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Design Education: Creating Thinkers to Improve the World is a curricular resource that offers theoretical concepts and practical advice for teaching lessons in design to PreK-12 grade students. The book is for art educators at the preK-12 level in schools, museums, and enrichment programs, and university professors in teacher preparation programs.
List of contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Why Teach Design?
Chapter One: Design Education is a Study about Life
Chapter Two: What We Can Learn from Designers That We Can use in Our Classrooms
Chapter Three: How to Implement Design Education into Your Art Program
Chapter Four: Framework of the Practices, Principles and Strategies for Teaching Design
Chapter Five: Curricular Aspects; Units and Design Lessons
Chapter Six: Concepts to Teach: Individual Physical, Emotional, and Intellectual Health Societal Health- Social Responsibility and Economics
Chapter Seven: Design Lesson Methods and Topics for Elementary Students
Chapter Eight: Design Lesson Methods and Topics for Middle School Students
Chapter Nine: Design Lesson Methods and Topics for High School Students
References
Appendix
About the Author
About the author
Robin Vande Zande is Associate Professor in Art and Design Education at Kent State University and co-founder of the DESIGN-ED organization. She has researched and published many articles on teaching design to Prek-12 grade students. She currently is overseeing a writing team on creating national standards in design education.
Summary
Design Education: Creating Thinkers to Improve the World is a curricular resource that offers theoretical concepts and practical advice for teaching lessons in design to PreK-12 grade students. The book is for art educators at the preK-12 level in schools, museums, and enrichment programs, and university professors in teacher preparation programs.
