Visual Arts Resources for Teachers
TEDx Arts Education Matters
Teacher and Artist Laura Mack presents this talk entitled in partnership with TEDxSalem. She discusses her own struggle with her school board, as well as the importance of creativity! “We all know that there isn't enough art being offered in schools if any at all, but what are we going to do about it?”
Art History Homeschool Curriculum
Art is for everyone! Mom and homeschooler, “This Bit of Life”, gives us a first-hand review of a style of art teaching from home in her video “The Studio with Art History Kids Homeschool Curriculum”. Learn about the lesson plans and outlook of the company to get ideas of how to structure at home art-making and teaching.
TEDx Creativity Takes Courage
Julie Tamashiro and TEDxRodondoBeach present, “Creativity takes courage--- art in the classroom”. “As an educator, Julie presents her students with different art experiences, cultivating art appreciation. She has found that exposing children to art at an early age is more meaningful, inspiring confidence while their minds and attitudes are still in the initial stages of development.”
The Getty Center Resources
The Getty Center has an incredibly extensive collection of resources on their website including lesson plans for teachers! These lessons are for many different ages and some specify which age, K-12. Teach more in depth and complex art techniques that gradually get harder with each level. There are also poetry lesson plans as well as ancient art lesson plans!
KQED Artschool: Elements of Art
This playlist by explains different “Elements of Art” including shape, line, form, color, space, value, and texture. The videos feature famous and lesser-known art itself, so you may not only learn how to apply the concepts but also how they have been used in the past. Can you come up with different projects that exemplify some of the elements?
Arts Education Partnership
There are also plenty of resources for remote learning online! This list of websites and documents from the Arts Education Partnership website were specifically curated for teaching remotely during the coronavirus pandemic. They have information not only about the arts, but also about the pandemic itself.
