Creating Meaning Through Art: Teacher as Choice-Maker

Abstract

Appropriate for Elementary or Secondary Art Education Courses. By introducing pre-service and in-service art educators to the power of art as a vehicle for creating meaning, this innovative book helps readers develop a personal philosophy and an artful approach to teaching. This text uses the premise that teacher choices set the stage for a balanced approach to art education that considers the child, society, and the curriculum. Since choices that teachers make impact what students learn, a variety of important choices that determine what and how students learn are presented and analyzed.