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published: 2000 by Wadsworth Publishing
binding :Paperback
isbn : 0534522394 (isbn13: 9780534522391)
pages: 336

This book introduces the reader to the field of teaching, discusses theory and practice of Art Education, and synthesizes and prepares the reader to make the transition from reader to Art teacher. It presents art education as an integration of philosophy, history, theory, and practice. Bates illustrates how to apply theory to practice as an art educator. Models, methods, and experiences are provided to enlighten, inspire, and amuse. BECOMING AN ART TEACHER is a refreshing approach to art methods.

published : 2001 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
binding: Paperback
isbn: 0374527709 (isbn13: 9780374527709)
pages : 240
description: An inspiring and comprehensive guide to art education.

I use this book in my first year of teaching art class. It's very useful and handy. The author gave a lot of study cases and how to handle certain situations.

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An inspiring and comprehensive guide to art education.

In this accessibly written guide for classroom and art teachers as well as parents, Nancy Beal shows how to release children's marvelous gifts of expression. Beal believes that children must first of all be comfortable with their materials. She focuses on six basic media: collage, drawing, painting, clay, printmaking, and construction. She gives practical consideration to all facets of a teacher's responsibility: how each material should be introduced; what supplies are best; how a classroom may be set up to support children's explorations; and how teachers may ask open-ed questions to stimulate personal and meaningful expression. Beal also discusses how to integrate art into social studies and how to make museum visits productive and fun. Each chapter includes a section specifically for parents on helping their children create art at home.

Beal has taught art to children for twenty-five years and is able to draw on a wealth of examples from her classroom. The Art of Teaching Art to Children is extensively illustrated with her students' art, visual proof of her gifts as an educator and art enthusiast.