FREE - Federal Resources for Educational Excellence This website is an excellent resource for all teachers. It contains facts and information, images, exercises, online lessons and activities that can all be utilized in the classroom. The website provides information in many different areas of art such as drawing, painting, sculpture and art history to name a few. However, it also contains resources for many different subject areas including: Art, Health, Math, Science, Social Studies and Language arts.
NAEA - National Art Education Association
This is a website that all art teachers should be aware of. It provides art news and events, training opportunities, art communities for exchanging information, resources, lesson plans, grants and awards as well as job opportunities. The only downside is that certain parts of the website can only be accessed if you are a member. The cost of membership varies, depending on if you are a student, teacher, retired or an institution.
The National Gallery of Art website contains not only links to collections and NGA News, but also includes links to education resources for both teachers and students. There are pages and pages of lesson plans and activities. NGA also provides a loan program that allows teachers to borrow materials such as: teaching packets, DVDs, videos and other media.
