This book blends practical ideas with sound principles of art
education. For the teacher or trainee-teacher looking for ideas, there
are plenty of tested classroom examples. For those looking for firm
principles of art teaching and 'best practice', this book presents many
important issues in art education with clarity and insight.
Based
on first-hand experience of teaching children, the book uses many
examples from the school situation. Essential topics, such as
developing skills through using media, how children draw, producing
original artwork, developing ideas and Art and the digital image are
tackled with realism and imagination.