Drawing/Writing Drawing/Writing is a theory, a practice, a book, and a course of study developed by a writer, artist, teacher, and parent. Drawing/Writing is for anyone - including parents and teachers and all other caregivers who work with children's minds - as well as any reader who is working on personal growth and the development of "active seeing."
The Brain This site has a list of questions pertinent to the brain and learning. It also has a list of 10 tips for creating a brain-compatible classroom.

Visual Understanding in Education

This information may help viewers gain some understanding of how "new viewers" might respond to art in a more left-brained way: expecting verbal explanation, needing ideas to unfold in a linear progression.

Women Artists of the American West

A great site if you have an interest in the traditional "female" arts as expressions of identity and the handing down of personal heritage. A comprehensive look at female artists from the Western United States.

Pintura: Art Detective

The Case of Grandpa's Painting. This site is a detective game to discover who painted grandpa's painting based on composition, style, subject matter, etc.

Inside Art

An Adventure into Art History. This is a lesson in identifying Van Gogh's work using some guided imagery.

Eyes on Art

A Learning to Look Curriculum. These interactive lessons are for recognizing, analyzing, and critiquing artworks.

Association for the Advancement
of Arts Education

The website of the Cincinnati based educators' organization, including a lesson plan exchange and other interesting information.
This is a site from Getty with a large dialogue among members about brain based learning. A great way to meet art educators from around the country, plus it includes many links to explore. A excellent resource for all art educators.
An interesting view on the use of current brain research in reviewing how we go about our classroom management.
A Skylight Conference entitled "Teaching for Intelligence 2000" will be held March 11-15, 2000. Check out this site for more info.
A celebration sponsored by the Society for Neuroscience that will be March 13-19, 2000.

 New Art Basics Database

 ArtEd 513 WebCT Homepage

 (New Art Basics Members Only)

 (for students currently enrolled in ArtEd 513)

 

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