SchoolArts - August/September 2010

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Early Childhood A Rose for a Special Person Aileen Pugilese Castro Expressing love, concern, and compassion through a simple gift.

High School
The Rotoball Project
David Gran
The ball seen round the world.

Elementary
Unity for Our Community
Kristen Rice
Bringing a community together
through art.

Art Teacher Round Table
Compassion: Art and Character
Education
Pam Stephens
Considering how best to teach the
concept of compassion to students.

Inspiring Creativity in Teaching Since 1901. Volume 110, Number 1, Aug./Sept. 2010

SchoolArts is a national magazine committed to promoting excellence, advocacy, and professional support for educators in the visual arts.

Editor, Nancy Walkup Art teacher at W.S. Ryan Elementary, Denton, TX, nwalkup@davisart.com

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Middle School
Making the Connection
Susan Merrett
Designing T-shirts for students
in Kenya.

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Editorial Advisory Board

Nicole Brisco, Pleasant Grove High School, Texarkana, TX, nbrisco@pgisd.net Mary Coy, Spry Middle School, Webster, NY, MaryCoy@rochester.rr.com Aurelia Gomez, Director of Educaton, Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM, aurelia.gomez@state.nm.us Theresa McGee, Monroe Elementary School, Hinsdale, IL, tmcgee@d181.org Martin Rayala, Assistant Professor of Art Education, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA, Rayala@Kutztown.edu Craig Roland, Associate Professor of Art Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, rolandc@ufl.edu Paul Sproll, Rhode Island School of Design, Professor and Head, Department of Teaching + Learning in Art + Design, Providence, RI, psproll@risd.edu Pamela Stephens, Dept. of Art Education Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ Pamela.Stephens@nau.edu

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Ken Vieth, Art Education Consultant Rosemont, NJ, kvieth@crusoe.net

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Departments
3 Editor’s Letter
12 Point of View
14 Design Thinking
15 Teacher-Tested
18 Teacher-Student Portfolio
46 Focus In
54 Resource Center
56 Calendar
Ready-to-Use Resources
9 ClipCards

Emily Winthrop Medieval Story Scene

Tisha Burke Dine Heart Series

Marisa Main One-Shape Designs

Nicole Brisco

Block Printing with Contour

16 Tech4ArtEd

Theresa McGee

Creating a Compassionate Curriculum

27 Looking/Learning

Marilyn Stewart, Amy Ahn, Zoe DeHart, Amanda Deibert, Cassie Langan, Jennifer Low, Ellen Pados, and Katherine Schneider Mierle Laderman Ukeles David Alfaro Siqueiros Käthe Kollwitz Krzystof Wodiczko

Staff

Publisher, Wyatt Wade

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Advertising Assistant, Chris Dino

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Art Director, Julia McCandless Creative Director, Douglass Scott

Consulting Editor, Claire Mowbray Golding Subscription Manager, Jackie Gothing Circulation, Hana Johnson & Jessica McCorkle Intern, Emily Lasell

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SchoolArts (ISSN: 0036-6463) August/Septmber 2010, Volume 110, Number 1. SchoolArts is published monthly, September through May by Davis Publications, Inc., 50

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