"I can't imagine a better catalyst for creativity! I
would recommend this to anyone!" - Emil Ferris, Author of My Favorite Thing
is Monsters, multiple Eisner Award
Winner

"A bursting pinata of worthy questions
and colorful inventions; a gift to the creative and a delight to read!" - Scott
McCloud, author of Understanding
Comics

"Parker brilliantly uses comics as
the medium for this self-reflexive examination of how art works and why art
education matters!" - Prof. Carol Tilley, Ph.D. Comic historian, library
educator, former high school teacher, and past president of the Comics Studies
Society

"An incredibly refreshing look at a
school subject we need now more than ever!" - Chris Mostyn, High school art
teacher, winner of the "Excellence in PK-12 Art Educational Award by the United
States Society for Education Through Art

A groundbreaking
sensation: a Master's thesis done in comics form! Now Teaching Artfully, is a
compelling graphic novel! If you loved Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud or
Unflattening by Nick Sousanis you will fall in love with this revolutionary and
delightful book. In fact Sousanis provides a fascinating introduction!


Teaching Artfully draws the reader in as it presents the growth and
explorations of an early-career art teacher, the author Meghan Parker. Parker
comes to understand both her teaching and art-making practices through making
insightful comics. The reader, too will find themselves illuminated and inspired
and entertained! Teaching Artfully looks at daily teaching practices, visual
literacy, the teacher's experience, relationships, and engagement with life
inside and outside of schools. It uses a unique visual form to emphasize the
importance of learning to understand and communicate using images.

First
created as a Masters thesis in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser
University, Teaching Artfully playfully and earnestly encourages us to see the
arts as a way to connect with one another and find our common humanity.
Creative people, educators and the general public are sure to connect with the
call for meaningful engagement with the arts.

Graphic novel lovers of
all sorts will find an awakening in Parker's approach to the creation of space
and opportunities for students to imagine and create new possibilities. Teaching
Artfully is sure to be the most talked about book of the year!



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