Visual knowing : connecting art and ideas across the curriculum by Walling, Donovan R., 1948- instant download

Visual knowing : connecting art and ideas across the curriculum by Walling, Donovan R., 1948- instant download

vii, 90 pages ; 26 cm, Energize your lesson-planning ideas through the creativity and inspiration of the visual arts! Are you struggling to create memorable, exciting, and effective lesson plans? This invaluable resource demonstrates how you can use the visual arts to provide imaginative lesson plans for all subject areas-from language arts to physical education. Each chapter highlights lesson-planning ideas, artists, and works of art, which are given focus by visual thinking questions. Suggested readings and links to websites that offer color images of works of art are also included, while an Idea guide provides suggestions for fine-tuning both lessons and student assignments. Learn how you can use the visual arts to: provide imaginative lesson plans for all subject areas, discover thought-provoking ideas and new ways of teaching in the content areas, appeal to the learning styles of a broad range of students, including gifted and talented learners, and meet the needs of an integrated curriculum. Visual knowing is an innovative resource to energize your approach to everyday lesson planning by bringing art and creativity to required curriculum topics, Includes bibliographical references and indexes, Art and biography -- Art and the commonplace -- Art and competition -- Art and conflict -- Art and the family -- Art and history -- Art and industry -- Art and mathematics -- Art and nature -- Art and performance -- Art and place -- Art and proportion -- Art and reality -- Art and religion -- Art and technology -- Idea guide -- Subject guide