Teaching with and through Maps

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 25.04.08

  1. Unit Guide
  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. RATIONALE 
  3. UNIT CONTENT 
  4. TEACHING STRATEGIES
  5. CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
  6. RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS
  7. APPENDIX ON IMPLEMENTING STATE STANDARDS
  8. NOTES

Tactile Topography: Mapping, Blindness, Art, and Universal Design

Amanda McMahon

Published September 2025

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APPENDIX ON IMPLEMENTING STATE STANDARDS

This unit aligns with the following Virginia Standards of Learning for Visual Arts for High School Art 1 48 in the following ways:

This unit aligns with standard A1.2 concerning the artmaking process by student development of drafts, student reflection and critique, and plans for the display process

This unit aligns with standard A1.9 concerning how design processes can solve real world problems by student exploration of how Universal Design can make the world more accessible for people with disabilities.

This unit aligns with standard A1.16 concerning using a variety of media to create works of art by students using a variety of sculptural and three-dimensional materials to create tactile maps.

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