Integrating arts at an early stage. Even though my inquiry is looking at dance in primary school ages and how dance is incorporated in to the classroom and teaches experiences with this. The Washington Post wrote an article about a kindergarten teacher "using theater and dance to teach math and it's working..." very interesting. Melissa Richardson a drama teacher was sent from the wolf trap institute to collaborate with kindergarten teacher, Carol Hunt to encourage students in her class using arts integration. The article talks and gives an about how they incorporated arts into the classroom and the statistics of doing so compare to other students not having the experience from the wolf trap program. For more information go to : https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/teachers-are-using-theater-and-dance-to-teach-math--and-its-working/2016/02/22/61f8dc0c-d68b-11e5-b195-2e29a4e13425_story.html?utm_term=.c9a5c246457a I wanted to find out more abo
How integrating arts int other subjects make learning come alive. This piece of literature talks about how art had been recognized as an important part of a well-rounded education, but when it comes down to setting budgets priorities, arts rarely rise to the top. Some schools cut dance and arts out but some are weaving arts into everything they do. This article talk a lot about the " Integrated Arts Academy (IAA)" which is a school and association purely concentrating on arts not being a second thought " Instead, artistic learning goals are held up as equals to academic standards and teachers work hard to design lessons that highlight content through art." Here is a link to a blog of IAA with a video posted on September 9th 2015 showing thier students talking about learning through arts. Blog link: https://integratedartsacademy.wordpress.com/ Elizabeth Paterson a fourth-grade teacher at Cashman Elementary School in Amesbury, Massachusetts said