Founded by Douglas and Jaquith (2009), choice-based art education (CBAE) advocates for students spending the majority of their class time engaging in play, experimentation, and artworks of their choice. "Choice-based art education provides for the development of artistic behaviors by enabling students to discover what it means to be an artist through the authentic creation of artwork" (Douglas & Jaquith, 2009, p.3). Choice-based teachers employ information-filled media centers and mini-lessons to develop student's skills and knowledge about artmaking and art history. 

Teaching for artistic behavior (TAB) is the teaching philosophy that the choice-based pedagogy is built upon. TAB networks of teachers have been supporting each other since the late 1990's and TAB was established as an organization in 2001 (Douglas & Jaquith, 2009). There are countless teachers who have been inspired by the TAB philosophy and its practices and there are just as many different ways of incorporating it into each of those classrooms. CBAE was where my journey into choice began in 2010, and I personally attribute the current popularity of choice-focused pedagogies to CBAE practitioners sharing their work over the last decade. If you're interested in investigating further, I've included links to several exceptional CBAE inspired teachers' websites in a separate section below.