The ways in which public funds have been used to support activities dealing with the arts in general education and the creative and performing arts are examined. Topics covered include: (1) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, (2) teacher education under NDEA, NFAHA, and EDPA, (3) other OE-administered legislation with limited…

This guide attempts to provide an overview of environmentally-related art experiences already in various curriculum guides, to introduce new experiences, and generally to emphasize the vital interrelationship that exists between environmental concern and the art process. There is a division into three main areas: our natural environment, our…

Over 60 art activities, designed to enhance environmental awareness and incorporate environmental concepts, are outlined in this document. A sample of the activities presented are: decorated notepaper and cards with feathers or weeds; wall plaques of prairie plants; methods of flower preservation; water plant prints; construction of dolls,…

This report is an evaluation of "Art for the Elementary Teacher" and "Science for the Elementary Teacher," televised inservice teacher education courses produced by the University of New Hampshire in conjunction with Supervisory Union #21, Hampton, New Hampshire, under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.…

Prepared by a curriculum writing team of secondary teachers, this draft curriculum guide for grades 7-12 includes 25 levels of achievement in art. Each level has stated behavioral objectives and a list of suggested activities from which it is hoped the teacher will pick the most appropriate ones for his/her classes. Some of the areas of art…

This art education guide, for use in grades 7-9, is one of a series of guides, K-12, which were developed by teachers to help introduce environmental education into the total curriculum. The guides are supplementary in design, containing a series of episodes (minilessons) that are designed to wake students to sights of beauty and harmony in their…

This art education guide, for use in grades 4-6, is one of a series of guides, K-12, that were developed by teachers to help introduce environmental education into the total curriculum. The guides are supplementary in design, containing a series of episodes (minilessons) that are designed to wake students to sights of beauty and harmony in their…

This art education guide, for use in grades 10-12, is one of a series of guides, K-12, that were developed by teachers to help introduce environmental education into the total curriculum. The guides are supplementary in design, containing a series of episodes (minilessons) that are designed to wake students to sights of beauty and harmony in their…

Nine art projects are described in this edition of the Title III Quarterly. Projects described include the Colorado Caravan, which brings live theater to elementary and secondary students and student participation to workshops in theater arts; a Skills Shop in the arts for teachers; Implementing Elementary Music Improvement (IEMI), a Tennessee…

This art guide, revised by the Maryland Cooperative Curriculum Service Center, is intended for the art specialist interested in developing the art curriculum in grades K-12. The purpose of the guide is to provide a strong, varied, sequential program that meets student needs. Through a variety of suggested activities such as creating certain art…

This art education guide, for use in grades K-3, is one of a series of guides, K-12, that were developed by teachers to help introduce environmental education into the total curriculum. The guides are supplementary in design, containing a series of episodes (minilessons) that are designed to wake students to sights of beauty and harmony in their…

This document presents an updated version of a publication that originally appeared in print in 1970. The original document raised a number of issues and questions which, despite notable advances, are still problematic. In this revision, marginal notes up-date the original text with information concerning subsequent efforts to address raised…

A local evaluation report and an information packet describing activities developed under this mini-grant deal with a supplemental art curriculum on glass work. Over a four month period, a glass workshop was planned to emphasize the creative possibilities of glass and information packets were developed to train teachers to conduct classroom art…

This publication reports on the effectiveness of The World Is Your Museum Project in developing and implementing an art education model for elementary school children in the District of Columbia. Over the past three years, approximately 44 teachers and more than 1,000 students have made field trips into their community, visited museums, been…