Self-Directed Art

Diane Jaquith has taught visual art at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels. She is a co-founder of the Teaching for Artistic Behavior grassroots movement; co-author of Engaging Learners Through Artmaking: Choice-Based Art Education in the Classroom; and co-editor of The Learner Directed Classroom: Developing Creative Thinking Skills Through Art. She is a frequent presenter at regional and national conferences on the topic of choice-based art education, and currently co-chairs the Cross-Division Research Committee for the National Art Education Association. In 2008, she was the recipient of the Teaching Excellence award from the NEA Foundation.