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Multiple voices, including students,
teachers, notable scholars, and policymakers provide insights on original
learning and links to the theories
of Maria Montessori, John Dewey,
Jerome Bruner, and Howard Gardner.
To handle this book is a joy in
visual exploration and reading it
awakens fresh perspectives on learning alongside children whose imaginations provide direction in knowledge.
This publication provides a measure
of success available to ponder and consider for our own practice.
—Reviewed by Rebecca Martin, director
of education at the Sid Richardson Collection in Fort Worth, Texas.
Video Reviews
Pam Stephens
Printmaking: Basic Techniques.
Glenview, IL: Crystal Productions.
DVD and VHS, 25 mins., $29.95.
Printmaking: Basic Techniques features educator-artist Peggy Flores,
who explains and demonstrates
simple printmaking techniques. This
twenty-five-minute video, available
on DVD and VHS, is another in the
series of “how-to” programs produced
by Crystal Productions. The video
can be used to introduce printmaking
techniques to students, or to provide
supplemental instruction for those
who need review. The video can also
be used to close a lesson on printmaking or to provide independent study
for advanced students. Pre-service art
educators will find the video helpful
as they learn to select age-appropriate
production activities, present art lessons in easy-to-understand language,
and how to pace delivery of lessons.
Printmaking: Basic Techniques
is recommended for K– 12 art classrooms and teacher preparation programs. Teachers who use the video for
instructional purposes will find that
selected, individual demonstrations
can be easily accessed and shown.
—Pam Stephens is associate professor of
education at Northern Arizona University,
Flagstaff.
Instructional
Resources
Pam Stephens
Art Display Cards: Careers in Art.
Glenview, IL: Crystal Productions.
$15.95 for a set of twelve.
To assist K– 12 teachers with introducing art careers to young students,
Crystal Productions has published Art
Display Cards: Careers in Art. The set
of twelve cards is illustrated with full-color images and easy-to-read text,
and includes careers like architecture,
graphic design, industrial design, interior design, and photography. Each 18
x 6" ( 45 x 15 cm) cards can be folded
in half and used for review, testing,
or desktop displays. When cards are
fully opened, they can be used for dis-
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