Creating Meaning Through Art : Teacher As Choice Maker

by Simpson, Judith W.; Delaney, Jean M.; Carroll, Karen Lee; Hamilton, Cheryl M.; Kerlavage, Marianne S.; Kay, Sandra I.; Olson, Janet L.

• ISBN13: 9780133514216
• ISBN10: 0133514218
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-09-17
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This innovative book helps readers develop a personal philosophy and an artful approach to teaching. This text uses the premise that teacher choices set the stage for a balanced approach to art education that considers the child, society, and the curriculum. This book provides information regarding artistic development, artistic behavior and methodology for developing curriculum across the developmental spectrum. The reader is directly addressed as each chapter presents recent research along with important concepts to understand, focuses on different aspects of art education, and outlines advantages and challenges of making the suggested choices, and also includes suggested activities so readers can act upon content. For art teachers at the elementary or secondary education level or students studying to be art teachers.

Table of Contents

PART 1 Teacher as Choice Maker	1	(72)
1 Choosing to Become a Teacher of Art	3	(20)
2 Understanding the Learner	23	(50)
PART 2 Choices for Creating Meaning	73	(250)
3 Cultivating Artistic Behaviors	75	(40)
4 Engaging Learners with Art Images	115	(48)
5 Encouraging Visual Storytelling	163	(44)
6 Using Artistic Strategies	207	(52)
7 Shaping Elegant Problems for Visual Thinking	259	(30)
8 Designing Units for Conceptual Thinking	289	(34)
PART 3 Artful Teaching	323
9 Teaching as an Art Form: Creating Meaning Through Art	325