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Wednesday, October 10, 2007

One of the best websites I've found for Elementary Teachers who looking for ideas

The ArtsConnectEd Web site (www.artsconnected.org) puts you and your students in touch with images, information, and educational resources from the Walker Art Center and The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
They'll suggest ways to make ArtsConnectEd a part of fun, student-centered learning.

Their "Tool Kit" is a great way to start learning about the elements and principles of design.
Artists use visual elements and principles like line, color and shape as tools to build works of art. Each title has three sections:
  • Watch an animated demonstration
  • Find examples of the concept in works of art from museums
  • Create your own composition
Visit their Art tool kit at
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/explore.cfm
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1 comment:

  1. TredenOctober 15, 2007 at 4:54 PM

    Mr. Mallory,

    Thank you for the compliment to the site, ArtsConnectEd. I have been involved with the project since its inception in 1998. Currently, I am the co-director for a federally funded grant project to improve ArtsConnectEd. The new version of the site will launch at the end of the 2009 academic year. You can learn more about the project, called ArtsConnectEd 2 at http://ace2.artsconnected.org. I welcome your feedback and the feedback of other teachers who have used the site. Please write to me at my museum address, twagoner@artsmia.org.

    Thank you,

    Treden Wagoner
    Coordinator of Education Technology Programs, Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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