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Studio Thinking 2: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education

The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education

Author: Lois Hetland and A03  

"Our decade of using the Studio Thinking Framework in California's schools positions us for success in this new era because of the foundation of reflective, creative, and critical thinking developed in our schools and districts." --From the Foreword by Louise Music , Executive Director of Integrated Learning, Alameda County Office of Education, CA

The first edition of this bestseller was featured in The New York Times and The Boston Globe for its groundbreaking research on the positive effects of art education on student learning across the curriculum. Capitalising on observations and conversations with educators who have used the Studio Thinking Framework in diverse settings, this expanded edition features new material.

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"Our decade of using the Studio Thinking Framework in California's schools positions us for success in this new era because of the foundation of reflective, creative, and critical thinking developed in our schools and districts." --From the Foreword by Louise Music , Executive Director of Integrated Learning, Alameda County Office of Education, CA

The first edition of this bestseller was featured in The New York Times and The Boston Globe for its groundbreaking research on the positive effects of art education on student learning across the curriculum. Capitalising on observations and conversations with educators who have used the Studio Thinking Framework in diverse settings, this expanded edition features new material.

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The first edition of this bestseller was featured in The New York Times and The Boston Globe for its groundbreaking research on the positive effects of art education on student learning across the curriculum. Capitalizing on observations and conversations with educators who have used the Studio Thinking Framework in diverse settings, this expanded edition features new material, including:

  • The addition of Exhibitions as a fourth Studio Structure for Learning (along with Demonstration-Lecture, Students-at-Work, and Critique).
  • Explanation and examples of the dispositional elements of each Habit, including skill, alertness (noticing appropriate times to put skills to use), and inclination (the drive or motivation to employ skills).
  • A chart aligning Habits to the English Language Arts and Mathematics Common Core.
  • Descriptions of how the Framework has been used inside and outside of schools in curriculum planning, teaching, and assessment across arts and non-arts disciplines.
  • A full-color insert with new examples of student art.
Studio Thinking 2 will help advocates explain arts education to policymakers, help art teachers develop and refine their teaching and assessment practices, and assist educators in other disciplines to learn from existing practices in arts education.

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Critic Reviews

“"This is an excellent resource for both novice and experienced teachers" --SchoolArts”

“This is an excellent resource for both novice and experienced teachers”- SchoolArts;

Studio Thinking from the Start is a rich compendium of examples of the studio habits of mind, and novice and experienced teachers will appreciate seeing the practical application of this framework. The book will also be useful for students of art education being introduced to a variety of pedagogical practices in the field.”- Teachers College Record;

Praise for the First Edition of Studio Thinking:

""Winner and Hetland have set out to show what it means to take education in the arts seriously, in its own right.""- The New York Times;

""This book is very educational and would be helpful to art teachers in promoting quality teaching in their classrooms.""- School Arts Magazine;

Studio Thinking is a major contribution to the field.""- Arts & Learning Review;

""The research in Studio Thinking is groundbreaking and important because it is anchored in the actual practice of teaching artists …The ideas in Studio Thinking continue to provide a vehicle with which to navigate and understand the complex work in which we are all engaged.""- Teaching Artists Journal;

“Our decade of using the Studio Thinking Framework in California’s schools positions us for success in this new era because of the foundation of reflective, creative, and critical thinking developed in our schools and districts.”- From the Foreword by Louise Music, Executive Director of Integrated Learning, Alameda County Office of Education, CA;

Studio Thinking (is) a vision not only of learning in the arts but what could be learning most anywhere.”- From the Foreword to the First Edition by David N. Perkins, Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Senior Co-Director of Harvard Project Zero

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About the Author

Lois Hetland is professor and chair of art education at Massachusetts College of Art and Design and senior research affiliate at Project Zero, Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Ellen Winner is professor and chair of psychology at Boston College and a senior research associate at Project Zero.

Shirley Veenema is an instructor in visual arts at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.

Kimberly M. Sheridan is an assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Development and the College of Visual and Performing Arts at George Mason University.

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The first edition of this bestseller was featured in The New York Times and The Boston Globe for its groundbreaking research on the positive effects of art education on student learning across the curriculum. Capitalizing on observations and conversations with educators who have used the Studio Thinking Framework in diverse settings, this expanded edition features new material, including: The addition of Exhibitions as a fourth Studio Structure for Learning (along with Demonstration-Lecture, Students-at-Work, and Critique). Explanation and examples of the dispositional elements of each Habit, including skill, alertness (noticing appropriate times to put skills to use), and inclination (the drive or motivation to employ skills). A chart aligning Habits to the English Language Arts and Mathematics Common Core. Descriptions of how the Framework has been used inside and outside of schools in curriculum planning, teaching, and assessment across arts and non-arts disciplines. A full-color insert with new examples of student art. Studio Thinking 2 will help advocates explain arts education to policymakers, help art teachers develop and refine their teaching and assessment practices, and assist educators in other disciplines to learn from existing practices in arts education. Praise for the First Edition of Studio Thinking -- "Winner and Hetland have set out to show what it means to take education in the arts seriously, in its own right." -- The New York Times "This book is very educational and would be helpful to art teachers in promoting quality teaching in their classrooms." -- School Arts Magazine " Studio Thinking is a major contribution to the field." -- Arts & Learning Review "The research in Studio Thinking is groundbreaking and important because it is anchored in the actual practice of teaching artists ...The ideas in Studio Thinking continue to provide a vehicle with which to navigate and understand the complex work in which we are all engaged." -- Teaching Artists Journal "Hetland and her colleagues reveal dozens of practical measures that could be adopted by any arts program, inside or outside of the school....This is a bold new step in arts education." -- David R. Olson , Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto "Will be at the top of the list of essential texts in arts education. I know of no other work in art education with this combination of authenticity and insight." -- Lars Lindstr

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Product Details

Publisher
Teachers College Press | Teachers' College Press
Published
15th April 2013
Edition
2nd
Pages
164
ISBN
9780807754351

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