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EngageNY

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 12

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How can opinions slant facts? Workshop participants learn how to examine primary and secondary sources and identify the author's point of view. They also examine how visual art impacts the meaning and rhetoric of sources. Full of...
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West Virginia Department of Education

Technical Writing: Real-World Writing in the 21st Century

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Wondering how to respond to the age-old question when will I ever use this? The answer is very simple when discussing technical writing. Teachers and administrators gain an understanding of using technical writing in the classroom....
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National Art Education Association

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is the official website of the national organization that promotes and supports visual art education. There are many project ideas to be found, grant opportunities, and much more.
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Terres en Vues (Land InSights)

Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Peter Pelchat

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Peter Pelchat---his education and background--and view several examples of his work.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Art Critiques Made Easy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A tipsheet giving ideas on how to encourage young scholars to think and speak critically about visual arts, music, dance, and even literature.
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Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: Can It?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pop artists used consumer products, advertising, and popular culture icons as the major source for subject matter in their art. Between 1962 and 1967, Andy Warhol painted soup cans, both individually and in groups. 100 Cans is one of the...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
One of the finest sites of its kind on the Internet, ArtsEdge is dedicated to supporting arts education through such initiatives as curriculum development, cross-curricular teaching, and technology integration. Find arts-related...
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Partnership for 21st Century Skills: Skills Map for the Arts [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Arts education is part of the backbone of the 21st Century skills movement. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills had designed a map that provides examples of collaboration, communication, creativity, innovation, critical thinking,...
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Partnership for 21st Century Skills: Skills Map for the Arts [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Arts education is part of the backbone of the 21st Century skills movement. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills had designed a map that provides examples of collaboration, communication, creativity, innovation, critical thinking,...
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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Art Resources & Stuff Home

For Students Pre-K - 1st
As the website states, there is "everything but the kitchen sink" here. Find resources for art education, podcasts, museums and galleries around the world, an artist encyclopedia, student artwork, art schools, art blogs, architecture,...
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Art Window

For Students 9th - 10th
Teacher shares lessons, secrets, examples curriculum, and experiences as an art educator.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Kids Art Zone

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The National Gallery of Art has created this impressive gateway to make its vast collections accessible to children. Colorful, fun, and interactive. With links to an "Art Zone," where kids can make art online, to downloadable guides for...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Reading Through the Arts: How Theater & Visual Arts Can Engage Students in Reading

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An important key to teaching children is engaging their attention and facilitating their wonder, curiosity, and interests. We all hope reading will become a passion for our students, and the arts can play a significant role in...
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Silicon Valley Art Museum

For Students Pre-K - 1st
From the center of America's high-tech industry, the Silicon Valley Art Museum showcases the talents of artists-- past, present, and future-- who explore the connections between art and technology. Through a variety of high-interest...
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Silicon Valley Art Museum

For Students Pre-K - 1st
From the center of America's high-tech industry, the Silicon Valley Art Museum showcases the talents of artists-- past, present, and future-- who explore the connections between art and technology. Through a variety of high-interest...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Art and Culture

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners will study the elements of art and learn how culture, families, environment, and experiences often influence what is depicted in art. Students will study African masks and pop culture art from numerous cultures. To...
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online home of the Art Institute of Chicago, browse the full scope and focus of the museum's collections of French impressionism, photography, architectural drawing, European decorative arts, American art, textiles, African art,...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Making Friends With Franklin

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Come meet Benjamin Franklin and some of his scientific friends. Learn about them through the eyes of early American portraiture. Following the introduction are three great lesson plans for teachers of language arts, science, and visual...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Counting on Art

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Several lesson plans available for grades K-8 that take a look at math and art. Each lesson includes printable resources, glossary of terms, an artist biography, and national math and visual arts standards.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Counting on Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Several lesson plans available for grades K-8 that take a look at math and art. Each lesson includes printable resources, glossary of terms, an artist biography, and national math and visual arts standards.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Art Lesson Plans, 9 12

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Browse this selection of lesson plans for the visual arts classroom. Easy-to-use tools help you search for the kinds of plans that interest you most. Lessons are laid out in full, with supplies lists, instructional plans, assessments,...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: What Is Art?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will discuss opinions on criteria for what makes a work of art and then debate whether Andy Warhol's Brillo Boxes can be considered art. Then, students will use everyday objects from their homes as the basis for a new work of art.
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Art Wonders

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Can portraits talk? What's in a landscape? How do artists make furniture? ArtWonders helps young learners ask and answer the kinds of questions that make observing art an interactive experience.
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Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: Paul Sharits: Thinking in a New Way About Movies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Information about 16mm films made by Paul Sharits is packed into his two-dimensional drawings on graph paper. Students will learn about how film works to understand how to translate Sharits's drawings into information about his films....