This sampler was designed for art specialists and art museum educators with a basic understanding of teaching discipline-based art education content. The introduction offers a brief history of the Sampler and explains its intended purpose and use. Then 8 unit models with differing methodologies for relating art objectives to the four disciplines: aesthetics, art criticism, art history, and art production, are presented. The sampler consists of two elementary units, two units for middle school, two units intended for required high school art, one high school studio ceramic unit, and a brief unit for art teachers and art museum educators that focuses on visits to art museums. Learning activities, resource material, and learning strategies are given for the units along with a sequence of lessons organized on a theme.

• Foreword, Phillip Charles Dunn
• Introduction, Michael Day and Kay Alexander
• Curriculum Units
  • Art Touches the People in Our Lives
  • Spaces and Places
  • Many Ways of Seeing
  • Celebration!
  • The Word as Image: Symbol to Gesture
  • Art Exploration—A Global Approach
  • The Artistic Heritage of Clay: Survival and Revival of Traditions
  • Experiencing Original Works of Art in a Museum

Kay Alexander is the founder and author of the SPECTRA Art Program, used internationally, and has worked with the J. Paul Getty Trust, including co-directing the Getty Teacher Institute.

Michael Day completed his doctorate degree at Stanford University and has taught middle and high-school art in California. A widely published author and researcher, Dr. Day is a recipient of the Manuel Barkan Award for published research from NAEA. He has served on national panels, editorial boards for national scholarly publications, and art museum boards.