This document summarizes a presentation about using art as a way to explore different cultures. The presentation is given by five teachers with different backgrounds and experiences. They discuss how viewing art from diverse cultures can help students learn about different lifestyles, customs, and fashions. Specific examples mentioned include Aztec, Korean, French, Indian, and Ottoman art forms. The teachers propose using photos and online museums to expose students to multicultural art and help foster cultural acceptance.

1. Art as a Window (Discover New Worlds) Presentation by: Ayse, Debra, George, Hugo and Suzanne

2. WHO WE ARE: Ayse Demir: An experienced teacher of literature in turkey Debra McDowell: Permanent Sub- Hampton Bays Elementary School George B. Hartman Graduated in 1976 with a provisional certificate for Secondary Ed. Social Studies but never taught. Instead has spent 25+ years in the corporate Information Technology field mainly with financial entities. After being downsized for a second time in 2006 decide to pursue my dream of being a teacher.

3. Hugo Charles Full Time Teacher Lawrence Road Middle School Health/ Physical Education Suzanne McGuirk Full Time Instructor Radiologic Technology Program Long Island University – C.W. Post Campus

4. What We Are About: The impact that culture has on our society is growing We are a group of teachers with an ambition to learn and teach about different cultures through the process of art Raise awareness of visual and multicultural arts Create new horizons for the willing who leverages from cultural diversities

5. Discovering Cultures Lifestyles~ The different back grounds Customs ~ students who have different back ground and cultures and how we can manage the differences as a teacher.. Cultural Acceptance~ students will learn to be more comfortable with more diverse cultures if they are more familiar with the different customs, fashions and arts that represent different cultures.

6. Fashions Children can learn about different cultures through viewing pictures of the different fashions that represent various cultures Hungarian Dance Dress Irish Dance Dress

7. Diverse Fashions Korean Fashions Indian Dress Islamic Dress

8. Cultural Education Through Works of Art Aztec Art Korean Art French Art Indian Art Aztec Art

9. Ottoman Arts (Islamic Art) Calligraphy~ Flickr : Ottoman, Islamic Art and Architecture Ebru- marbling~ Costumes (women, men)~

10. A Bridge Between Diverse Cultures Learning through pictures ~students view different pictures to get a better understanding. ~ students create pictures of their own cultures

11. Photo-Based Art Ways that photo-based art communicates to the different cultures. http://moca.virtual.museum/ The Museum of Computer Art .This site can help us while we are planning for our collaboration.

12. Time! Fall 2007 and beyond Visit Museum- Spring 2008

13. Technology Computers Digital photographs On-Line/Interactive Museums Podcasts Blogs

14. Websites of Use http://www.costumes.org/ethnic/1PAGES/ETHNOLNK.HTM http://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/multiculturalart.html http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/index.htm http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/installation_gr.asp http://www.bowers.org/