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Elizabeth Walsh-Moorman – English Journal, 2018
The visual reality of the world is often not reflected in the classroom experiences of students, creating little opportunity for them to learn how to be critical "readers" of the visual texts that fill their lives. After participating in a provocative summer workshop on Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) at the Cleveland Museum of Art, the…
Descriptors: Visual Literacy, Faculty Development, Museums, High School Teachers
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Burke, Anne; Peterson, Shelley Stagg – English Journal, 2007
Anne Burke and Shelley Stagg Peterson argue that "picture books offer a medium for teaching visual and critical literacy across the curriculum." To support this idea, they describe a multidisciplinary unit on World War II that pushes high school students to utilize visual and print literacies to analyze, comprehend, and relate to public events and…
Descriptors: War, Picture Books, Interdisciplinary Approach, Literacy Education