Maude Alexander has enjoyed a long career in education and the arts, ranging from teaching and administering early childhood programs to directing a recreational center to providing workshops in art, puppetry, drama, poetry, and writing for children and adults. In addition, she has put her multicultural approach to learning and art into practice as an instructor at King Elementary in Louisville and at the Louisville Visual Arts Association. Maude has a B.A. in sociology from the University of Louisville with additional credits from a variety of institutions.

Teacher’s Guide for “Celebrating Ancestors”

Related Links

• Lesson Plans for African Masks

Other Instructional Television Resources

• Hands On: Crafts Around the World—Program 3 is on African crafts.
  
  
• Looking at Picasso (for grades 8-12)

More About Masks

• Masks.org is a research library of artists, galleries, and links.