This is the first in a two-part series that will provide some tips and resources for starting and maintaining a parent-led art program at the elementary school level. (This is a good thing???)
Visual literacy is a multi-faceted subject matter, and faculty wishing to include images in their curriculum can quickly find themselves overwhelmed by the prospect of addressing visual literacy. (looks like something that art teachers are uniquely qualified to teach).
Take advantage of the natural affinity children have for comics and use them as a powerful teaching tool in your classroom. The following tips, tools, and resources will get you started.
Awesome site to manipulate human features. A really fun way for students to learn about proportion. I see lessons using this to teach caricatures, or have them create themselves.
Challenge Based Learning is an engaging multidisciplinary approach to teaching and learning that encourages students to leverage the technology they use in their daily lives to solve real-world problems.