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Title:Rethinking Curriculum in Art
Series:(Art Education in Practice Series)
Author:Marilyn G Stewart & Sydney R Walker
ISBN:087192692X : 9780871926920
Illustrations:b/w photos
Format:Paperback
Size:205x230mm
Pages:162
Weight: .45 Kg.
Published:Davis Publications - December 2004
List Price: 16.99 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:HISTORY OF ART/ART & DESIGN STYLES: EDUCATION


Practical support for thematic teaching in art! Research shows that thematic teaching across the curriculum significantly increases student engagement. This groundbreaking book gives concrete examples of how teachers can enhance their current lessons and studio activities by organising them around meaningful, universal themes like identity, conflict, and relationships. Features: Step-by-step guidelines for selecting content for organising art instruction; Sample completed worksheets and charts to guide curriculum planning; Examples from actual units of study; Reproducible worksheets, sample rubrics, and more.

Introduction; Rethinking Curriculum in Context; Making It Count: Unit Foundations; Making Choices: Selecting Lesson Content to Build on Unit Foundations; Helping Students Learn: Instruction; Targeting Understanding: Assessment and the Curriculum; Art and Integrated Curriculum; Visual Culture and the Curriculum.