Educated Learning

Theorists:

Arthur Wesley Dow&

Eric Jensen

Arthur Wesley Dow• Born April 6, 1857 • Painter, art teacher,

printmaker• Spoke about

composition• Wrote books Theory

and Pratice of Teaching Art and Composition: A Series of Exercises in Art Structure for the Use of Students and Teachers

• Died December 13, 1922

His Paintings

His Contribution

• Defined Art through 2 forms: nature’s forms and historic knowledge• Valued in American Art• Believed drawing is good training and

should be taught as early as kindergarten• Influenced great artists: Georgia O’Keeffe

and Max Weber

http://books.google.com/books?id=oYEWAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA3&img=1&zoom=3&hl=en&sig=ACfU3U2BU9oUYARn_r7x_FnlK4zAwDDtYg&ci=124%2C626%2C704%2C603&edge=0

Eric Jensen

• Born with the enthusiasm to learn• Graduated from high school early• Teacher and professor• Wrote books such as Teaching with the Brain

in Mind, Enriching the Brain and Teaching with Poverty in Mind, Arts with the Brain in Mind

• Still alive and an active member of many different organizations and associations

Important Contributions

• SuperCamp• Turning Point• Active member of:– Society for Neuroscience– American Psychological Association – Brain and Education Society

• Book: Art with the Brain in Mind

Eric Jensen Articles

• 2 interesting articles I found:– Bridging the Gap from High School to College for

Talented Females– Student Financial Aid and Degree Attainment

Excerpt from book

Continuous Contributions

• His ideas on cognitive brain functions and ideas that reiterating and studying material even after you’ve learned it continues to be taught in his lectures and classes.

• His books offer suggestions for improving learning at school, at home, in a classroom, and everywhere else.

• www.jensenlearning.com

References• Dow, Arthur Wesley. (1912). Theory and Practice of Teaching Art. 2nd ed. Retrieved from: http

://books.google.com/books?id=oYEWAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA1&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#venepa

ge&q&f=false.

• Spanierman Gallery, LLC (2012). ARTIST BIOGRAPHY: Arthur Wesley Dow (1857-1922). Retrieved

from: http://www.spanierman.com/Arthur-Wesley-Dow-%281857_1922%29:-His-Art-and-His-

Influence/bio/top/biography.

• Amazon (unknown author). (1996-2012). Eric Jensen Background. Retrieved from:

http://www.amazon.com/Eric-Jensen/e/B000APU0E6.

• Jensen, Eric L. (2012). Brain-Based Workshops. Retrieved from: http://www.jensenlearning.com/.