Departments
4 Editor’s Comments
8 Meeting Individual Needs
12 New Products
16 Point of View
18 Teacher-Student Portfolio
52 Advocacy
65 Resource Center
88 Calendar
28
Ready-to-Use Resources
9 ClipCards
Wiggly Worms, Erin Tapley
Complementary Color Mobiles, Samantha Melvin
Moving Pictures, Mary Coy
Coffee Compositions, Nicole Brisco
20 Craft in America
Denise Wallace
A journey to the artists, origins, and work of American craft.
42 ArtEd Online
The Art of Digital Storytelling, Craig Roland
43 Looking/Learning
Untitled #1 (Wonder), Anna Gaskell
Mayrav Fisher
On the Web www.schoolartsonline.com
Appropriate Dress and Appearance. Pam Stephens
Student-Teacher Survival Guide.
The Empty Bowls Project. Lisa Blackburn and John Hartom
An opportunity to make ceramic bowls to fight hunger.
Look for additional student artwork, project
templates, and more from this month’s articles!
Check out our Website Showcase!
Wonderful web resources on page 69
Digital Storytelling Contest
Find out how to enter on page 6
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