This section presents curriculum-development tools and resources created for and used in the Teacher Lab. These range from lesson-plan templates to guides for asking questions about art and from assessment tools to recommended publications and Web sites for learning about American art.
Curriculum-Development Tools
Resources in this section are used by Teacher Lab participants to develop lesson plans for both the first and second semesters of the school year.Lesson-plan template |
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Investigating a work of art guide |
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School-year planning form |
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Poem builder |
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Making inferences |
Tools for Looking at, Discussing, Interpreting American Art
Resources in this section are designed to help teachers guide students to look at, think about, and interpret works of American art. Field-trip planning materials are included.
Guide to doing a “Close Read” of an artwork PDF RTF
Guide for developing questions about works of art PDF
Art Institute of Chicago Strategic Questioning Practice PDF
Reflecting on art in the museum handout PDF
Self-guided field-trip planner PDF
Assessment Tools
Resources in this section include tools for assessing student understandings about American art, self-assessment tools, and success indicators developed for the Teacher Lab.
Success indicators for Terra Teacher Lab PDF
Survey of Teacher Lab graduates PDF RTF
Teacher pre/post assessment and results PDF
Learning report sample 1 PDF
Learning report form sample 2 PDF
Student pre/post assessment questions PDF
Resources for Learning about American Art
This section includes helpful Web sites and texts used in the Teacher Lab for learning about American art.