Integrating the Arts : An Approach to Teaching and Learning in Multicultural and Multilingual Settings

by Goldberg, Merryl

• ISBN13: 9780205433803
• ISBN10: 0205433804
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This innovative title focuses on learning through as well as learning about the arts. It explores numerous ways in which the arts- visual, literary, and performing-can be integrated across the K-8 curriculum.Arts and Learning, 3/ereflects contemporary theory and practice and promotes ideas and skills that tap children's propensity for creativity and critical thinking. This text provides numerous strategies and examples of learning through classroom activities such as music, dance, and poetry.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Art Integration: A Methodology for Learning	p. 1
Arts and Knowledge	p. 2
Arts and Learning	p. 4
Arts as Language	p. 9
Arts and Culture	p. 12
Arts and Culture and Identity	p. 14
Arts and Inclusive Education: Special Needs, Exceptional, and Gifted Students	p. 15
Arts and Technology	p. 17
Historical Perspective	p. 17
Opening New Venues for Artists and Students	p. 18
Technology and Literacy	p. 19
Multimedia	p. 20
Technology in the Classroom as a Learning Tool	p. 20
Turning Technology Over to Students	p. 21
Equity and Technology	p. 21
Students as Tech-Directors	p. 22
Technology in the Workplace	p. 22
Goals of an Equitable Education and the Arts	p. 22
Methodology for Learning	p. 25
Learning with the Arts	p. 26
Learning through the Arts	p. 27
Learning about the Arts	p. 29
Summary	p. 29
Questions to Ponder	p. 30
Explorations to Try	p. 30
References	p. 31
What Does It Mean to Be a Learner? Intellectual Development Revisited	p. 33
Theories of Intellectual Development	p. 33
The Role of "Translation through Representation" in Learning	p. 36
Standards and Arts Education	p. 39
What Does It Mean to Be a Learner?	p. 40
Summary	p. 47
Questions to Ponder	p. 47
Explorations to Try	p. 48
References	p. 48
Piaget, Imitation, and the Blues: Reflections on Imagination and Creativity	p. 51
Creativity	p. 52
Piaget, Imitation, and the Blues	p. 55
Imagination	p. 57
Howard Gardner, Creativity, and the Classroom	p. 59
Creativity and Technique	p. 62
Creator and Participant	p. 63
Summary	p. 64
Questions to Ponder	p. 64
Explorations to Try	p. 64
References	p. 65
Communication, Expression, and Experience: Literacy and the Arts	p. 67
Literacy with the Arts	p. 68
Cursive Writing through the Arts	p. 69
Picto-Spelling Learning through the Arts	p. 70
Story Comprehension Learning through the Arts	p. 71
Drama (Visual and Auditory)	p. 73
Movement (Kinesthetic)	p. 74
Music (Auditory)	p. 74
Poetry and Language Acquisition through the Arts	p. 74
Playing with Words	p. 77
Journals: Working with Ideas over a Period of Time	p. 84
Copied Poems	p. 86
Key Elements toward Writing Poetry	p. 90
Summary	p. 91
Tech Connect	p. 91
Technology, Arts, and Language Arts	p. 91
Questions to Ponder	p. 92
Explorations to Try	p. 92
References	p. 92
Sample Lesson Plans	p. 94
The Voices of Humanity: History, Social Studies, Geography, and the Arts	p. 99
Learning with the Arts	p. 101
Poetry	p. 102
Visual Arts	p. 104
Photography	p. 104
Music	p. 104
Drama	p. 105
Pablo Tac	p. 105
Learning through the Arts	p. 106
Presidential Puppetry	p. 107
Mural Making and History	p. 110
Quilts and History	p. 110
Geography and Papier Mache	p. 111
Summary	p. 112
Tech Connect	p. 112
Technology, Arts, and Social Studies	p. 112
Questions to Ponder	p. 113
Explorations to Try	p. 113
References	p. 114
Sample Lesson Plans	p. 115
The Wonder of Discovery: Science and the Arts	p. 121
Learning with the Arts	p. 123
Painting	p. 123
Music	p. 124
Poetry	p. 124
Learning through the Arts	p. 126
Dance	p. 126
Learning about Animals and Their Environments through Origami and Story Telling	p. 126
Ecology: Drawing from Nature	p. 127
The Nature of Poetry: Working with Ideas	p. 130
Summary	p. 145
Tech Connect	p. 145
Technology, Arts, and Science	p. 145
Questions to Ponder	p. 145
Explorations to Try	p. 146
References	p. 146
Sample Lesson Plans	p. 147
Puzzles of the Mind and Soul: Mathematics and the Arts	p. 153
Learning with the Arts	p. 156
Visual Arts	p. 156
Dance	p. 158
Literature	p. 159
Music	p. 160
Learning through the Arts	p. 160
Distance Estimation	p. 160
Permutations	p. 161
Fractions	p. 161
Shapes, Symmetry, Angles, and Geometry	p. 162
Single-Digit Addition and Subtraction	p. 163
Points and Coordinates, Parallel Lines	p. 166
Drama, Story Problems	p. 166
Summary	p. 166
Tech Connect	p. 167
Technology, Arts, and Mathematics	p. 167
Questions to Ponder	p. 168
Explorations to Try	p. 168
References	p. 169
Sample Lesson Plans	p. 170
Setting the Stage for a Turn of Events: Subject Matter Informs the Arts	p. 175
Arts Setting the Stage for Learning	p. 180
Subject Matter Informing Art	p. 181
Art as Subject Matter	p. 183
Learning about Arts with Arts	p. 185
Learning about Arts through Arts	p. 188
Summary	p. 189
Tech Connect	p. 190
Technology and Arts	p. 190
Questions to Ponder	p. 190
Explorations to Try	p. 190
References	p. 191
Sample Lesson Plans	p. 193
Seeing a Different Picture: Assessment and the Arts	p. 199
The Need for Assessment	p. 200
Evidence of Learning	p. 201
Valuing the Arts as a Teaching and Assessment Tool	p. 202
Content and Concept Assessment	p. 203
Incidental Assessment	p. 204
Setting Assessment Parameters	p. 204
Strategies to Collect Evidence	p. 207
Portfolio Assessment	p. 208
Performance-Based Assessment	p. 208
Listening to and Observing Children	p. 210
Summary	p. 213
Questions to Ponder	p. 213
Explorations to Try	p. 213
References	p. 213
A Lithograph in the Closet and an Accordion in the Garage: Connecting with the Arts and Artists in Your Community	p. 215
Utilizing Community Resources	p. 216
The World Wide Web and Arts Education	p. 218
SUAVE: A Cultural Partnership for Teachers	p. 219
What Is SUAVE?	p. 219
The Coaching Relationship	p. 222
What Does a SUAVE Classroom Look Like?	p. 223
Movement Poetry	p. 224
Art and Identity	p. 224
Cell Lab and Art	p. 225
Crossing Boundaries-Lessons from Artists Applied to Learning	p. 226
The Arts Ain't Fluff	p. 226
Reflections on the Program	p. 227
Summary	p. 229
Questions to Ponder	p. 229
Explorations to Try	p. 230
References	p. 230
Sample Lesson Plans	p. 231
Beyond Walls: Mural Making and Critical Voices: Collaborative Art Projects	p. 239
The Mural Project	p. 241
Chronology of Class Work	p. 241
Performance Guides	p. 250
Epilogue	p. 254
A Final Word	p. 254
Questions to Ponder	p. 255
Explorations to Try	p. 255
References	p. 255
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