Teaching English Language Learners Through the Arts : A SUAVE Experience

by Goldberg, Merryl

• ISBN13: 9780205343836
• ISBN10: 020534383X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This text demonstrates successful ways in which English language learners have excelled in an arts-based methods program. Based on the workings of an award-winning, and well-researched program called SUAVE (Socios Unidos para Artes Via Educacion - United Community for Arts in Education), this text delves into all aspects of classroom practice, as well as the professional development practices that support students' learning through the arts-based methods. Through the voices of teachers, researchers, artists, administrators, and students, the successful journey of learning through the arts in ESL and bilingual classrooms comes to life in meaningful and significant ways. The stories combine first-hand accounts with researchers' analysis, providing a unique balance of practice and reflection.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
1 Arts Ain't Fluff,
Merryl Goldberg	1	(12)
2 The Professional Development Program: SUAVE,
Merryl Goldberg	13	(14)
3 Loving the Logistics: An Arts Administrator's Experience,
Leah Goodwin	27	(6)
4 Principal as Advocate, Leader, and Supporter: Interview with Lydia Vogt	33	(10)
5 The Many Languages of Art,
Eduardo Garcia	43	(12)
6 Teacher Change in Professional Development: Impacting Teachers' Culture through the Arts,
Tom Bennett	55	(18)
7 Forty Years of Teaching and We're Still Learners: A Practical Guide to Incorporating the Arts into the Curriculum,
Karen Sleichter and Sherry Reid	73	(14)
8 Experiencing Science through the Arts,
Victoria Jacobs, Merryl Goldberg, and Tom Bennett	87	(12)
9 Uncovering an Artistic Identity While Learning to Teach through the Arts,
Victoria Jacobs, Merryl Goldberg, and Tom Bennett	99	(12)
10 The Mirrored Selves as Once Echoed by Duke Ellington: Practicing and Professional Development,
Merryl Goldberg	111	(14)
11 Artists in the Classroom: The Role of Resistance in Positive Change,
Merryl Goldberg, Tom Bennett, and Victoria Jacobs	125	(12)
Biographies	137	(2)
SUAVE Program History	139	(6)
Index	145