Project goal: Say 'education' visually |
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Conveying an educational message in words and pictures was the challenge facing students enrolled in one University of Wyoming summer class, EDEL 3170, "Meaning in Art/Art in the Elementary School."
"Posters have long been considered an art form and a way to creatively convey information," Allen Trent, associate professor of educational studies and course instructor, says. "In this project, elementary pre-service teachers designed art posters connected to an ‘education' theme and exhibited the posters throughout McWhinnie Hall, a part of the UW College of Education."
The teacher-artists addressed a wide variety of themes including diversity in schools, funding, teaching and learning.
People working in and visiting McWhinnie Hall have commented positively on the exhibit. One faculty member said, " I like having the posters in the halls. They have given us some new things to look at and talk about."
Posted on Wednesday, June 17, 2009
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