Art Education

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Use Discovery Search to find books you can borrow:

Use the link below for Discovery Search (Advanced).
Add your keywords in the box. Put different concepts on separate search lines. See below for suggested keywords for curriculum planning.
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If you see a print book that's at another college, click on Request Item to have it delivered to UMass Amherst for you to pick up.

For curriculum planning, try searching with these keywords:

Discovery Search (Advanced)
Search the combined catalog of UMass Amherst along with Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges. Find books, some articles and more!

Smithsonian Learning Lab
Teach effectively by creating your own interactive learning experiences—or adopt exemplars made by teachers and Smithsonian experts.
National Gallery of Art - Education
A place for educators to connect with resources.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) Education
Foster your students' learning and your own in workshops and events and with online, print, and other resources.
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Learning
MoMA's Education department created PowerPoints, lesson plans, activities and worksheets for exploring their art works.
Guggenheim Education
These curriculum materials are provided to educators freely for use both during school visits to the museum and in the classroom.
MFA Boston for Educators
Engage your students with the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, to illustrate themes and concepts in any discipline.
Wadsworth Atheneum Teacher Resources
Lesson plans and resources connect the museum’s collection to different subjects and grade levels to support your teaching.
J. Paul Getty Museum - Education
Find lesson plans and more for the arts.
PBS Art21 Tools for Teaching
Educators' Guides are designed as a resource to facilitate discussions and activities in the classroom, before, during, and after the viewing of Art21 films.