Art in the Primary School: Creating Art in the Real and Digital World - Paperback

by Jean Edwards (Author), Helen Caldwell (Author), Rebecca Heaton (Author)

Art in the Primary School is an introductory textbook, and a second edition to Teaching Primary Art, exploring the underpinning philosophy and pedagogy of teaching and learning art, including how and why digital tools and technologies can be integrated.

This book considers practical aspects of teaching art, focusing on key processes of art making that children might experience in primary schools. It is based around the idea that digital tools and technologies can and should be integrated into the learning and teaching of art, exploring:

• What art is like in the primary school, why it should be taught and what is included in the curriculum
• How learning is planned, assessed, taught and supported in the classroom
• Learning about and from artists and how digital technology can be part of the art curriculum
• Key processes such as drawing, painting, printmaking, collage and textiles, working in three dimensions and making digital art

Uniquely incorporating the use of digital devices, tools and technologies into the subject of art, this book will be essential reading for those training to teach and support learning in art in the primary school.

Author Biography

Jean Edwards is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health, Education and Science at the University of Northampton, UK. Before teaching in higher education, she taught in primary schools for nineteen years and was a class teacher, art coordinator and head teacher.

Helen Caldwell is an Associate Professor in Education at the University of Northampton, specialising in educational technology and online learning. She is an Apple Distinguished Educator.

Rebecca Heaton is an Assistant Professor in Visual and Performing Arts at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore. She is a distinguished and internationally recognised art educator, who works with children and adults.