A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Summer 1994, Vol. 5 No. 3. The newsletter features an article, "Art Education: Creative Birthright," stating that human beings around the world all inherently inventive, reflect ideas, values and emotions to their respective environments. The newsletter will discuss why many lose the creative birthright once they reach adulthood.

A report summary in regards to the Getty Center for the Arts in Education in support of North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts at the University of North Texas for $601. Mentioned are co-directors Jack Davis and William McCarter. Also mentioned is the Marcus Foundation in support of NTIEVA for $60,000.

A report summary published by the University of North Texas, with a positive note that reads, "We wish you all a very happy and successful new year." Also on the report is the support from the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation, gifting North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts nearly $80,000 for art reproductions to be used as educational tools.

A newsletter, Teaching Thinking Skills To Distant Learners by Steven G. Sachs. The thinking skills project was a collaboration between three community colleges in Virginia, Blue Ridge, Germana and Northern Virginia. Steven G. Saches is an Associate Dean, Instructional Technologies and Extended Learning at Northern Virginia Community College and the newsletter discusses the approach to distant learning problems and how to over come them.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Winter 1995, Vol. 6 No. 1. The newsletter features an article, "Marcus Foundation Awards Collaborative Grants for Art Education in Texas," awarding the grant to the University of North Texas and the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. The rest of the newsletters focuses on the relationship that quality art education has with the curriculum content and learning outcomes and discussing works of that that follows into the discipline-based art education.

A report summary regarding the Getty Center for Arts in Education supporting North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts for $1,360. Mentioned are Jack Davis and William McCarter, the co-directors of North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Spring Semester, 2000, Vol. 11 No. 1. The newsletter features an article, "Telling Stories of Immigration Through Art," American History as the Context for Art. This newsletter concentrates on the great wave of immigration to the United States in the late 19th century through symbolized works of art. The State of Liberty especially is vised as a patriotic symbol.

A newsletter, Educational Leadership, Opening Up Assessment by Dennie Palmer Wolf. From students' projects, portfolios, and interviews, Pittsburgh art teachers participating in Arts Propel are learning to "read" students' growth in learning. Arts Propel is a three-way collaborative project to look at what the arts teach and how the arts teachers examine their students. The newsletter is updated with information on the arts propel project and the research behind arts education.

A newsletter, Educational Leadership, Vol. 46, No. 7. Portfolio Assessment: Sampling Student Work, When students maintain portfolios of their work, they learn to assess their own progress as learners, and teachers gain new views of their accomplishments in teaching. A consortia of administrators, teachers and researchers in the Pittsburgh schools have been searching for alternatives to standardized assessments. A three-way collaborative project, Arts Propel, is composed of the Pittsburgh Public Schools, Educational Testing Services and Project Zero at Harvard Graduate School of Education to demonstrate that it is possible to asses the thinking in arts and humanities.

A newsletter from the Foundation News, a philanthropy and nonprofit sector, with an article on Corporate CEOs actively supporting new efforts to improve elementary and secondary education. An increasing number of CEOs of American corporations are helping to take the risk of formulating new solutions to recognize the shortcomings that characterize K-12 education. A hand-written note on the newsletter reads, "FYI: Participants art the Getty Center for Education in the Arts RIG Director's MTG. South Seas Plantation, Florida. October 28-31, 1990."

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Winter 1994, Vol. 5 No. 1. The newsletter features an article, "1994 Summer Institute Scheduled for June 13 - 14," a summer institute of the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts is schedules for June, a collaborative effort between school districts and museums, to train educators to teach discipline-based art education in the public curriculum. The rest of the newsletter focuses on the art and art education news and accomplishments in the state of Texas.

A page from the "In House" newsletter, published by the University of North Texas. This page details information of upcoming guest lecturers for professors and educators. Dr. Jack Davis, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, is featured on the list for his lecture "DBAE: What's Working? What's Not?" Davis, Dr. William McCarter and Nancy Reynolds, on their lecture "A Report on the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts," April 1-5. McCarter, and Nancy Berry's lecture, "DBAE Institute Impacts on Communities" April 1-5. Reynolds' lecture, "Cultural Diversity: Integrating Multicultural Perspectives." Reynolds and McCarter's lecture, "The Retablo and Beyond: A Cross-cultural View on Personal Shrines." April 1-5. Also featured on the newsletter are educators publications, Davis' publication "Art Education in the 1990s: Meeting the Challenges of Accountability," Studies in Art Education, winter 1993, vol. 34, no. 2. McCarter's publication "U.S. - Latin American Relations," Magazine of History," fall 1992, Organization of American Histories.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Fall 1995, Vol. 6 No. 4. The newsletter features an article, "Art Criticism In The Classroom," defining art criticism. Art criticism is one of the four foundational disciplines of discipline-based art education, DBAE, along with art production, art history and aesthetics. This newsletter will discuss the introduction to art criticism and the negative connotations with the word "criticism."

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the November 1990, Vol. 1 No. 2. The newsletter features an article, "1991 Institute Plans Underway," the primary purpose of the summer institutes are to train educators from the public schools and museums to be knowledgeable in discipline-based art education and to implement it in the curriculum. Also include in the newsletter are updates on the Art Conference in Fort Worth held by the Texas Art Educators Association where Dr. Jack Davis and Dr. William McCarter will give an overview of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Fall 1992, Vol. 3 No. 2. The newsletter features an article, "NTIEVA Presents Successful Summer Institute," the purpose of the summer institute is to train educators from the metroplex schools and museums to learn how to implement discipline-based art education into the classroom curriculum. The newsletter presents testimonials from the educators who have been involved in the institute program.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Winter 1993, Vol. 4 No. 1. The newsletter features an article, "Picturing DBAE," discipline-based art education. The purpose of this newsletter is to describe the instructional approach to art also known as discipline-based art education, as it if often seemed like an overwhelming process to both art and classroom teachers. Included in the newsletter is a breakdown of the four foundational disciplines that make up DBAE, art production, art history, art criticism and aesthetics.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Fall Semester, 1996, Vol. 7 No. 3. The newsletter features an article, "Art History: Not Just Art In The Dark," Defining Art History. This newsletters examines art history as being one of the four foundational disciplines of discipline-based art education, along with art production, art criticism and aesthetics. Art history provides the historical context in which all artistic achievement is considered.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Fall Semester, 1998, Vol. 9 No. 3. The newsletter features an article, "Integrating Art and Mathematics," stating that artists from different times and cultures have been fascinated by mathematical concepts and have used them to create artwork. This newsletter will explore the significant art and math activities for students to help them understand math in real-life situations.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Summer Semester, 1999, Vol. 10 No. 2. The newsletter features an article, "Integrating Art and Music," Interdisciplinary Connections: Art and Music. The focus on the article is the study of human culture, and how throughout time from culture to culture people have expressed themselves and recorded their lives and history by the ways of arts and music. The article will take a look at the way visual arts and music play an important role in communication between cultures and societies.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Spring 1995, Vol. 6 No. 2. The newsletter features an article, "Interdisciplinary Connections Through Works of Art," the purpose of the newsletter is to update reads on related art and art education achievements happening in Texas. In October 1994 participants in Special Tours for young People visited the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth to explore themes and approached by artists in the exhibit, American Impressionism and Realism: The Painting of Modern Life, 1998-1915.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Spring 1994, Vol. 5 No. 2. The newsletter features an article, "Celebrating Diversity Through Art." The newsletters focuses on the cultural diversity and an empathetic understanding, which is crucial for acceptance of others and the reduction of prejudice. The newsletter discusses how through the studying artwork from different cultures, students will be able to apply critical and evaluative skills to understanding multicultural artwork.

An educational newsletter, published by the Texas Education Agency. Their newsletter, TEA Director Line, report to teachers, publishes articles and information on the current and upcoming happenings within the public educational system.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Spring Semester, 1999, Vol. 10 No. 1. The newsletter features an article, "Integrating Art And Science," stating scientists and artists both require keen sense of observation. Scientific themes are frequently reflected in works of arts and raise more questions than answers, causing people to examine the use of earth's resources and demands.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Fall Semester, 1997, Vol. 8 No. 3. The newsletter features an article, "Learning Through Architecture," Why Teach Architecture? The newsletters states that students in the classroom are familiar with architecture even if they are not consciously aware of the structures. The newsletter provides suggested resources and the architecture of art museums to involve students into exploring architecture.