Describes Express-Ways, a Chicago children's museum providing free, hands-on arts experiences to students, teachers, and families. Focuses on recent exhibits and future projects. Suggests possible art education programs for schools. (DMM)

Recognizes elementary teachers' lack of training in art education and presents approaches to aid them in art instruction. Discusses types of art and projects that can be implemented in the classroom to give students an appreciation for a wide range of art. (DMM)

The author describes his approach to early art education. Utilizing a puppet companion and found materials, he presents art as a sensory and intuitive experience. (SJL)

Outlines St. Thomas More Cathedral School's Christian Heritage Art Program, an interactive series for grades one to eight which introduces students to the masters while linking the historical background of Christianity to art history and applying Christian principles to artistic endeavors. Lists goals and describes student/teacher reactions. (LAM)

Feels education has neglected the visual and creative parts of the self accessible through art. Offers a rationale for having K-12 students draw for 30 minutes daily following structured visual exercises to strengthen skills in seeing, remembering, and connecting. Offers a critique of Mortimer Adler's Paideia Proposal. (DMM)

Reviews St. Philip Neri Elementary School's (Omaha, Nebraska) use of an art education approach incorporating aesthetics and art history, criticism, and production. Describes lessons on Matisse and Mondrian (kindergarten), Rouault's "Portrait of a Clown" (fifth grade) and da Vinci's "Last Supper" (second grade). Recommends the approach for…

Offers case studies of "problem" students who have been motivated to learn through their interest in and talent for artistic expression. Suggests ways teachers can channel students' interests in productive ways; e.g., Individual Idea Logs (to record fantasies, doodles, inventions) and five-minute drawing breaks. (DMM)

Describes The Lab School's (in Washington D.C.) use of the arts to provide nontraditional learners with new routes to learning. States that the arts give these special children a chance to express their creativity, feel good about themselves, and learn skills they cannot learn traditionally. Looks at art as salvation, diagnostic tool, and teacher.…

Describes the efforts of the Consortium of National Arts Education Associations to develop voluntary national standards for education in art, dance, music, and theater. Highlights key issues such as cultural diversity, classroom technology, and interdisciplinary processes. Explains the consensus-building process and plans for classroom…