A picture is worth a thousand words. So it has been said many times before. Different from
other forms of media, photographs are" mute artifact [that] cannot speak, but can only be …

In this paper I describe a program of research devoted to an understanding of photographic
representation. This program is motivated in part by the recognition that in an industrialized …

Pictures are a powerful from of pedagogy. They are everywhere a part of everyday life and
they are seductive; they offer values and beliefs in such highly pleasurable forms that it is …

This guide is designed to promote discussion of any photograph with students, whether
encountered in the classroom, in textbooks, or in other school materials. The guide contains …

Picture books are useful tools for teaching many abstract and complex concepts of the social
studies at the elementary level. They allow students to develop visual literacy through …

My grandmother was standing at the fireplace in my home, admiring the family photographs
on the mantel, when she came to one that she found to be particularly resonant. The …

Because of its representa-tional and documentary qualities, photography has, since its
earliest days, been a controversial medium. My own interest in photography relates to the …

When I was a second-grade teacher, my students and I shared a wide variety of picture
books on a daily basis. Our classroom was filled with these books for free-time reading …

As a photographer and an art educator, I want to come to a better understanding of how lens
images (photographs, film and television) convey meaning. This is not a trivial or purely …

This chapter looks at the unique qualities of photography that makes it an ideal tool to use in
classrooms for teaching all different subject matter as well as an important device to teach …