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Recommended Reading & Resources
Strong Arts
David Bayles and Ted Orland, Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking. Santa Barbara, CA: Capra, 1993.
Paula Chan Bing and Kathleen Gaffney, Arts Resource Handbook: Activities for Students with Disabilities. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
John Dewey, Art as Experience. New York: Minton, Balch &, 1934.
Christine M. Dwyer, Reinvesting in Arts Education: Winning America’s Future Through Creative Schools. President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, 2011.
Elliot W. Eisner, The Arts and the Creation of Mind, Yale University Press/New Haven and London, 2002.
David Farbman, Dennie Palmer Wolf, and Diane Sherlock, Advancing Arts Education through an Expanded School Day: Lessons from Five Schools, National Center on Time & Learning, 2013.
Edward B. Fiske, Champions of Change: The Impact of the Arts on Learning. Washington, DC: Arts Education Partnership, 1999.
William James Hall, Learning, Arts, and the Brain, The Dana Foundation & Harvard University, 2008.
Lois Hetland and Ellen Winner, Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education, Teachers College Press, 2006.
Nick Jaffe, Becca Barniskis, and Barbara Hackett-Cox, Teaching Artist Handbook. Chicago, IL: Columbia College Chicago, 2013.
Viktor Lowenfeld and W. Lambert Brittain, Creative and Mental Growth. New York: Macmillan, 1970.
David N. Perkins, The Intelligent Eye: Learning to Think by Looking at Art. Santa Monica, CA: Getty Center for Education in the Arts, 1994.
Daniel H. Pink, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-brainers Will Rule the Future. New York: Riverhead, 2006. Print.
Michael I. Posner and Brenda Patoine, "How Arts Training Improves Attention and Cognition." The Dana Foundation, Sept. 2009.
Nick Rabkin, Michael Reynolds, Eric Hedberg, and Justin Shelby, "A Report on the Teaching Artist Research Project: Executive Summary." NORC at the University of Chicago, Sept. 2011.
Herbert Read, Education through Art. New York: Pantheon, 1958.
Herbert Read, Icon and Idea; the Function of Art in the Development of Human Consciousness [by] Herbert Read. New York: Schocken, 1965.
Ken Robinson, The Arts in Schools: Principles, Practice and Provision. London: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 1989.
Steve Seidel et al., The Qualities of Quality: Understanding Excellence in Arts Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2009.
Lauren Stevenson, Preparing Students for the Next America: The Benefits of an Arts Education. The Arts Education Partnership, 2013.
Arts Integration
D. Bohm & F.D. Peat, Science, Order, and Creativity: A Dramatic New Look at the Creative Roots of Science and Life. New York: Bantam Books, 1987.
Eric Booth, The Everyday Work of Art: How Artistic Experience Can Transform Your Life. Naperville, IL: Source, 1997.
Bruce Campbell, Handbook of Differentiated Instruction Using the Multiple Intelligences: Lesson Plans and More. Boston: Pearson Allyn & Bacon, 2008.
Amy Charleroy, The Arts and the Common Core: A Review of Connections Between the Common Core State Standards and the National Core Arts Standards Conceptual Framework. The College Board, 2012.
Claudia Cornett, Creating Meaning Through Literature and the Arts. Allyn & Bacon, 2010.
Richard J. Deasey, Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development. Arts Education Partnership, Washington, DC. Department of Education, Washington, DC. 2002.
J. Dewey, Art as Experience. New York: Minton Balch, 1934.
Lisa Donovan and Louise Pascale, Integrating the Arts across the Content Areas. Huntington Beach, CA: Shell Education, 2012.
David Edwards, The Lab: Creativity and Culture, Harvard University Press, 2010.
Rafe Esquith, Teach like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56. New York: Viking, 2007.
Howard Gardner, Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences. New York: Basic, 1983.
Philip Yenawine, Visual Thinking Strategies, Using Art to Deepen Learning Across School Disciplines, Harvard Education Press, 2013.
H.E. Gruber, The Evolving Systems Approach to Creative Work. Creativity Research Journal, 1, 27-51. 1988
R. Hoffman, How I Work as Poet and Scientist. The Scientist, 21 March 1988, p. 10.
D. W. MacKinnon, The Nature and Nurture of Creative Talent. American Psychologist, 17, 484-495, 1962.
A. H. Maslow, Creativity in Self-Actualizing People. In H. H. Anderson (Ed.), Creativity and its cultivation (pp.97-124). New York: Harper and Row, 1959.
R. R. McCrae, Creativity, Divergent Thinking, and Openness to Experience. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52, 1258-1265, 1987.
A. Roe, The Making of a Scientist. New York: Dodd Mead, 1966.
R. S. Root-Bernstein, The Arts and Sciences Share a Common Creative Aesthetic. In A. I. Tauber (Ed.), The elusive synthesis: Aesthetics and science (pp. 49-82). Boston: Kluwer, 1999.
R. S. Root-Bernstein, Art Advances Science. Nature, 407, 134, 2000.
R. S. Root-Bernstein, Music, Creativity, and Scientific Thinking. Leonardo, 34, 63-68, 2001.
Democratic Practice
James A. Autry, The Servant Leader. New York: Random House International, 2002.
Ruth Charney, Teaching Children to Care: Management in the Responsive Classroom, Northeast Foundation for Children, 1992.
John Dewey, The School and Society. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago, 1915.
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, Avon Books, 1980.
H. Stephen Glenn and Jane Nelson, Raising Self-Reliant Children in a Self-Indulgent World: Seven Building Blocks for Developing Capable Young People, St. Martin’s Press or Prima Publishing & Communications 1989.
Raymond Hartjen, Empowering the Child: Nurturing the Hungry Mind, Alternative Education Press, 1994.
Alfie Kohn, Beyond Discipline: From Compliance to Community, ASCD, 1996.
Nancy Lublin and Alyssa Ruderman, The XYZ Factor: The DoSomething.Org Guide to Creating a Culture of Impact, BenBella Books, Inc. 2015.
Santana Luz & Dan Rothstein, Make Just One Change, Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions, Harvard Education Press, 2011.
Ron Ritchhart, Mark Church, and Karin Morrison, Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence for all Learners, Jossey- Bass, 2011.
Best Practices in Teaching and Learning
Carmen Agra Deedy, The Library Dragon, Peachtree, Atlanta. 1994.
Nancy Atwell, Coming to Know: Writing to Learn in the Intermediate Grades, Heinemann, 1990.
Geva M. Blenkin and A.V. Kelly, The Primary Curriculum, Harper & Row, London, 1981.
Susan M. Brookhart, How to Assess Higher-Order Thinking Skills in Your Classroom, ASCD, 2010.
Sunni Brown, The Doodle Revolution, Unlock the Power to Think Differently, Portfolio/Penguin Group, 2014.
Dave Burgess. Teach Like a Pirate, Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc. 2012.
Lucy Calkins, The Art of Teaching Writing, Heinemann, 1986.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1996.
Lella Gandini, Lynn Hill, Louise Cadwell & Charles Schwall, In the Spirit of the Studio, Learning from the Atelier of Reggio Emilia, Teachers College Press, 2004.
Howard Gardner, The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach, Basic Books (Harper Collins) 1991.
Howard Gardner, The Disciplined Mind: What All Students Should Understand, Simon & Schuster, 1999.
Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, 2012.
Stephanie Harvey & Annie Goudvis, Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension to Enhance Understanding, Stenhouse Publishers, Portland, ME, 2000.
Cheryl Hulteen, YES YES GOOD, LuLu Publishing Services, 2013.
Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Interdisciplinary Curriculum: Design and Implementation, (good for middle and high school) ASCD, 1989.
Eric Jensen, Teaching With the Brain in Mind, ASCD, 1998.
Constance Kamii, Young Children Reinvent Arithmetic: Implications of Piaget’s Theory, Teacher’s College Press, revised 2000.
Lilian Katz and Sylvia Chard, Engaging Children’s Minds: The Project Approach, (for students age 5-8) Ablex Publishing, 1993.
Liz Lerman, Hiking the Horizontal, Field Notes From a Choreographer, Wesleyan University Press, 2011.
David Perkins, Making Learning Whole, How Seven Principles of Teaching can Transform Education, Jossey-Bass, 2009.
David Perkins, Smart Schools: From Training Memories to Educating Minds, The Free Press (Macmillan) 1992.
Harvey Silver, Richard Strong, and Matthew Perini, So Each May Learn: Integrating Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences, ASCD, 2000.
Carol Ann Tomlinson, The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners, ASCD, 1999.
Catherine Twomey Fosnot, Enquiring Teachers, Enquiring Learners: A Constructivist Approach to Teaching, Teachers College Press (Columbia University) 1989.
Alison Zmuda, Greg Curtis, and Diane Ullman, Learning Personalized, The Evolution of the Contemporary Classroom, Jossey-Bass, 2015.
Leadership and More
Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal, Leading with Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1995.
Robert Evans, The Human Side of School Change: Reform, Resistance, and the Real-life Problems of Innovation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1996.
Tom Kelley & Jonathan Littman, The Art of Innovation. Doubleday, 2001.
Tom Kelley & David Kelley, Creative Confidence, Unleashing the Creative Confidence Within Us All. Crown Publishing Group, 2013.
Peter Kline, The Everyday Genius: Restoring Children's Natural Joy of Learning, and Yours Too. Arlington, VA: Great Ocean, 1988.
Robert J. Marzano, The Art and Science of Teaching: A Comprehensive Framework for Effective Instruction. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007.
Joseph P. McDonald, The Power of Protocols: An Educator's Guide to Better Practice. New York: Teachers College, 2003.
Ted Orland, The View From the Studio Door: How Artists Find their Way in An Uncertain World, The Image Continuum Press, 2006.
Parker J. Palmer, The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1998.
David N. Perkins, The Eureka Effect: The Art and Logic of Breakthrough Thinking. New York: W.W. Norton, 2001.
Miguel Ruiz, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. San Rafael, CA: Amber-Allen Pub., 1997.
Peter M. Senge, Schools That Learn: A Fifth Discipline Fieldbook for Educators, Parents, and Everyone Who Cares about Education. New York: Doubleday, 2000.
Jean Van’t Hul, The Artful Parent: Simple Ways to Fill Your Family’s Life with Art & Creativity, Roost Books, Shambala Publications, 2013.
Tony Wagner and Robert A. Compton, Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World. New York: Scribner, 2012.
Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander, The Art of Possibility. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School, 2000.
Websites and Blogs
Art Junction: www.artjunction.org
Association of Constructivist Teachers: www.constructivistassociation.org
Continental Math League: www.cmleague.com
Cybrary Man: www.cybraryman.com
Education Closet: www.educationcloset.com
Empowering Magical Writes: www.empoweringwriters.com
Everyday Art: www.everydayart.org
Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne: www.freetech4teachers.com
Independent Investigation Method (IIM) for Research Mastery: www.iimresearch.com
Internet 4 Classrooms: www.internet4classrooms.com/arts.htm
Kiker Learning: https://sites.google.com/site/kikerlearning/
Shake Up Learning by Kasey Bell: https://www.shakeuplearning.com/
Teacher Cast: www.teachercast.net/
Teacher Tech by Alice Keeler: https://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/
HOT Schools Quote
"Creativity is a skill that can be taught."
Kerrigan Crouse, Hallen School
