A page from the "In House" newsletter, published by the University of North Texas. This page details information of upcoming guest lecturers and achievements by professors and educators. Dr. William McCarter, regents professor of visual arts is giving his lecture "Integration of Visual Arts Into the Public School Curriculum," May 2.

A newsletter of Horace, vol. 12, No. 5 published by The Coalition of Essentials Schools at Brown University. The newsletter is featuring an article on the arts and arts education in regards to school curriculum reformation. Educators understand that the arts provide schools with a powerful alternative model of teaching and learning and they fear that aesthetics, criticism, creation and art history will be "watered down." Teachers use art and arts education to assess students' perceptions, productions and their reflection of artistic learning.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Winter 1996, Vol. 7 No. 1. The newsletter features an article, "Aesthetics: Questioning The Nature of Art," higher level of thinking through aesthetics. The newsletter states that students become involved in aesthetic inquiry when something puzzles them about works of art. The newsletter will go over the topics and questions of what defines aesthetics and how to determine such in works of art.

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 Summer 1996, Vol. 7 No. 2. The newsletter features an article, "Japanese Art And Culture: Sun & Star 1996," a festival where teachers, students and parents in Texas will have firsthand experience in art and culture of the Japanese by attending the Sun & Star 1996. The festival, worth $10 million, will include exhibitions of art, transnational dance and theater performances and educational programs.