The Season 1 Educators' Guide is a 32-page full color manual that provides additional background information about each of the featured artists and themes. The guide is designed to be used in schools, museums, galleries, teacher training programs, community-based programs, and cultural and educational institutions. Not only a resource for arts related venues, the guide facilitates connections with a variety of subject areas and learning contexts.

The guide includes "Before Viewing" and "After Viewing" questions as well as suggestions for hands-on activities and Internet addresses where you can find additional images of artists' work. Suggestions are interdisciplinary and support instruction in the Visual and Performing Arts, Language Arts, and Social Studies. Designed for use at the secondary level, the content can be easily adapted for younger or older groups. The Curriculum Connections section lists the relevant national education standards in Visual Art, Social Studies, and Language Arts.

Art21 Educators’ Guides are designed for use in conjunction with the Art in the Twenty-First Century series on PBS. Season One can be purchased on VHS and DVD through PBS and Davis Publications. Educators who intend to show the series in their classrooms can also record the series off the air for one year after its premiere broadcast on local PBS stations. Check local PBS listings to learn when the series will air next in your area.

Season 1 Educators' Guide credits.

credits

The Season 1 Educators' Guide was developed by Toby Levine Communications, with the support of the Season One Educational Advisory Council, comprised of teachers, museum educators, and curriculum specialists.