Visual Learning and Teaching ― An Essential Guide for Educators K-8 - With Digital Content

Emojis . . . avatars . . . icons . . . Our world is becoming increasingly reliant on visual communication. But even as we edge toward a virtual world, it’s still critical for students to comprehend and know how to make simple, meaningful marks. In this easy-to-use resource, Dr. Susan Daniels channels over twenty years of research and experience into a creative guide of strategies that enable educators to present the foundational skills of visual learning in the classroom.

Educators will learn how to create a “visual toolbox” of tools that promote visual literacy across the curriculum and discover interac­tive activities to encourage visual learning and communication in all students. Digital content includes customizable forms and a PDF presen­tation. A free online PLC/Book Study Guide is available at freespirit.com/PLC.

Dr. Susan Daniels is a professor, an author, a consultant, and an educational director of a psychoeducational center that specializes in the needs of gifted, creative, and twice-exceptional children. She has been a professional development specialist for over twenty years, regularly providing workshops and training on creativity and visual learning and teaching. Susan is an avid doodler who enjoys working visually in her journals, and she is dedicated to supporting teachers’ development of visual literacy and enhanced understanding of visual learning and teaching strategies. She lives in Berkeley, California.