Renaissance in the Classroom: Arts Integration and Meaningful Learning

Table of contents

• Title Page v
• Dedication ix
• Contents xi
• Foreword xix
• Preface xxiii
• Contributors xxxi
• Arts Integration is … xxxiii
• Introduction xxxv
• Chapter 1 - Arts Integration: What is It and Why Do It? 1
• Chapter 1 - Arts Integration: What is It and Why Do It? 3
• Chapter 2 - Getting Started with Arts Integration: Finding the Elegant Fit 23
• Chapter 2 - Getting Started with Arts Integration: Finding the Elegant Fit 25
• References 49
• Arts Integration Snapshot - School is Cool: Integrated Arts Programs and the High-Risk Child 51
• Arts Integration Snapshot - Art is Not a Reward: Pitfalls and Promises of Arts Integration 57
• Chapter 3 - Moving Through the Curriculum: Doing the Work in Arts Integration 63
• Chapter 3 - Moving Through the Curriculum: Doing the Work in Arts Integration 65
• Chapter 4 - Beyond the Unit: Assessment and the Learning Cycle 85
• Chapter 4 - Beyond the Unit: Assessment and the Learning Cycle 87
• References 114
• Chapter 5 - Science and Art: Lessons from Leonardo Da Vinci? 123
• Chapter 5 - Science and Art: Lessons from Leonardo Da Vinci? 125
• Arts Integration Snapshot - Telpochcalli School: Mexican Culture at the Heart of Curriculum 141
• Arts Integration Snapshot - Recognizing Culture as Curriculum: Orozco School Presents Student Artwork in a Digital Age 147
• Chapter 6 - You Don't Have to Do It Alone: Initiating and Sustaining Collaboration 155
• Chapter 6 - You Don't Have to Do It Alone: Initiating and Sustaining Collaboration 157
• Appendix A - Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education Funders 183
• Appendix B - Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education Overviews 185
• Appendix C - Sample Planning Forms for Arts Integration 201
• Appendix D - Sample Unit Plans for Arts Integration 209
• References/Resources 216
• Appendix E - Assessing Arts Integration by Looking at What Students Know and Are Able to Do 233
• Appendix F - Cape Checklists: Strategies for Effective Arts Integration 239
• Appendix G - Scope and Sequence Sample: Orozco School 241
• Appendix H - Three Approaches to Evaluating and Interpreting Progress/Success with Your Partnership 245
• Appendix I - Key Questions for Partnerships 247
• Appendix J - Contributors—all Who Were Interviewed, Submitted Writing, Photographs, Units, and Lesson Plans 249
• Appendix K - Resources, Web Sites, and Materials 253
• Appendix L - State Arts Agency Directory 257
• Author Index 261
• Subject Index 263