1. Art, Art, Everywhere Joy Foust Colburn August 2011

2. Why Art? Engages students Teach visual literacy Speaks to visual learners Nurtures critical thinking skills Encourages creativity in teachers and students

3. Art in Science? Science involves observation, so does illustration! Brenda Vaughn created a 7 th grade science unit using this illustration by Audubon. Audubon

4. Art in Science? Art shows physics in action Students sketch and design a bridge with the concepts they learn in physics. Walker Evans’ photo of the Brooklyn Bridge serves as inspiration.Walker Evans’ photo of the Brooklyn Bridge

5. Art in English? Art makes a great writing prompt for assignments Students describe their observations and interpretations before composing a poem using their words

6. Art in English? Art can demonstrate different elements of writing, such as setting and writing style Using two pieces of art depicting the same location, students deduce how the same place can be imbued by the author with very different attributes.

7. Art in English? Art can be used to introduce a project and generate discussion Linda Thomas’ Grapes of Wrath lesson with primary sources started with this painting by Hogue from 1933. Hogue

8. Art in History? Art can be used as a primary source to encourage critical thinking Students deduce what they can about Mrs. George Watson (1765) by examining her portrait

9. Art in History? Art can be used to enhance student understanding of attitudes during a time period Students explore how a Bierstadt painting exemplifies a perception of western expansion Bierstadt painting

10. Art in Politics? Art can express political ideologies and emphasize what a particular government values The impact of FDR’s four essential human freedoms speech is seen in Norman Rockwell’s series of paintings from 1943FDR’s four essential human freedoms speech

11. Art in Foreign Language? Art can be used to learn about other countries’ history and cultures Students research artists and present their findings in the language of study.

12. Art in Foreign Language? Art can be used to engage students in a vocabulary assignment Modeled on Richard Scarry books, objects in art are labeled like a visual dictionary. The art can be from a country where the language is spoken, such as Renoir or Goya.

13. Art in Math? Art has shapes, angles and fractions Lower School teachers have used 19 th and 20 th century quilt designs to discuss geometry19 th and 20 th century quilt designs

14. Art in Math? Art has percentages, ratios and statistical information Students can explore logic or statistics using Kandinsky’s work.

15. Art in Physical Education? Art has muscle, movement and tension Students look at the muscle detailed in artwork to identify the muscle groups worked by various exercises. Is it an accurate depiction of how the body responds?

16. Art in Technology? Art can inspire podcasts and spark online conversations on discussion boards Amanda Hultin, Nichole Liese and I made a mythology podcasting lesson inspired by Thomas Hart Benton’s Achelous and Hercules. Achelous and Hercules

17. Where do I find art for my classroom? Picturing America Prints http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/ http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/ Smithsonian American Art Museum http://americanart.si.edu/ http://americanart.si.edu/ Smithsonian Education http://www.smithsonianeducation.o rg/educators/index.html http://www.smithsonianeducation.o rg/educators/index.html

18. Where do I find art for my classroom? National Gallery of Art Online Tours http://www.nga.gov/onlinetours/index.s htm http://www.nga.gov/onlinetours/index.s htm Metropolitan Museum of Art http://www.metmuseum.org/ http://www.metmuseum.org/ MoMA Online http://www.moma.org/learn/teachers/o nline http://www.moma.org/learn/teachers/o nline

19. Where do I find art for my classroom? Museum of Fine Arts Boston http://www.mfa.org/explore/interactive- tours http://www.mfa.org/explore/interactive- tours Explore Art: Getty Museum http://www.getty.edu/art/ http://www.getty.edu/art/ Art Institute of Chicago: Science, Art and Technology http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/sciar ttech/ http://www.artic.edu/aic/education/sciar ttech/