debates in Art and Design Education by Nicholas Addison; Lesley Burgess Debates in Art and Design Education encourages student and practising teachers to engage with contemporary issues and developments in learning and teaching. This fully updated second edition introduces key issues, concepts and tensions in order to help art educators develop a critical approach to their practice in response to the changing fields of education and visual culture. Accessible, comprehensive chapters are designed to stimulate thinking and understanding in relation to theory and practice, and help art educators to make informed judgements by arguing from a position based on theoretical knowledge and understanding. Contributing artists, lecturers and teachers debate a wide range of issues including: the latest policy and initiatives in secondary art education the concepts, skills and dispositions that can be developed through art education tensions inherent in developing the inclusive Art and Design classroom citizenship education within Art and Design teaching new practices in community arts education examining 'whiteness' in the sector Debates in Art and Design Education is for all student and practising teachers interested in furthering their understanding of an exciting, ever-changing field, and supports art educators in articulating how the subject is a vital, engaging and necessary part of the twenty-first century curriculum.

Engaging Learners Through Artmaking by Katherine M. Douglas; Diane B. Jaquith; Christine Marmé Thompson (Foreword by) This book blends sound educational theory with actual practice, and is a resource for practicing and pre-service art teachers, curriculum coordinators, aftercare and camp directors and anyone interested in authentic learning through visual art.

The Learner-Directed Classroom: Developing Creative Thinking Skills through Art by Diane B. Jaquith (Editor); Nan E. Hathaway (Editor) In The Learner-Directed Classroom, practicing art educators (PreK 16) offer both a comprehensive framework for understanding student-directed learning and concrete pedagogical strategies to implement student-direct learning activities in school.

Learning to See: how professors teach in schools of art and design by Keith Sawyer A groundbreaking account of how nationally known artists and designers teach-and what students learn-in the world's top BFA and MFA programs. Learning to See is an engaging and profound account of how professional artists and designers create and how they teach others to do it. Keith Sawyer, a leading creativity researcher, spent over ten years interviewing a hundred professors who've taught in 50 different colleges, universities, and institutes. He also interviewed students to learn about the personal transformation they go through as they learn to see and think like successful creative professionals. Learning to See describes project assignments and studio class sessions in over 20 different disciplines, revealing the shared essence of art and design. Learning to See tells the stories of the professional artists and designers who teach in BFA and MFA programs throughout the U.S., including top schools in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. These articulate and experienced educators share their insights about how to guide younger artists and designers to realize their full creative potential. In the best BFA and MFA programs, students learn to see things they couldn't see before, and they learn to think in new ways. In Learning to See, you meet professors and students in over 20 different art and design disciplines-from painting and sculpture to graphic design and architecture. By reading what they say in their conversations and their classrooms, you learn that becoming an artist or designer is not about learning to draw or sew or weld-it is about learning to see. This book is for anyone who wants to better understand how professional artists and designers see, think, and make.

Studio Thinking 2: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education by Lois Hetland; Ellen Winner; Kimberly M. Sheridan; Shirley Veenema; Susan Neuman Studio Thinking 2 will help advocates explain arts education to policymakers, help art teachers develop and refine their teaching and assessment practices, and assist educators in other disciplines to learn from existing practices in arts education.

Talking about Student Art by Terry Barrett This book provides real-world perspective, samples of critical discussions and presents critiquing strategies that worked, and even some that didn't, in a multitude of educational settings. Sample critiques likewise provide real classroom perspective on dealing with meaning, gender issues, influences and more. Judging student art is also addressed, while general recommendations for interactive group critiques round-out this practicing teacher's guide.

Visual Thinking Strategies: Using Art to Deepen Learning across School Disciplines by Philip Yenawine The book shows how Visual Thinking Strategies can be easily and effectively integrated into elementary classroom lessons in just ten hours of a school year to create learner-centered environments where students at all levels are involved in rich, absorbing discussions.

Art Education and Human Development by Howard Gardner Suggested paths that policy and practices should take in the realm of art education are made based on a review of the research done in several areas including specific knowledge about human development and human development from an artistic perspective.

The Arts and Human Development by Howard Gardner Gardner’s classic on the development of creativity. Illustrated throughout with children’s art, this book is a systematic examination of the relation between youthful participation in the arts and the ultimate craftsmanship attained by gifted artists.

Theories of Development by William Crain Tthis classic text introduces students to twenty-four theorists and compares and contrasts their theories on how we develop as individuals

Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom, Ages 4-14 by Chip Wood This comprehensive, user-friendly reference offers clear descriptions of children’s development from age 4 to age 14. A bestseller, now in its 3rd edition, Yardsticks has helped countless teachers and administrators shape classrooms and schools where all children can succeed.

Beginner's Guide to Community-Based Arts by Mat Schwarzman; Keith Knight; Ellen Forney (As told to); Lily Yeh (Contribution by) Ten transformative local arts projects come alive in this comics-illustrated training manual for youth leaders and teachers.

Community Art in Action by Marilyn G. Stewart (Editor); 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.

Designing for Social Change: Strategies for Community-Based Graphic Design by Andrew Shea; William Drenttel (Foreword by); Ellen Lupton (Illustrator) The latest addition to our Design Briefs series, Designing for Social Change, is a compact, hands-on primer for graphic designers who want to use their unique problem-solving skills to help others. Author Andrew Shea presents ten proven strategies for working effectively with community organizations. These strategies can frame the design challenge and create a checklist to keep a project on track. Twenty case studies illustrate how design professionals and students approach unique challenges when working on a social agenda.

Making Art Together by Mark Cooper; Lisa Sjostrom Artist Mark Cooper creates remarkable, collaborative art with children, and in this practical book of ideas he shows how it can be done anywhere, with amazing results. Drawing from his own work with classes around the country, Cooper shows how children can create art objects together, from decorated sculptures to billboards against violence to maps of the world. Children learn the way adult artists work—and about how democracy works—in planning, designing, and executing these large-scale works.

Activity-Based Teaching in the Art Museum - Movement, Embodiment, Emotion by Elliott Kai-Kee; Lissa Latina; Lilit Sadoyan

Teaching in the Art Museum by Rika Burnham; Elliott Kai-Kee At the heart of all good art museum teaching is an effort to bring people and artworks together in meaningful ways. But what constitutes an experience of a work of art? What should be taught and why? What kinds of uniquely valuable experiences are museum educators alone equipped to provide? This book—unlike any other publication currently available—addresses these and myriad other questions and investigates the mission, history, theory, practice, and future prospects of museum education.

Using the Art Museum 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.

Approaches to Art Therapy: Theory and Technique by Judith Aron Rubin (Editor) The third edition of Approaches to Art Therapy brings together varied theoretical approaches and provides a variety of solutions to the challenge of translating theory to technique.

Art As Therapy by Alain de Botton; John Armstrong Describes a new way of looking at familiar masterpieces, suggesting that the works of art can be useful, relevant--and even therapeutic.

The Art of Art Therapy: What Every Art Therapist Needs to Know by Judith A. Rubin "The Art of Art Therapy, first published in 1984, was written primarily to help art therapists first define and then refine a way of thinking about their work. This new edition contains thoroughly revised material that reflects the significant expansion of the field of art therapy in the period since the book was first written.

Addressing Issues of Mental Health in Schools Through the Arts by Nick Clough; Jane Tarr This book outlines how teachers, music / arts therapists and teacher trainers have engaged in participatory action research to facilitate regular group music listening and improvisational music making with children and young people in their classrooms, highlighting its impact in addressing issues of mental health and providing social and emotional access to learning. The book includes examples of classroom practice, evidencing how safe, inclusive and interactive music making can stimulate experiences that alter children and young people's moods, enhance their social skills and enable their connectivity with each other and with learning. It describes participatory action research approaches that support inter professional learning between teachers and music / arts therapists. Five narrative accounts of classroom episodes provide a basis for continuing reflection and critical theorising about young people's relational health and sensory engagement. The book explores outcomes from non-verbal dialogic interaction and attachment focussed practices. It advocates new forms of rights respecting professionalism. Providing new frameworks with which to enhance the wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people in classroom settings, the book will be important reading for researchers and students in the fields of inclusive education, music / arts therapy and teacher training. The contents are significant for practitioners looking to support children and young people's recovery and reconnections in the classroom.

Mapping the Intelligence of Artistic Work by Anne West The book is structured as a series of exercises and prompts that define the mapping process and introduce methods for artists to develop, articulate, and disseminate ideas.

In the Making: Creative Options for Creative Art by Linda Weintraub From the first page to the last, from Thomas Kinkaid (really!) to Matthew Barney, this book serves as a launching pad. Conclusions are perpetually delayed. Resolutions are continually postponed. The text is written for takeoff, not arrival. It is a first step for readers' explorations of current modes of art making and for their own future artistic achievements.

Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative by Austin Kleon A guide to creativity in the digital age, this book presents ten transformative principles to help readers discover their artistic side and build a more creative life.

Inquiry-Based Learning Through the Creative Arts for Teachers and Teacher Educators by Amanda Nicole Gulla; Molly Hamilton Sherman This book is a theoretical and practical guide to implementing an inquiry-based approach to teaching which centers creative responses to works of art in curriculum. Guided by Maxine Greene's philosophy of Aesthetic Education, the authors discuss the social justice implications of marginalized students having access to the arts and opportunities to find their voices through creative expression. They aim to demystify the process of inquiry-based learning through the arts for teachers and teacher educators by offering examples of lessons taught in high school classrooms and graduate level teaching methods courses. Examples of student writing and art work show how creative interactions with the arts can help learners of all ages deepen their skills as readers, writers, and thinkers.

Wicked Arts Assignments: practising creativity in contemporary arts education by Emiel Heijnen; Melissa Bremmer Fun, poetical and inspiring challenges for teaching the arts--for students of all ages and teachers of all disciplines The almost 100 arts assignments compiled in this instructive new volume are designed to foster cross-disciplinary creativity in the visual arts, performance, theater, music and design. Everyone who teaches the arts knows the value of the assignment that is seemingly simple but which nonetheless challenges participants, students and pupils to the maximum. In Wicked Arts Assignments the tasks are organized around the following themes: Go Public, Narrate, Remix, Explore Nature, Engage, Soul Search, Make Some Noise, Localize, Build & Move, Keep in Time and Hack. The assignments can be carried out in various contexts, from primary schools to higher education, from home to online. They are intended to spark the imagination of both teachers and students, contributing to new, topical educational and artistic practices. The book is complemented by a theoretical framework and interviews with experts in contemporary arts and education.

Art and Social Justice Education: Culture as Commons by Therese M. Quinn (Editor); John Ploof (Editor); Lisa J. Hochtritt (Editor) Art and Social Justice Education offers inspiration and tools for educators to craft critical, meaningful, and transformative arts education curricula and arts integration projects. The images, descriptive texts, essays, and resources are grounded within a clear social justice framework and linked to ideas about culture as commons.

Art Education for Social Justice by Tom Anderson, et al This book is a collection of stories depicting vision and compassion. The text provides a benchmark in professional efforts toward social justice in a wide array of art education contexts, including community education, K-12 art education, higher education and teacher preparation, international, and multicultural perspectives. Each topic is addressed in chapters written by well-known socially conscious art educators, intertwined with chapters by newer voices in the field.

Black, Brown + Latinx Design Educators: conversations on design and race by Kelly Walters A 2022 ALA Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title In Black, Brown + Latinx Design Educators, Kelly Walters collects twelve deeply personal interviews with graphic design educators of color who teach at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada.    The book centers the unique narratives of Black, Brown, and Latinx design educators, from their childhood experiences to their navigation of undergraduate and graduate studies and their career paths in academia and practice. The interviewees represent a cross-section of ethnic and multiracial backgrounds--African American, Jamaican, Indian, Pakistani, Puerto Rican, Dominican, Mexican, and Brazilian.    Their impactful stories offer invaluable perspectives for students and emerging designers of color, creating an entry point to address the complexities of race in design and bring to light the challenges of teaching graphic design at different types of public and private institutions. Interwoven throughout the book are images that maintain cultural significance, from family heirlooms to design works that highlight aspects of their cultural identities. Readers will gain insight into the multitude of experiences of Black, Brown, and Latinx design educators who teach and work in the field today.

Class Rules: Exposing Inequality in American High Schools by Peter W. Cookson; Michael F. Graves Class Rules challenges the popular myth that high schools are the "Great Equalizers". In his groundbreaking study, Cookson demonstrates that adolescents undergo different class rites of passage depending on the social-class composition of the high school they attend.

Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education by Susan Cahan (Editor); Zoya Kocur (Editor) Contemporary art and multicultural education is the first book of its kind to address the role of art within today's multicultural education. Co-published with the New Museum of Contemporary Art, this beautifully illustrated book provides both theoretical foundations and practical resources for art educators and students, combining exquisite color reproductions, statements from contemporary artists and interviews with notable educators.

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Gender Matters in Art Education by Martin Rosenberg; Frances Thurber Find out how gender really matters in the artroom. Gender Matters in Art Education translates the theory of gender equity into real practice in the art classroom. The authors provide a coherent review of the important research on gender equity in schools and demonstrate, through concrete, classroom-based examples, the unique opportunities that the art classroom provides for promoting gender equity for both boys and girls.

Global citizenship education : challenges and successes by Aboagye, Eva; Dlamini, S. Nombuso,

Rac(e)ing to Class: Confronting Poverty and Race in Schools and Classrooms by H. Richard Milner IV H. Richard Milner IV provides educators with a crucial understanding of how to teach students of color who live in poverty. Milner looks carefully at the circumstances of these students' lives and describes how those circumstances profoundly affect their experiences within schools and classrooms.

Race and Art Education by Amelia M. Kraehe; Joni Boyd Acuff "This title in the Art Education in Practice Series addresses issues of race in an accessible style and with a focus on classroom practice. There is sparse literature that supports teachers in developing the kind of knowledge and sensitivities about race needed for todays art classrooms. 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. Kraehe and Acuff carefully explore topics including how race and racism enter classrooms, and concepts like unconscious bias and microaggression."--Publishers website

Rethinking Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education by New Museum Staff; Eungie Joo (Editor); Joseph Keehn (Editor); Jenny Ham-Roberts (Editor) For over a decade, Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education has served as the guide to multicultural art education, connecting everyday experience, social critique, and creative expression with classroom learning. The much-anticipated Rethinking Contemporary Art and Multicultural Education continues to provide an accessible and practical tool for teachers, while offering new art, essays, and content to account for transitions and changes in both the fields of art and education

Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools by Jonathan Kozol In Savage Inequalities, Kozol delivers a searing examination of the extremes of wealth and poverty and calls into question the reality of equal opportunity in our nation’s schools.

The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America by Jonathan Kozol The Shame of the Nationis a triumph of firsthand reporting that pays tribute to those undefeated educators who persist against the odds, but directly challenges the chilling practices now being forced upon our urban systems by the Bush administration. In their place, Kozol offers a humane, dramatic challenge to our nation to fulfill at last the promise made some 50 years ago to all our youngest citizens.

Social Justice Art: a framework for activist art pedagogy by Marit Dewhurst Based on interviews and observations of sixteen high schoolers participating in an activist arts class at a New York City museum, Dewhurst identifies three learning processes common to the act of creating art that have an impact on social justice: connecting, questioning, and translating.

Developing Visual Arts Education in the United States: Massachusetts Normal Art School and the Normalization of Creativity by Mary Ann Stankiewicz This book examines how Massachusetts Normal Art School (now MassArt) became the alma mater par excellence for generations of art educators, designers, and artists.

Education (Whitechapel Documents of Contemporary Art) by Felicity Allen These writings by artists, philosophers, educators, poets, and activists center on three recurring and interrelated themes: the notion of "indiscipline" in theories and practices that challenge boundaries of all kinds; the present and future role of the art school; and the turn to pedagogy as medium in a diverse range of recent projects.

A History of Art Education by Arthur Efland Recent debates on the place of the arts in American life has refocused attention on art education in schools. In this book, the author puts current debate and concerns in a well-researched historical perspective. He examines the institutional settings of art education throughout Western history, the social forces that have shaped it and the evolution and impact of alternate streams of influence on present practice.

Roots of Art Education Practice 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 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.

Remembering Massachusetts State Normal Schools by Massachusetts State University Council of Presidents (Adapted by); Mary-Lou Breitborde (Adapted by); Kelly Kolodny (Adapted by)

Steppingstones: pivotal moments in art education history by Paul E. Bolin; Ami Kantawala; Mary Ann Stankiewicz Representing the first extensive volume on the history of art education to be published in 20 years, this book will generate new interpretations of both local and global histories for 21st-century readers. Steppingstones captures pivotal moments in art education history within the United States and globally. Chapters are situated within the broad and active stream of history, identified by the authors as places to pause, step down, and deeply explore these moments and the vibrant terrain that surrounds them. Some steppingstones in the volume are new and fresh reappraisals of familiar and well-recognized landing places in art education history. Other steppingstones contain discussions of previously unknown or overlooked material uncovered by the authors. Digging deep, getting beneath, and revealing steppingstones that embrace a pathway through the past, this book explores dynamic and spirited narratives about the people, institutions, events, tensions, and international perspectives that have shaped and continue to direct the course of art and design education. Book Features: Investigates contemporary issues through a lens toward the past, including issues of race, cultural protocols, intersectionality, international influence, White privilege, and other social concerns. Presents contributions from well-known senior scholars alongside new voices of several emerging scholars of color. Includes biographical accounts of African American artists and educators, and the role and influence of the Harlem Renaissance. Contains discussion of art education in colonial India and explores complex relationships between colonizer-colonized histories. Focuses on art education in the United States with discussion of specific international influences. Offers contemporary best practices for doing historical research and strategies for teaching art education history courses at the university level. Highlights the significance of digital humanities and digital scholarship.

(Curating) from A to Z by Jens Hoffmann; Claire Fontaine (Text by) (Curating) From A to Z offers a summary of the development of curatorial practice over the last two decades seen through the eyes of curator Jens Hoffmann. In this publication each letter of the alphabet evokes a particular word related to the world of exhibition making: From A (as in Artist) and B (as in Biennial) to R (as in Retrospective) and W (as in White Cube).

A Brief History of Curating by Walter Hopps (Contribution by); Pontus Hulten (Contribution by); Hans Ulrich Obrist (Editor); Lucy Lippard (Text by); Harald Szeeman (Contribution by) Interviews by Hans Ulrich Obrist mapping the development of the curatorial field--from early independent curators in the 1960s and 70s and the experimental institutional programs developed in Europe and the U.S.

Manual of Museum Exhibitions by Barry Lord (Editor); Maria Piacente (Editor) Barry Lord and Maria Piacente detail the exhibition process in a straightforward way that can be easily adapted by institutions of any size. They explore the exhibition development process in greater detail, providing the technical and practical methodologies museum professionals need today.

Rethinking Curating by Beryl Graham; Sarah Cook; Steve Dietz (Foreword by) As curator Steve Dietz has observed, new media art is like contemporary art--but different. New media art involves interactivity, networks, and computation and is often about process rather than objects.

Show Time: the 50 Most Influential Exhibitions of Contemporary Art by Massimiliano Gioni (Contribution by); Hans Ulrich Obrist (Contribution by); Jens Hoffmann (Editor); Maria Lind (Contribution by) This book explores the recent history of exhibition-making, looking at the radical shifts that have taken place in the practice of curating contemporary art over the last 20 years.

Talking Contemporary Curating by Terry Smith; Claire Bishop (Contribution by); Kate Fowle (Editor); Leigh Markopoulos (Editor) The dozen searching conversations in this book...provide a vivid sense of contemporary curatorial thought at work.

Practical Statistics for Educators by Ruth Ravid This book introduces educational students and practitioners to the use of statistics in education. Basic concepts in statistics are clearly explained.

MTEL Visual Arts (17) Exam Secrets Study Guide by MTEL Exam Secrets Test Prep Staff (Editor) "MTEL Test Review for the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure"

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Classroom Management, 2 vols. by W. George Scarlett Raises issues and introduces evidence-based, real-world strategies for creating and maintaining well-managed classrooms where learning thrives.

MTEL Visual Arts Practice Questions by Mometrix Massachusetts Teacher Certification Test Team (Editor) ***Your #1 Practice Test Resource*** Mometrix Test Preparation's MTEL Visual Arts Practice Questions are the simplest way to prepare for your Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure. Practice is an important part of preparing for a test and improving your chance of success. Mometrix practice questions are designed to prepare you for the real test. You could know everything that is going to be covered on the test but still perform poorly if you have never worked with MTEL practice questions. Being familiar with the different types of questions and answer choices that you might see on the official test is a big advantage. Another benefit of taking practice tests is that you can measure your performance. They help you decide if you need to study and practice more or if you're ready for test day. Doing well on a Mometrix practice test helps you gain confidence that you are prepared. If you struggle, the practice test helps identify areas where you need to work. Using our MTEL practice test questions allows you to reinforce your strengths and improve your weaknesses. Mometrix includes detailed answer explanations for each question. It may sound obvious, but you need to know which questions you missed and why you missed them. This helps you avoid making the same mistakes on the real test. That is why our MTEL Visual Arts Practice Questions include answer keys with detailed answer explanations. These in-depth answer explanations will help you to better understand any questions that were difficult for you. Mometrix Test Preparation is not affiliated with or endorsed by any official testing organization. All organizational and test names are trademarks of their respective owners.

Equity in Data: a framework for what counts in schools by Andrew Knips; Sonya Lopez; Michael Savoy; Kendall LaParo Building a better data culture can be the path to better results and greater equity in schools. But what do we mean by data? Your students are not just statistics. They aren't simply a set of numbers or faceless dots on a proficiency scale. They are vibrant collections of experiences, thoughts, perspectives, emotions, wants, and dreams. And taken collectively, all of that information is data--and should be valued as such. Equity in Data not only unpacks the problematic nature of current approaches to data but also helps educators demystify and democratize data. It shows how we can bake equity into our data work and illuminate the disparities, stories, and truths that make our schools safer and stronger--and that help our students grow and thrive. To this end, the authors introduce a four-part framework for how to create an equitable data culture (along with a complementary set of data principles). They demonstrate how we can rethink our approach to data in the interest of equity by making five shifts: * Expand our understanding of data. * Strengthen our knowledge of data principles. * Break through our fear of data. * Decolonize our data gathering processes. * Turn data into meaningful, equitable action. We have an opportunity to realign school data with what students want out of their educational experiences. When we put equity first, we put students first.

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