Emphasis Art : A Qualitative Art Program for Elementary and Middle Schools

by Clements, Robert D.; Wachowiak, Frank D.

• ISBN13: 9780137145829
• ISBN10: 0137145829
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780136101055
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-13
• Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

This beautifully illustrated text reflects the latest trends in art education and demonstrates how to motivate students to learn by integrating art with other content areas. Emphasis Art, 8/e focuses on the intrinsic worth of art-studio experience through its Discipline-Based Art Education approach, as well as on the process of implementing art education into classroom practice. Useful for both general classroom teachers and art specialists, this popular text promotes art appreciation while providing a wealth of creative ideas and clear technical direction, including lesson plans that incorporate instructional objectives.

Author Biography

Robert D. Clements, Professor of Art, taught art education at the University of Georgia for 25 years. There, he won the University’s highest awards for his teaching and research. A renowned artist in his own right, Dr. Clements’s works are on display in museums and institutes throughout the world. Besides his sculpture and public art, he has written three books and 60 articles and directed many grant projects. Born in Pittsburgh, PA,Dr. Clements received his BFA degree from Carnegie Mellon University and his graduate art degrees from Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Clements is recognized for his work in Who’s Who in American Art and Who’s Who in America. He has written the fifth through current editions of Emphasis Art. To understand Dr. Clements’s influence on the world of art and art education, one need only speak with the many art teachers throughout the country who speak of him with reverence and who don’t hesitate for a moment to provide their students’ works for use in his books.

 

Frank Wachowiak (1913–1998) was a master teacher and artist whose approach to teaching art to children is recognized throughout the field. Born in Wisconsin, he received his degrees from the University of Iowa where he subsequently taught until moving to the University of Georgia in 1967. For 50 years his passion for a life in art was evident as he worked in the happy, charged environment of children searching, discovering, and creating through art.As he taught and studied children’s art

all over the world (particularly while at the University of Iowa Lab School and the University of Georgia Children’s Art Classes),

Dr.Wachowiak found that it was easy to stay young at heart. Since his passing in 1998, every edition of Emphasis Art, including this one, has built off of his inspiring words and clear technical directions, as well as his model of including beautiful examples of children’s art.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Art

The Role of Art in Society and in the Schools

Art as Art: The Design Fundamentals

Teachers and Teaching

The Teacher's Role: Strategies and Management

Motivating Learning

Creating and Evaluating Objectives

Integrating Art into the Classroom

Integration in the Three Domains: Cognitive, Affective, and Psychomotor

Art and Social Studies: Understanding the Contextual Approach to the Visual Culture

Art and Literacy: Reading and Language Arts

Art and Mathematics

Art and Science

Art and The Performing Arts

Teaching Art to Children with Special Needs

Teaching Art to Students Who Are Gifted

Creating an Art Curriculum

Cognitive and Psychological Factors in Children's Learning and Creative Development

A Sequential Curriculum for Kindergarten

A Sequential Curriculum for Grades 1 and 2

A Sequential Curriculum for Grades 3 and 4

A Sequential Curriculum for Grades 5 and 6

A Sequential Curriculum for Grades 7 and 8

Appreciating Art and Visual Culture: Art History, Criticism, and Aesthetics

Teaching Art Appreciation: From Picture Study t to Visual Culture

Teaching Art History

Teaching Art Criticism and Aesthetics

Teaching Art Production

Drawing

Crayon and Oil Pastel

Painting

Paper Projects in Two Dimensions

Printmaking

Computer Art, Digital Photography, Video, and the Web

Three-Dimensional Design

Crafts

Clay Modeling

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