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This clear text draws upon the authors' own real experiences and offers insights and guidance for those seeking to teach art in elementary and middle schools. -- Jerome Hausman, Visiting Professor, Art Institute of Chicago This is an absolutely essential text for future art educators as well as a must-read for current teachers who want to rekindle their creative teaching. At a time when student creativity in this country is on the decline, this book provides inspiration, tangible strategies, and- most importantly- the challenge to make the art classroom the indispensible creative center of every school. -- Cindy Meyers Foley, Director of Education, Columbus Museum of Art and Center for Creativity Bravo to both authors who provide a refreshing and much needed approach to teaching art in a contemporary classroom. The authors encourage the reader to honor the wisdom of children while allowing them creative license in the art classroom. This book provides a comprehensive view into the world of teaching art and includes nearly everything that a teacher should think about, such as meeting the standards, classroom management, curriculum planning, advocacy, and so much more. -- Kathy Danko-McGhee, Director of Education, Toledo Museum of Art

This clear text draws upon the authors' own real experiences and offers insights and guidance for those seeking to teach art in elementary and middle schools. -- Jerome Hausman, Visiting Professor, Art Institute of Chicago This is an absolutely essential text for future art educators as well as a must-read for current teachers who want to rekindle their creative teaching. At a time when student creativity in this country is on the decline, this book provides inspiration, tangible strategies, and- most importantly- the challenge to make the art classroom the indispensible creative center of every school. -- Cindy Meyers Foley, Director of Education, Columbus Museum of Art and Center for Creativity Bravo to both authors who provide a refreshing and much needed approach to teaching art in a contemporary classroom. The authors encourage the reader to honor the wisdom of children while allowing them creative license in the art classroom. This book provides a comprehensive view into the world of teaching art and includes nearly everything that a teacher should think about, such as meeting the standards, classroom management, curriculum planning, advocacy, and so much more. -- Kathy Danko-McGhee, Director of Education, Toledo Museum of Art

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George Szekely is Professor and Area Head--Art Education, University of Kentucky. For his lifetime contributions to art education, he received the Victor Lowenfeld Prize and the Manuel Barkan Award. He was named a National Treasure by the National Art Education Association and presented with the honor of becoming a Distinguished Fellow. Julie Alsip Bucknam is Professor of Art and Art Education at Eastern Kentucky University; recipient of the Kentucky Art Education Association Elementary Art Educator of the Year Award, and the Art Educator of the Year Award; and is Past President of the KyAEA.

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