Tag Archives: lesson plans

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Power of Words

by Jeannine Bardo | Sep 7, 2018

Teaching with Contemporary Art

The Power of Words

by Jeannine Bardo | Sep 7, 2018

Educator-in-Residence Jeannine Bardo shares her unit plan on language, in which students investigate the power of text through art.

Strategies & Resources

Unit Plan: Layering Experience

by Jack Watson | Nov 18, 2016

Strategies & Resources

Unit Plan: Layering Experience

by Jack Watson | Nov 18, 2016

Art21 Educator Jack Watson shares a unit plan that encourages students to find their own methods of exploring shared experiences and spaces.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Art + Action: Creating a Platform for Social Justice

by Jack Watson | Nov 11, 2016

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Art + Action: Creating a Platform for Social Justice

by Jack Watson | Nov 11, 2016

Art21 Educator Jack Watson shares his recent experience with launching a social justice collective at his high school in Durham, North Carolina.

Strategies & Resources

#ArtSelfies

by Shannah Burton | Jun 3, 2016

Strategies & Resources

#ArtSelfies

by Shannah Burton | Jun 3, 2016

In this creativity exercise, ART21 Educator Shannah Burton teaches students that an #artselfie is worth more than its number of likes.

Strategies & Resources

Museums: A Critical Exploration

by Shannah Burton | May 20, 2016

Strategies & Resources

Museums: A Critical Exploration

by Shannah Burton | May 20, 2016

In this creativity exercise, ART21 Educator Shannah Burton engages students in institutional critique on a trip to the Saint Louis Art Museum.
Mind Map in progress. Photo courtesy of the author.

Strategies & Resources

Mind Maps

by Shannah Burton | May 13, 2016

Strategies & Resources

Mind Maps

by Shannah Burton | May 13, 2016

In this creativity exercise, ART21 Educator Shannah Burton engages students in creating artworks that build mental links between ideas.

Strategies & Resources

Dictation Drawings

by Don Ball | Apr 27, 2016

Strategies & Resources

Dictation Drawings

by Don Ball | Apr 27, 2016

In this creativity exercise, ART21 Educator Don Ball engages students in connecting with artworks on a fundamental level.

Strategies & Resources

Writing Poems About Art: A Looking Activity

by Don Ball | Apr 13, 2016

Strategies & Resources

Writing Poems About Art: A Looking Activity

by Don Ball | Apr 13, 2016

In this creativity exercise, ART21 Educator Don Ball engages students in creating their own connections between words and images.

Strategies & Resources

Systems & Instructions

by Don Ball | Apr 6, 2016

Strategies & Resources

Systems & Instructions

by Don Ball | Apr 6, 2016

In this creativity exercise, ART21 Educator Don Ball engages students in creating their own connections between following instructions and the instructions themselves.

Strategies & Resources

Visualizing Verbs

by Don Ball | Mar 30, 2016

Strategies & Resources

Visualizing Verbs

by Don Ball | Mar 30, 2016

In this creativity exercise, ART21 Educator Don Ball engages students in creating their own connections between actions and visuals.