Art in the Primary School

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.

"This second edition is very welcome and timely, even more detailed and even more inspiring! It’s especially exciting to see the new content on digital technologies and the guidance and ideas offered in this area alone would make for a wonderful, truly 21st century, primary art curriculum."Dr Emese Hall, Senior Lecturer in Art Education, University of Exeter, UK."This is the definitive guidebook for those who wish to investigate or enhance their own knowledge of how to use digital tools and technologies with their pupils to create digital art works either individually or collaboratively. The authors, drawing upon their extensive expertise and experience, guide the reader to the appropriate digital tools and techniques to enable them and their pupils to create their own digital masterpieces, which can be showcased either virtually or in the real world. It is a book that you will keep referring to time and time again and will not be able to put it down!"Andrew Csizmadia, Senior Lecturer in Computing Education, Ne​wman University, UK. "This book is full of highly effective practical tasks that support teachers' own ideas in primary art and contains case studies providing useful examples to augment the text. It is a well-researched publication that benefits from the authors' up to date knowledge and experience of the primary art classroom and digital context.Richard Hickman, Emeritus Professor of Aesthetic Development, University of Cambridge, UK.

• Preface. 1. An introduction to art in the primary school. 2. The art curriculum in primary schools. 3. Learning about and from artists. 4. Digital technology and art. 5. Planning and assessing art. 6. Teaching and supporting learning in art. 7. Drawing. 8. Painting. 9. Printmaking. 10. Collage and textiles. 11. Working in three dimensions. 12. Making digital art. Going further. Appendix 1 Vocabulary used when talking about visual elements. Appendix 2 Tools and materials. Index.