Art Matters Strategies, Ideas, and Activities To Strengthen Learning across the Curriculum

Description

Art has a tremendous capacity to engage students, offering science, history, mathematics, social studies, and literature teachers alternative ways to reach their students. In high quality schools, art specialists work reciprocally with instructors in other disciplines to support each other's content. This education resource for ages 5 to 18, illustrates that the common ground among the various disciplines is so vast, and the possibilities for interaction so plentiful and varied, that a teacher of any course should find numerous, productive ways to integrate multiple subjects productively. The book provides easy-to-use strategies and lesson plans to help teachers integrate art into the curriculum; a substantial resource list for the teacher who does not know where to start; numerous tips for avoiding logistical problems when executing projects; and strategies for introducing other subjects into the art teacher's lesson plans. Following an introduction, the book is divided into two parts: (1) "Concept-Based Integration" (Concepts and Terminology; Aesthetics and Philosophy; Research; Symbolism; Creativity; Technology and Invention; and Affective Education); and (2) "A Disciplinary Approach" (Social Studies; History; Language Arts; Science; Mathematics; and Performing Arts). The extensive list of references and resources contains works cited, basic resource books, books on specific topics, magazines, Web sites, videos and filmstrips, and publishers and mail-order companies. A subject index is also included. (BT).