"Research suggests that museum programs based on Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), a specific internationally-recognized teaching method used at the MIA, can help develop children's critical thinking skills."
ArtDaily
December 23, 2008
Press Archive
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The Brooks Brings Innovative Curriculum to Memphis City Schools: "What do Harvard Medical School and three Memphis elementary schools have in common?"
Design Taxi
December 16, 2008
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The University of Washington Medical School uses VTS to improve their skills of observation.
The Stranger
November 13, 2008
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"The Eyes Have It: Potent Visuals Promote Academic Richness" Fran Smith writes about VTS for The George Lucas Educational Foundation
Edutopia
October 8, 2008
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"Monet? Gauguin? Using Art to Make Better Doctors"
Boston Globe
July 20, 2008
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Dr. Jon Hallberg, professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School and family practice physician, argues that the humanities are essential for teaching new doctors how to best perform their craft — including using VTS with first-year medical students.
Minnesota Public Radio
May 9, 2007
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Developing Cognitive Skills Through Art, by Gretchen Millich
Michigan Radio Arts and Culture
March 16, 2007
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"In 2003, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum set out to understand more about what schoolchildren can learn from museums. ... During the study, staff members began emphasizing a tool called Visual Thinking Strategies."
Boston Globe
March 12, 2007
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"A three-year study by the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston has found that grade-school students who spend time looking at and talking about art perform better in several areas of critical thinking than students without such art experience."
New York Times
March 10, 2007