From your colleague Sara Wagner, a book recommendation:

Visual Intelligence     Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life     By Amy E. Herman

I mentioned this book after Jane Oden Stull talked to our class about touring with teens.  She mentioned the author who trains people (NYC Police, FBI, etc) to perceive and communicate better through viewing art.  She is an art historian who teaches others to hone their “visual intelligence,” a set of skills we all possess but few of us know how to use effectively.