How is the natural environment in the neighborhood representative of the larger biosphere in which people live? Studying the local birds and flora of the Pacific Northwest in the context of the local parks and ponds provided a rich opportunity for third-grade students at St. Thomas School in Medina, Washington, to explore and learn about…

Educational institutions should be actively rethinking how they are accessing and using copyrighted visual arts images, and they should be exploring an approach that seeks to address copyright owners' interests, as well as users' needs, in an environment that encourages increased, shared access to these images for teaching and study. (Contains 23…

Contends that, as rapid social change and new technology change society, aesthetic considerations become more important. Discusses issues related to using computers and other educational technology in art education programs. Concludes that the overall importance of art education will increase with the expansion of the information age. (CFR)

Describes three computer-based lessons using constructivist learning principles. Includes a telecommunications lesson using an online vendor, an interactive video lesson on van Gogh's paintings, and a CD-ROM lesson on ancient lands. Includes figures depicting screens from all three lessons. (CFR)

Describes the development and content of a videodisc collection titled "American Art from the National Gallery of Art." Maintains that the collection has helped teachers explore interdisciplinary approaches to art education. Includes examples of how teachers have used the collection in their classrooms. (CFR)

Maintains that computers have provided a creative device for image creation and enhancement for visual arts educators. Traces the development of educational technology in art education from the 1940s to the present. Describes a four-part "visualization center" that will be the center for art education programs in the future. (CFR)

Papers by graduate students, and occasionally papers from their mentors which establish a context for the student papers, are organized by sponsoring University. Student papers presented are: (1) "A Husserlian Phenomenological Investigation of the Lived Experience of an Art Educator and Children" (Alan Wilson); (2) "Art in General…