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Resources

Curriculum Resources

  • Curriculum Framework
  • Unit Design
  • Assessment Design
  • Inquiry-based Art Lesson Design
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Books

Rigorous Curriculum Design by Larry Ainsworth
Ainsworth, L. (2010). Rigorous Curriculum Design: How to Create Curricular Units of Study that Align Standards, Instruction, and Assessment. Lanham: Lead Learn Press

Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe
Wiggins, G. P., & McTighe, J. (2008) Understanding by design. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Power Standards: Identifying the Standards That Matter Most by Larry Ainsworth
Ainsworth, L. (2004)  Power Standards: Identifying the Standards That Matter the Most. Englewood, CO: Advanced Learning Press.

Rethinking Curriculum in Art by Marilyn G. Stewart and Sydney R. Walker
Stewart, M. G., & Walker, S. R. (2005). Rethinking curriculum in art. Worcester, MA: Davis Publications.

Teaching Meaning in Artmaking by Sydney R. Walker
Walker, S. R. (2001). Teaching meaning in artmaking. Worcester, MA: Davis Publications.

Studio Thinking 2 The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education by Lois Hetland, Ellen Winner, Shirley Veenema, and Kimberly M. Sheridan
Hetland, Lois, et al. (2013). Studio Thinking 2 the Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education. New York, NY: Teachers College Press.

Yardsticks Children in the Classroom Ages 4-14  by Chip Wood
Wood, C. (2015). Yardsticks: children in the classroom, ages 4-14 (3rd ed.). Turners Falls, MA: Center for Responsive Schools, Inc.

Websites

National Art Education Association 
https://www.arteducators.org/​

National Core Arts Standards 
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http://www.nationalartsstandards.org/

Art21: Getting Started: An Introduction to Teaching with Contemporary Art
Contemporary Approaches to Teaching
https://art21.org/for-educators/tools-for-teaching/getting-started-an-introduction-to-teaching-with-contemporary-art/contemporary-approaches-to-teaching/ 

PRESENTATIONS

Missouri Art Education Association Spring Conference - Branson                                                       April 2018
​No Teacher Should Be an Island: Tips for Writing an Art Curriculum

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