Best Practices in Visual Best Practices in Visual Art, Music, Dance and Art, Music, Dance and

TheaterTheater

““Imagination is more important than knowledge.”Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

-Albert Einstein-Albert Einstein

Morning WorkMorning Work

Good morning class. Please choose one Good morning class. Please choose one activity to complete for morning work.activity to complete for morning work.

-Draw a picture of a plant and label its -Draw a picture of a plant and label its parts.parts.

OROR

-Write a short jingle (song) about plants. -Write a short jingle (song) about plants.

Introduction/Classroom Introduction/Classroom StoryStory

““Clone Galleries”Clone Galleries”Cross-city pen palsCross-city pen palsRussian students / African American and Russian students / African American and Hispanic studentsHispanic studentsFamily history projectFamily history projectPortraits, choreographed dances, poems Portraits, choreographed dances, poems and storiesand storiesNeighborhood projectNeighborhood projectThrough the arts the students learned Through the arts the students learned about differences and culturesabout differences and cultures

The Arts in School and The Arts in School and SocietySociety

Visual art, music, drama, and Visual art, music, drama, and movement are many times looked at as movement are many times looked at as “extras” “extras” Elementary school – arts are a special, Elementary school – arts are a special, simply a break for the teachersimply a break for the teacherSecondary – usually electivesSecondary – usually electivesHigh school/college prep. – encouraged High school/college prep. – encouraged to take more “challenging” coursesto take more “challenging” coursesEveryday art has little importance in Everyday art has little importance in our schoolsour schools

Math Jingles

Go Away Big Green Monster!

Best PracticesBest Practices

Students should do art, not just view art.Students should do art, not just view art. -Not assigned-Not assigned -Teachers provide materials and tools-Teachers provide materials and tools -Integrated-Integrated

The arts should be integrated across the The arts should be integrated across the curriculum as well as taught as separate curriculum as well as taught as separate disciplines.disciplines.

-Balanced-Balanced -Art can help make connections and create an -Art can help make connections and create an

understanding understanding in real life situationsin real life situations -Life is integrated; the arts should be integrated-Life is integrated; the arts should be integrated

BestBest Practices Practices

Children need to exercise genuine choice, control, Children need to exercise genuine choice, control, and responsibility in their art making.and responsibility in their art making.

- Identical art should not line the hall- Identical art should not line the hall - Teacher guided- Teacher guided - Give choices within assignments- Give choices within assignments - Free time to explore - Free time to explore

Students should be helped to nurture their special Students should be helped to nurture their special talents and to find their strongest art form.talents and to find their strongest art form.

--  Everyone has different strengths and talentsEveryone has different strengths and talents - Howard Gardner’s 8 multiple intelligences - Howard Gardner’s 8 multiple intelligences - The arts should be celebrated- The arts should be celebrated

DandelionDandelion

BestBest Practices PracticesThe arts should be used as a tool of thinking.The arts should be used as a tool of thinking.

-Art does not have to be completed or displayed-Art does not have to be completed or displayed -Spontaneous art engages learning styles-Spontaneous art engages learning styles

Students should experience a wide range of art Students should experience a wide range of art forms.forms.

- - Music, drama, visual art, danceMusic, drama, visual art, dance -Art from home and community should be welcomed and not -Art from home and community should be welcomed and not

judgedjudged

Students should have opportunities to share their Students should have opportunities to share their work.work.

   --No competitionNo competition -An audience is part of the arts cycle-An audience is part of the arts cycle -Nobody is left out-Nobody is left out

BestBest Practices PracticesChildren should attend a variety of professional arts events.Children should attend a variety of professional arts events. - - VariedVaried– Great for poorer communitiesGreat for poorer communities– IntegratedIntegrated

Artists should be present in schools and classrooms.Artists should be present in schools and classrooms. - - Provides a chance for meeting and observingProvides a chance for meeting and observing– Form partnerships with community arts organizationsForm partnerships with community arts organizations

All teachers, not just arts specialists, should be artists in their All teachers, not just arts specialists, should be artists in their classroom.classroom. - - Teacher must also take risks and grow artisticallyTeacher must also take risks and grow artistically– Artists are thought of as giftedArtists are thought of as gifted

How Can Parents Help Their Children?How Can Parents Help Their Children?Immersion Immersion

-provide many opportunities to -provide many opportunities to participate in art related activitiesparticipate in art related activities

LET CHILDREN WATCH TV!!!LET CHILDREN WATCH TV!!!

Art events and activitiesArt events and activities

Make art togetherMake art together

Children responseChildren response

Provide art supplies and materialsProvide art supplies and materials -Shop and gather these items -Shop and gather these items

togethertogether

Extra curricular art lessons and Extra curricular art lessons and activitiesactivities

Child’s interestChild’s interest -DON’T FORCE!!!-DON’T FORCE!!!

What Can Principals Do?What Can Principals Do?ImmersionImmersion

-model art for the students-model art for the students

Share your artistic talents with your students and teachersShare your artistic talents with your students and teachers -encourage them to be artists and find their talent-encourage them to be artists and find their talent

Be an engaged audience for studentsBe an engaged audience for students -provide feedback-provide feedback

Provide art supplies, materials, spaceProvide art supplies, materials, space -inventory, budget, grants, community partner-inventory, budget, grants, community partner

Celebrate and integrate the arts into your schoolCelebrate and integrate the arts into your school

Involve parents and families in school art programsInvolve parents and families in school art programs

The art specialistThe art specialist

Make it known to all that the arts do matterMake it known to all that the arts do matter -Encourage art integration into lesson plans -Encourage art integration into lesson plans -Be an art advocate! -Be an art advocate!

Sound & Movement StorySound & Movement Story

When you hear…When you hear…

CLOMP, CLOMPCLOMP, CLOMP-- pound your fists on the table! pound your fists on the table!

WIGGLE, WIGGLE-WIGGLE, WIGGLE- crinkle and rub the paper crinkle and rub the paper together!together!

SHAKE, SHAKE-SHAKE, SHAKE- shake the maracas! shake the maracas!

CLAP, CLAP-CLAP, CLAP- wave the hand clappers back and wave the hand clappers back and forth very fast!forth very fast!

NOD, NOD-NOD, NOD- move your head up and down! move your head up and down!

StandardsStandards

Incorporates content area standards AND fine art Incorporates content area standards AND fine art standardsstandards

““Infused” into the teachingInfused” into the teaching

Makes schooling more motivating and engaging Makes schooling more motivating and engaging

Example from Example from Go Away Big Green MonsterGo Away Big Green Monster

VA.2.13 The learner will be able to discuss and VA.2.13 The learner will be able to discuss and expressive qualities of artworks and gives expressive qualities of artworks and gives personal interpretation of eachpersonal interpretation of each

ELA2R4 Student uses a variety of strategies to ELA2R4 Student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text.gain meaning from grade-level text.

A Social Studies LessonA Social Studies LessonSS33H1: The student will explain the SS33H1: The student will explain the political roots of our modern political roots of our modern democracy in the United States of democracy in the United States of AmericaAmerica– A) identify the influence of Greek A) identify the influence of Greek

ArchitectureArchitecture

V.A.3.17 The learner will associate art V.A.3.17 The learner will associate art made in a particular style with the made in a particular style with the culture from which it was createdculture from which it was created

ReferencesReferences

Zemelman, S, Daniels, H, and Hyde, A. Zemelman, S, Daniels, H, and Hyde, A.

(2005). (2005). Best Practice: Today’s Best Practice: Today’s

Standards for Teaching and LearningStandards for Teaching and Learning

in America’s Schools.in America’s Schools. Portsmouth, NH: Portsmouth, NH:

Heinemann.Heinemann.

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