Primer on Arts Integration

Arts-Integrated theory and practice create a beautiful dance, are quilted together, and even recite a theatrical monologue in this book that takes arts integration in multiple forms and puts it into terms that work for the busy classroom teacher. Written by classroom teachers, passion and professionalism are evident in each chapter as the strategies and stories about them unfold to provide a platform for teachers to grow in their practice and to create vibrant classrooms along the way."" — Sean Layne, Focus 5, Inc.""For all of us working in the arts, arts integration is a term that gets thrown around with many competing definitions. The authors have taken all that and made it practical and useful for this generation of learners. This book has the special sauce for making arts integration relevant to student learning and encouraging creativity though practical examples that can and will inspire you to try them out. After reading this book you will want to sing, dance, draw, and make art in your classroom or museum."" — Zev Slurzberg, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• Acknowledgements; Christian Z. Goering, Hung K. Pham, Kathryn Hackett-Hill, and Seth French.Chapter 1. Introduction: Nobody Told Me There Would Be Dancing! The Why and How Behind Arts Integration in Secondary Settings; Christian Z. Goering and Hung K. Pham.Chapter 2. Because That is Our Only Choice: Art as Anti-Racist Teaching; Kathryn Hackett-Hill.Chapter 3. Legendary Mockumentaries: Using Drama to Create Short Films; Joshua P. Davis.Chapter 4. Connecting to Early 20th Century Immigration to the United States: Greenscreening in the ESL American History Classroom; Kelly J. Buckley.Chapter 5. Art as a Path to Empathy: Creating Compassionate Learners; Julie Griggs and Heather Thompson Hooks.Chapter 6. I Contain Multitudes: Embracing Complexity With Monologues in the ELA Classroom; Kathryn Hackett-Hill.Chapter 7. A Patchwork of Selves: Exploring Identity Through Quilt-Making; Hung K. Pham.Chapter 8. Mixed Media Projects in a World History Classroom; Lyndsey Randall.Chapter 9. Each Color Represents an Emotion: Navigating Literature By Remixing Maps; Jessie Lorimer.Chapter 10. Faces of Faith: Building Understanding, Empathy, and Respect; Ashley Grisso.Chapter 11. Documentary Filmmaking: An Arts Integrated Approach to Research; Michelle Cearley Martin.Chapter 12. A New Song Every Year: Writing Songs with High School Students; Christian Z. Goering, Amy Matthews, and Nathan Strayhorn.Chapter 13. Never Shall I Forget: Mixed Media Responses to Elie Wiesel's Night; Jennifer Henderson Harp.Chapter 14. Literacy, Connection, and Leadership: Experiential Theater in the ELA Classroom; Martha Sandven.Chapter 15. From Van Gogh to Rothko: The Art of Reading, Discussing, and Analyzing a Visual Text; Josh Vest.Chapter 16. Breaking Down the Fourth Wall: Teaching Through the Lens of Experiential Theater; Hannah Faught.Chapter 17. Lost Without It: An Exploration of Setting and Theme Through Maps; Katherine Collier.Chapter 18. Unmasking Identities Through Mask Molding: Arts Integration Within an ELA Classroom; Brooke K. Felt.Chapter 19. Dancing the Ozark Mountains: An Arts-Integrated Approach to Science Teaching and Learning; Nathan Windel.Chapter 20. A Deeper Look at Arts Integration in the Context of Educational Research and Theory; Seth French.Author/Editor Biographies.