Theme Commonalities
August/September 2008
On the cover: Artwork by Betty LaDuke
from "Sharing a World Vision" on page 28.
Elementary
Middle School
High School
39 It’s in the Bag!
Alexandria Sturdevant
Mixed-media backpack
drawings.
50 Art Partners for
New Orleans
Amanda Sirianni
A three-way community
collaboration for the arts.
44
25 Right from the Beginning
Karen Watson-Newlin
A focus on autumn leaves
through traditional and digital
media.
48 Artist Trading Cards
Kathleen A. McArdle
Fostering art and social
development.
All Levels
28 Sharing a World Vision
Janet Payne
Betty LaDuke and Heifer
International.
30 Self-Portrait Avatars
Brian Hutcheson
Digital concepts guide
hands-on art.
42 Self-Portrait Tapestries
Amy Sue McPartlan
Inspiration from Coptic
weavings.
52 Portfolio Preparation
Tips for Teachers
Brooke Hunter-Lombardi
Cultivating personal
development.
30
Early Childhood
44 Colorful Kindergarten
Mice
Byrna Bobick and Elizabeth
Wheeler
A unit to begin the school year.
40 2008–2009 Davis Digital
Storytelling Challenge
Brian Hutcheson
Bring 21st-century learning
into your classroom.
46 Human Commonalities
and Art
Kaye Passmore
Building connections through
common bonds.
8 The Artist Trading Card Contest is back!
55 Check out our NEW Contest Showcase.
64 Find the best of the best in Clay.
Corrections: The image of a stained-glass landscape window that appeared in the April 2008 table
of contents is by Celine Olcott. “Designing Art Lessons for Children with Asperger Syndrome” from
the April 2008 issue is by Gillian Furniss. The artists featured in the May 2008 Teacher-Student
Portfolio are from Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Missouri.
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