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

By:

Yenawine, Philip

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard Education Press, 2013Description: x, 198 p. : il. ; 23 cmISBN:

9781612506098 (pbk.)
1612506097 (pbk.)
9781612506104 (cloth)
1612506100 (cloth)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

372.5044

LOC classification:

N 350 Y45v 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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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	N 350 Y45v 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000120639

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-180) and index.

"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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