Thursday, September 12, 2013

Use Arts Integration to Enhance Common Core (Blog #7)


Integrating arts in the classroom is often overlooked.  This is because teachers are insecure about using arts, especially their own artistic talent.  Every child’s needs are different.  By using arts in the classroom, a teacher can make sure each child is learning in a way that makes sense to them.  They are learning socially, emotionally, and intellectually by using arts in the classroom.  Our society thinks highly of the arts.  Think about all of the movies, plays, concerts, museums that you like to visit and see.  There are few key things you can do to make sure that you are using art integration correctly.  Some of the key things are to talk with art teachers, dance teachers, drama teachers, and classroom teachers to find a balance and objectives that want to be accomplished.  Creating a lesson plan that teaches both art and an academic subject is another great component when trying to integrate art into the classroom.  
I think this is a great way to get students interested in a subject that they would not care for otherwise.  It is a way of getting students moving and learning.  I think this will build great leaders in the classroom instead of followers.  By using the arts, students can learn through different activities.  Everyone learns differently, but everyones mind thinks artistically in some way or another; For some it is through music, dance, drama, and art.  Incorporating this into learning allows children with all different types of art abilities to connect.    

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