Visual Impact, Visual Teaching: Using Images to Strengthen Learning

"Hold on to this author―he is magical! I learned more from reading Gangwer′s book than I have in eight years of professional development workshops."
―Laura S. Gulledge, Media Literacy Teacher
Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City, AL

"Gangwer has effectively organized information from many sources into a form that is readable and practical for a wide variety of education practitioners, including classroom teachers and fine arts teachers."
―Ellen Herbert, Art Teacher
Longview High School, TX

Spark learners′ enthusiasm and promote retention of content with visual teaching techniques!

Each day, teachers look for new ways to get students excited about learning and new ways to help them retain the information they learn. In this practical guide, Timothy Gangwer incorporates the latest research on visual learning and shows how you can stimulate students′ interest and participation.

Offering classroom-tested techniques to engage learners′ brains, this book includes hundreds of ready-to-use visual learning activities in language arts, math, science, social studies, environmental studies, the arts, and more. This resource covers:

• Differentiating instruction based on how students process visual information
• Using graphic organizers, digital photography, the Internet, and other visual communication tools
• Incorporating music, art, and drama to enhance instruction and learning
• Teaching visual communication strategies to English language learners

Discover how to use visual strategies and activities to help students think critically about the way they understand and perceive the world.

Timothy Gangwer is a pioneer in the field of visual learning and a dedicated educator of 26 years. He has served as visual literacy consultant to the Ministry of Education, Paris, France; Ministry of Education, Toranomon, Japan; Mediterranean Association of International Schools, Casablanca, Morocco; Association of International Schools in Africa, Abidjan, Ivory Coast; and as a trainer for the United States Department of Education’s National Diffusion Network. He is an international keynote speaker, educational consultant, and the director and co-founder of the Visual Teaching Alliance. A former elementary teacher of students with learning disabilities, he is also an award-winning digital artist and songwriter.