Art Education Standards
Standards for Art Teacher Preparation"The Standards apply to both elementary and secondary art teachers, as well as arts educators who teach in museums, early-childhood programs, and other community settings."
National Art Education Association
"Users of the Standards should be careful to apply the standards that are appropriate for their setting."
National Core Arts StandardsThis document outlines "a process that guides educators in providing a unified quality arts education for students in pre-K through high school."
Teaching Activities: Magazines
School ArtsSign up for free access to this digital magazine of "lessons and articles written for art educators by art educators."
Art Education Web Sites
Arts EdgeFor educators looking to infuse the arts into their educational practices, we’ve developed a [free] robust collection of hundreds of digital learning resources: lessons, articles, performance guides, how-tos and much more.
From the Kennedy Center for the Arts
Resources for the ClassroomIllustrations of Art Work are available to supplement the lesson ideas.
From the J. Paul Getty Museum in LA and Malibu, CA
Neuroeducation: Learning, Arts, and the BrainFind here the full report of the Johns Hopkins University School of Education’s Neuro-Education Initiative
The Art of Teaching the ArtsThis is an open workshop for high school teachers.
Resources for EducatorsFrom the Kennedy Center: "for educators looking to integrate the arts into their practices."
Searching for items in the Education Resources Center
Materials in the Education Resources Center include: books, big books, games, unit plans, textbooks, lesson plans, activity books, kits and education software packages that you can borrow and use to enrich and add interest to lesson plans and classes you will teach as a student teacher.
To search for materials in the ERC, follow these simple instructions.
From the Ely Library QuickSearch:
- In the search box, type in a topic, author, or title
- Change the right hand drop down to Education Resources Center and click the Magnifying Glass
- All listed items will be located in the ERC
- In order to search for Picture Books on specific topics, you will still need to use the Advanced Search option
- See Children's Young Adult Literature tab above to search for picture books
