Creative Minds Out of School Educator's Edition Cathy Topal

Creative Minds Out of School is an after school art program written by Cathy Weisman Topal and developed by Davis Publications (which also publishes SchoolArts Magazine) for the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership in 2010. Intended for afterschool programs for grades K-5, this Educator's Edition provides training and professional development resources, plus advice from the author on Maintaining Order in the Classroom, helpful tips for both veteran teachers and newcomers. Three thematic units explore specific processes and approaches to learning offered by the visual arts. Lessons build sequentially throughout each unit to develop children's skills with a variety of expressive media. Every lesson includes suggestions for varying and extending explorations. STEM Connections: Each unit poses questions to connect the art activities to learning in science, technology and engineering.