Lou Chamberlain has been teaching art for many years and has experience in primary, secondary and tertiary education and within the Government, independent and Catholic school systems. She has been an Examination Assessor and Reviewer for the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority for more than 10 years and brings to this book an extensive knowledge of curriculum as well as the visual arts. Lou is a Churchill Fellow with a background in puppetry and has an abiding interest in archaeology and visual culture, both of which are searched by her wide-ranging travel.

16 visual arts units based on Art Insight and VELS enable teachers to build a comprehensive, interwoven curriculum program for Levels 5 and 6

The major themes covered are Identity, Change, Challenge and The Big Issues (including life, death, symbolism, the environment, cultural diversity and more)

The exploring and responding, creating and making tasks are interwoven with tasks from several dimensions creating powerful learning experiences for students

All units are editable, allowing teachers to change and manipulate for individual use

Charts for each of the 16 units outline the specific links across the strands, domains and dimensions

All units feature student and teacher assessment guidelines, advice on best practice teaching strategies and further resources