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Visual thinking strategies : using art to deepen learning across school disciplines / Philip Yenawine.

By: Yenawine, PhilipMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, [2013] Description: x, 198 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 9781612506098; 1612506097; 9781612506104; 1612506100Subject(s): Art appreciation -- Study and teaching (Elementary) | Visualization | Critical thinking | Meaning (Psychology) | Metacognition in childrenLOC classification: N350 | .Y46 2013
Contents:
Permission to wonder -- Visual thinking strategies: the basics -- Applying VTS to other subjects -- Assessing thinking through writing -- VTS, language development, and English language learners -- Learning how "to VTS" -- Effective teaching -- Appendix: if you're interested in trying VTS.
Summary: "Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), a teaching method that has been successfully implemented in schools and cultural institutions nationwide, provides for open-ended discussions of visual art that significantly increase students' critical thinking, language, and literacy skills. ... The book shows how VTS can be easily and effectively integrated into elementary classroom lessons in just ten hours a school year to create learner-centered environments where students at all levels are involved in rich, absorbing discussions."--Page 4 of cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-180) and index.

Permission to wonder -- Visual thinking strategies: the basics -- Applying VTS to other subjects -- Assessing thinking through writing -- VTS, language development, and English language learners -- Learning how "to VTS" -- Effective teaching -- Appendix: if you're interested in trying VTS.

"Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), a teaching method that has been successfully implemented in schools and cultural institutions nationwide, provides for open-ended discussions of visual art that significantly increase students' critical thinking, language, and literacy skills. ... The book shows how VTS can be easily and effectively integrated into elementary classroom lessons in just ten hours a school year to create learner-centered environments where students at all levels are involved in rich, absorbing discussions."--Page 4 of cover.

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