For Teachers

  Art teachers not only provide their students with information on how to make art and think about art, but they also inspire their students to create. Click on the picture to the left to read about teacher Josh Rohan and other high school art teachers in California who put together an exhibit of their own art work. The purpose of the exhibit was to stress their love for the arts and the importance of keeping arts in the public school system. I think you will find their story inspiring.

  The Internet can offer art teachers some wonderful resources to help them teach their students using a constructivist approach. An approach that can help the art teacher create a back and forth dialogue with their students discovering lesson plans that are more related to students lives, learning how to communicate better with their students, and a way to connect to the contemporary art that is being created today via on-line gallery and museum visits.  I have included some educational resources for the high school art teacher that I feel relate to the constructivist approach of Postmodern Art Learning Experiences. I hope these resources are as inspiring and helpful to you as I found them.

TeAchnology – A great on-line resource with links to additional art teacher websites. This site provides access to printable information,  resources for finding art supplies, and tools and tips for the art classroom.

ArtsWork – This site has an unbelievable amount of art teacher resources with links on art games, multicultural links, and a site devoted to working with disabled children.

Contemporary Art Education at Adelphi – Blog for teachers passionate about art education on a local, national, and global level.

Art Junction – A collaborative art site for the art teacher and student. This site offers links to collaborative art projects, technology, and art organizations.

McGraw Hill Teaching Methods – Web resources on everything from constructivist teaching perspectives and lesson plans to classroom environments and motivation.

50 Awesome & Inspiring Blogs for Art Teachers – 50 of the most information packed blogs for art teachers. These blogs not only feature art projects and interesting articles, but they will give you inspiration as well.

TeachingLiterature – Great website on postmodern literature with links to multiculturalism, deconstruction, and postmodernism. This site has great links to all sorts of great information which will work great in combination with creating art.

Art Activities for Children with Disabilities – Additional resources to help teachers structure art activities for students with disabilities.

NAEA – Information on learning in a visual age and the critical importance of a visual arts education.