The Arts:

A Guide to Curriculum Planning in Art Education

No. 5185, 1995, 230 pp., $30

This guide emphasizes the importance of visual thinking and communication to all learning. This second edition expands the scope of the popular original guide by including design, cultural, and fine arts in its discussion of art education content. The book presents an instructional framework to use in developing or revising curriculum. The guide can also be used as a resource for staff development programs, a reference for teachers in lesson planning, and a text for teacher preparation.

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Art and Design

No. 0183, 1997, 30 pp., $15

Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards in Art and Design include the fine arts such as drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture; the design arts such as architecture, graphic design, product design, urban planning, and media arts; art and society areas such as mass media, popular culture, folk arts, and crafts; as well as visual literacy applications like maps, charts, graphs, diagrams, models, and scientific graphics.

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