Art for All: Planning for Variability in the Visual Arts Classroom

by Liz Byron

Overview

In this one-of-a-kind book, artist and teacher Liz Byron demonstrates how to design lessons and instruction in the visual arts using the inclusive principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL). 

Art for All: Planning for Variability in the Visual Arts Classroom offers teachers classroom-ready advice on how to transform their practice in sustainable ways with UDL. Readers learn to set meaningful goals, measure progress, customize instruction, and engage all learners across grades. They also discover ways to help all students appreciate and embrace themselves as artists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781930583382
Publisher:	CAST, Inc.
Publication date:	10/01/2018
Series:	CAST Skinny Books
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	100
Sales rank:	457,140
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Liz Byron is a practicing artist and the preK-8 visual art teacher at Gardner Pilot Academy, a full inclusion Boston (MA) public school. Liz is a Massachusetts professionally licensed teacher in visual art, special education, ESL, middle school math, and elementary education. During her career, she has taught almost every subject, working with students from preschool through graduate school.Liz earned her bachelor's degree in studio art and elementary education from Boston College. She received a master's in arts in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an MEd in special education (moderate disabilities) from Lesley University.She leads various education professional development workshops and courses on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Liz is continually working to enhance her instruction by applying UDL and is perpetually inspired by her students and the arts.

Table of Contents

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Start with Goals

The Need for Clear Goals

Chapter 2: The Art of Engaging All Students

Classroom Design: Messy but Organized

Options for Engagement

How Do You Respond to Disengagement?

Designing a Highly Engaging Visual Art Lesson

Chapter 3: The "What" of Art Instruction

Options for Representation

An Art Lesson with Multiple Means of Representation

Chapter 4: How Artists Show What They Know

Options for Expression

"Art Is When ___________?"

"This Class Sucks": Welcoming All Feedback

An Art Lesson with Multiple Means of Expression

Chapter 5: The Burnt Banana (And Other Professional Learning Moments)

"I Want to Do What I Was Doing"

Drinking the Water Is Not an Option

Mistaken Names

To Trace or Not to Trace?

Making UDL Implementation Sustainable

A Final Note

References

Additional Reading