Quantifying and Qualifying the Effectiveness of Art and Music Integration by https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources Resources and Scholarly Articles en-us 2016-11-09 12:41:45 UTC 2018-05-16 23:27:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/97707357/b3d5d0c692afc269e8aa7426aed30ded/FAVICON.png virtualinstruction https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136367851 2016-11-09 12:54:17 UTC https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136367851 Effectiveness of art integration in k-12 online education virtualinstruction https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136368142 2016-11-09 12:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136368142 Effective Arts Integration Improve Test Scores virtualinstruction https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136813979 Effective classroom arts integration can reduce or eliminate educational achievement gaps for economically disadvantaged students, according to a Mississippi State University research report.

In other words, when teachers reinforce academic concepts with the arts, students learn more and score higher on standardized tests.

"Not only is it repetition, but it's time spent whenever a child is learning something in a different way, that means they're learning it again," Brown said. "They're repeating it, and so the immersion in their learning is a different form--through the arts--but it's also more time spent on the content, so they start thinking critically and creatively."



]]> 2016-11-10 17:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136813979 How the Arts Unlock the Door to Learning virtualinstruction https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136817709 Arts integration goes beyond including art projects in class; it is a teaching strategy that seamlessly merges arts standards with core curricula to build connections and provide engaging context.

Arts integration uses teaching practices that have been shown in brain-based research to improve comprehension and long-term retention. For example, when students create stories, pictures, or other nonverbal expressions of the content they are learning -- a process researchers call elaboration -- they are also helping to better embed the information.]]> 2016-11-10 17:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136817709 Why Arts Education Is Crucial, and Who's Doing It Best virtualinstruction https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136821221 A 2005 report by the Rand Corporation about the visual arts argues that the intrinsic pleasures and stimulation of the art experience do more than sweeten an individual's life -- according to the report, they "can connect people more deeply to the world and open them to new ways of seeing," creating the foundation to forge social bonds and community cohesion.

"Arts education enables those children from a financially challenged background to have a more level playing field with children who have had those enrichment experiences,'' says Eric Cooper, president and founder of the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education.

"When you think about the purposes of education, there are three," Horne says. "We're preparing kids for jobs. We're preparing them to be citizens. And we're teaching them to be human beings who can enjoy the deeper forms of beauty. The third is as important as the other two."]]> 2016-11-10 17:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136821221 Report: Why we need arts education (not only to improve test scores) virtualinstruction https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136825174 A new report by a presidentially appointed committee on arts education makes the case that art education not only helps young people find their voice but also is an effective tool in improving student achievement in all subjects. It even ends up helping the private sector too.]]> 2016-11-10 17:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136825174 virtualinstruction https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136825937 2016-11-10 17:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136825937 Use Arts Integration to Enhance Common Core virtualinstruction https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136826130 What is striking is that both STEM and Arts Integration are linked through definition as an approach to teaching through two or more content areas. Still, the arts have some unique parallels to the Common Core Standards that may make their implementation a beneficial addition for teachers and administrators. These parallels attest to the rigors of the arts and the need for their processes in today's global workforce and the unforeseen future.

1.  Process Produces Product - I developed many of these Arts Integration lessons which provide students with time to compare sources, conduct research and focus on the process of their work. The products created are naturally richer and more extensive than from a "traditional" approach.

2.  Access Points - By weaving the arts into and through our content in naturally aligned ways, we are providing relevance to student learning, and giving them an opportunity to connect their world to our classrooms.

3.  True Equity - By using Arts Integration, teachers and leaders can ensure that students are learning in a way that meets their own unique cultural, social, emotional and intellectual needs.

4.  Analytic Practice - When studying any piece of art, composition, drama or dance, one must be able to analyze the components that create the whole. Additionally, the ability to synthesize these parts into a whole work is critical to making meaning for each audience member. ]]> 2016-11-10 17:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/virtualinstruction/artintegrationresources/wish/136826130