ERIC (Through
EBSCOhost)
ERIC, sponsored by the US Department of Education, is the premier
national bibliographic database of education literature. This is a
great resource for art education materials.
ERIC consists:
Resources in Education, which covers the document literature, consisting
of research reports, curriculum and teaching guides, conference papers,
and books.
Current Index to Journals in Education, which covers published journal
literature from over 775 periodicals.
The database also includes the full text of ERIC Digest Records. These
one- to two-page records, written specifically for teachers, administrators,
and other practitioners, provide an overview of information on a given
topic and supply references with more detailed information.
Primary Search
(Through Ebscohost)
Primary Search provides full text for more than 60 popular, magazines
for
elementary school research. All full text articles included in the
database
are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles), and full text information
dates as far back as 1990.
Middle
Search Plus (Through Ebsohost)
Middle Search Plus provides full text for more than 150 popular,
magazines for middle and jr. high school research. All full text articles
included in the database are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles),
and full text information dates as far back as 1990. Middle Search
Plus also contains 91,600 biographies, 75,000 primary source documents,
and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags.
Artsednet (Getty Museum)
The Getty Museum's art education website. The site includes lesson plans,
image galleries and exhibitions, and a liserv. Lesson plans are sorted
by grade level.
Art:21 (PBS)
The Art:21 series and its educational materials have been developed
to familiarize teachers and students with the work of living artists,
to provoke critical thinking and problem solving, to inspire new ways
of teaching and learning, to present creative role models, and to bridge
diverse subject areas through the study and appreciation of contemporary
art. The site has an online lesson library, student art projects, and
teaching materials.
NGA Classroom
(National Gallery of Art)
Lessons based on the National Gallery of Art's collections. The site
contains lessons plans and interactive programs.
Smithsonian
Education (Smithsonian Institution)
Lesson plans for Art & Design and a search for educational websites,
publications and products, and field trips.
