What is Arts Integration?
Arts Integration is,,, an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process which connects an art form and another subject area and meets evolving objectives in both.
As a tool, Arts Integration...
- Develops critical thinking skills; capacity to reflect, question and judge; ability to envision alternative possibilities
- Engages through deep personal connection with the work
- Motivates students to achieve
- Increases openness to exploration
- Allows for diversity — no—Celebrates diversity
- Addresses diverse learning styles
- Facilitates differentiated teaching
- Develops persistence and other desirable work habits
- Assists academic performance
- Provides context and meaning
- Empowers students to compete in school & work