"BraveArt & Teens” is a textbook/manifesto/manual for the future art teacher. It contains stories, facts and tid-bits that art educators will likely cherish throughout their careers.
This book covers such specialized subjects as the difference between being a teacher vs. teaching, modern vs. contemporary times, product vs. process, right brain vs. left-brain, latent vs. dynamic leadership and sensing vs. intuiting. It teaches pre-student teachers about the specific learning developments that occur as humans progress in their ability to conceptualize, interpret, grow and create… the sort of behind-the-scenes stuff an art teacher should be aware of. It also features scores of invaluable strategies that will enable future teachers to foster dialog, build group, present information and design classroom experiences.
INDEX
Amanda Goza 196
bell hooks 154
Betty Edwards 102
Carl Rogers 86, 140
Cathy Malchiodi 32
Christine Goldbeck 4, 107, 109, 278
Daniel Goleman 80
Daniel Joseph Martinez 105
Daniel Masi 42, 56
Daniel Pink 29
David Michael Levin 150
Don Thompson 27
Dr. Emma Gillespie 98
Dread Scott 74, 232
Edward Ruscha 210, 239
Ellen Dissanayake 32, 67
Elliot Eisner 27
Erik Erikson 142
Erin Ledyard 133, 227
Foucault 17
Graham Wallas 100
Hemlock High School Art Students 31, 96, 128, 163, 201, 204
Henry Giroux 205
Howard Gardner 81
Howard Zinn 154
Janice Szabos 122
John Dewey 88, 95, 96, 179
Kerry Alshehry 251
Langston Hughes 169
Lauren Campbell 89, 90
Lina Christensen 244
Linda Z. Smith 113
Margaret Wheatley 140
Marvin Bartel 117, 120
Michael Posner 81
National Art Education Association 28, 46,90
OK Go 167 (also 172, 186)
Pam Levin 142, 143
Pam Taylor 180
Patricia Cole-Ferullo 87
Peter London 42, 67, 89, 119, 151, 160, 174, 181, 185, 198, 247, 260, 261
Peter Senge 54
Richard Louv 97
Rita Irwin 53
Robert Orben 108
Romare Beardon 61
Scott London 162
Stephen Nachmanovitch 52
Susan Pack 145
Viktor Lowenfeld 41, 46, 130
William Perry 82
Plus more!
Chapters Include:
TheBRAVE (Can I make art class be important to *all* of my students?) Chapter 1: Being Brave. Meaning-making. Advocacy. Why Am I Here?
TheJOB (What are my job duties going to be as a teacher?) Chapter 2: Becoming an Art Educator. My Story. Resources. Chapter 3: About Teaching & Being a Teacher. Teachers. Teaching. Perseverance. Leadership. Art Teacher Stereotypes. Art Ed. Checklist.
TheTIMES (Should I teach exactly like my high school teacher did?) Chapter 4: Eras: Contemporary vs. Modern vs. Primal. The Contemporary. The Primal. Change. Chapter 5: Teaching Art Today. Dialog.
TheKNOWING (How do teens learn? What specific tidbits should an art teacher know about this?) Chapter 6: Developing. Intelligence. William Perry. Abigail Housen. Carl Rogers.Chapter 7:Sensing. Holistic Education. Body Self. Senses. Intuition. Ways of Seeing. Chapter 8: Creating. Creative Process. Right Brain-Left Brain. Encourage Everybody.
TheTEENS (What types of teens will be in my art classes? How can I help them get along?) Chapter 9: The Creatives. Fostering Creativity. Killing Creativity. Gifted & Talented. Chapter 10: The Fearful. Sneak Attacks.Chapter 11: The Group. Cohesion. The 1st Impression. The Environment. Transformation. Teens.Chapter 12: Group Interactions. Respecting. Listening. Questioning. Conversing. Words. Playing. Pausing. Online. Outings. Sharing.
TheCURRICULUM (What do I teach and what are some good tips for helping me do it?) Chapter 13: About Curriculum. Projects. Appropriation. An Art I Curriculum. Art II and Beyond. Chapter 14:Methodologies. Visual Thinking. Studio Solve-It. Research. The Encounter. Chapter 15: Presenting.Preparation.
ThePURPOSE (How can I prompt great discussions about art and life?) Chapter 16: The Lasting Impression. Validate Humanness. Chapter 17:Sharing Options.Rules for Reflection. Small Group Formats. Large Group Formats. Silence.
APPENDIX (How do I use discipline in the classroom? What tools do I need for getting my first teaching job? Do you have a list of artists who speak to teenage topics? What symbols do teens find interesting? What should be in a lesson plan? Do you have more lesson plan ideas for the high school classroom? How do I make photos of my artwork? And more!)
Classroom Management. Contemporary Art References. Sample Icebreakers. Sample Blog Questions. Some “Experience” Ideas. Sacred Arts Primer. On Technique. The Resume.
The Teacher Portfolio. Making Photos of Your Art. MiscellaneousPlanning Worksheet. National Visual Arts Standards. Tips for the Student Teacher. Quotes: Art Education. Quotes: Intuition. 
"Advice from the heart ... not the podium." ~ Professor Emeritus
"Don't dare to enter the classroom without reading this first!" ~ Student Teacher
