[Letter from Karen Edmonds to D. Jack Davis, July 13, 1987, with attachments] Page: 4 of 13
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Special Features
- Usable by both art specialists and general
classroom teachers.
" Experiences of each grade level build upon all
earlier levels to provide a carefully crafted sequence
of aesthetic and creative development.
" Extensive coverage of media techniques, including
painting, drawing, clay, textiles, collage, sculpture,
printmaking, masks and puppets, and mixed media.
- 80 full-color slides per grade level-almost 500 in
all, including 175 beautiful original photographs of
art masterworks.
" Slide format enables users to resequence or expand
lessons with additional slides of favorite artworks
or local architecture.
" Innovative self-contained binders are economical to
implement for a single classroom or an entire
district.
" Comprehensive scope and sequence and flexible
activities allow tailoring of program to state or local
art curriculum frameworks.
" Creative art-making activities require only readily
available school art supplies.
- Connections section of each lesson interrelates art
with other subject areas.What Teachers and
Reviewers Say"I've taught SPECTRA at all levels. The guides are
easy to use, and the lessons provide excellent and
varied learning experiences."
-Joie McClements, Palo Alto art specialist
"Several years ago I helped evaluate exemplary arts
projects in California public schools. One project that
we studied in depth was Kay Alexander's SPECTRA
Program in Palo Alto. We studied the materials and
observed in classrooms. We talked with art special-
ists, teachers, principals, and students-all of whom
spoke favorably of the program.
"I found the SPECTRA materials exemplary in many
ways: They teach art appreciation and develop artistic
skills in children; they are practical and readily usable,
and children react enthusiastically to them; they are
based on sound pedagogical principles; they provide
excellent in-service training for inexperienced teachers;
and the art reproductions reflect the highest levels of
contemporary and historic art traditions.
"In my many years of experience in education, the
SPECTRA materials are among the best that I have
seen for teaching art in the elementary schools."
-Robert N. Bush, Emeritus Professor of Education,
Stanford University
"Quite simply, the best program ever offered to me."
-Bob Brown, Palo Alto fifth-grade teacherCREATIVE EXPRESSION
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Edmonds, Karen & Alexander, Kay. [Letter from Karen Edmonds to D. Jack Davis, July 13, 1987, with attachments], letter, July 13, 1987; Palo Alto, California. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1852461/m1/4/: accessed August 15, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.