Creating Change An Arts and Culture Resource for Senior Phase Educators

This valuable introductory resource for first-time elementary and middle school art teachers explores participatory, learner-centered methodologies using the South African outcomes-based educational model, which structures assessment procedures into the learning program. Interwoven throughout are themes designed to educate children about the world around them, incorporating social and cultural issues important to the healthy development of this age group. Exceptional for new art teachers searching for proven ways to bring out the natural creativity of their students, activities include Discussion of Rights and Democratic Processes in the Classroom; Understanding Posters (Design and Meaning); Drawing in the Mood; and Dancing and Drawing Combined with Sculpture.