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Gain a deeper understanding of the connection between arts, engagement, student success, and college and career readiness. Experience artistic practices and identify clear connections to Common Core Standards. Acquire strategies for arts integration in content areas and develop leadership skills for promoting integration.
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1. Administrators will gain a deeper understanding of the connection between arts, engagement, student success, and college and career readiness. 2. Administrators will experience artistic practices (multiple disciplines) and identify a clear connection to CCS (using a variety of methods) 3. Administrators will acquire strategies for engagement in arts integration in the content area (i.e. Math, Language Arts, Science) to facilitate students mastery of CCSS Learning Objectives for Administrator Module
4. Administrators will build awareness of tools for assessing the arts (i.e. best practices, rubric, observation tools) 5.Administrators will develop leadership skills as it promotes integration (i.e. vision, resource development, partnerships, guiding instruction)
Why is this important? • Currently, every state has its own set of academic standards • All students must be prepared to compete with their American peers, and from others around the world
THE DEFINITION Arts Integration is an APPROACHto TEACHING in which students construct and demonstrate UNDERSTANDING through an ART FORM. Students engage in a CREATIVE PROCESS which CONNECTSan art form and another subject area and meets EVOLVING OBJECTIVES in both.
1. What do you see in this picture? (try to avoid making assumptions – focus on close observation)
2. What meaning or inferences can you make based on what you see or know?
“Look fors” in the General Ed classroom or lesson • Are there clear objectives for arts learning that are addressed in a lesson that integrates art? • Arts learning objectives may be left unstated but if they are not present at all, this is not an example of arts integration. • Are there opportunities for students to communicate, reflect, explore, and collaborate on their learning in the arts and in other subjects? • It is important that both arts skills and artistic habits become a part of lesson planning. The arts provide excellent opportunities for students to incorporate the 4 C’s of the common core – Collaboration, Creativity, Communication and Critical Thinking, for deeper learning.
“Look fors” in the Arts classroom or lesson • In general, the arts are the interdisciplinary discipline. Everything in the arts classroom can have connections to other subjects. • Do you see evidence that the connections between the arts and other subjects is being clearly made when appropriate (not implied but stated) • Is there evidence of lessons that address the Standards for Content Literacy in Technical Subjects? • Are there clear learning objectives for students that are focused on art skills or artistic habits/practice? • Objectives based on artistic habits/practice may directly address the Standards for Content Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
School-wide Arts integration Checklist • Is there arts integration currently happening in your district or at your school? • There may be ways you can use these examples to help others integrate the arts in authentic ways • Does your school or district have a plan for arts integration across the curriculum? • This can start with a plan for developing common language and understanding of how the arts can support implementation of the common core • Are there opportunities for staff to learn or participate in professional development that is arts integrated?
Advocate for the arts In the context of new common core state standards, Local Control Accountability Plans, and performance based assessments, the arts offer opportunities for student engagement, parent engagement, deeper student learning, creative problem solving, and addressing the equity gap. How is your school using arts learning and arts integration to help all students succeed?
What has been the Impact of Arts in your career, your personal life or the overall influence of your life?
What is leadership in integration of arts? • Developing Knowledge • Building Collaboration • Monitoring • Connecting • Alignment
Leading in… • Defining Resources, Funding, and Partners • Decisions around facilities, equipment • Instructional materials, supplies • Staffing
Original Terms New Terms • Evaluation • Synthesis • Analysis • Application • Comprehension • Knowledge • Creating • Evaluating • Analysing • Applying • Understanding • Remembering (Based on Pohl, 2000, Learning to Think, Thinking to Learn, p. 8)
Original Terms New Terms • Evaluation • Synthesis • Analysis • Application • Comprehension • Knowledge • Creating • Evaluating • Analysing • Applying • Understanding • Remembering (Based on Pohl, 2000, Learning to Think, Thinking to Learn, p. 8)
Research States… • …a positive relationship between study in the arts, particularly drama, and literacy and language development. • Positive connections between arts study and achievement in mathematics, beginning with early childhood and elementary grades, and attaining special prominence by middle and postsecondary grades.
Defining Your Vision of Arts Integration • What is your Vision of Arts Integration? • What will be the Mission to support your Vision? • Do the strategies support and align to the vision and the mission?
Development of Exemplary Art Schools • Based upon the criteria for Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) for designation as a California Distinguished School in the Arts. • The areas for focus • Program Administration and Accountability • Curriculum and Instruction • Assessment • Professional Development • Community Involvement and Collaboration • Resources, Facilities and Funding
