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National Art Education AssociationREADING ART, READING TEXT:
Teaching Art and Literacy Together
Susy Watts and Beverly Harding BuehlerArts Impact, Washington State
Saturday, March 19, 2010
Arts Integration
How do you define it?
What are the benefits of arts integration?
Arts-Infused Definition
Enables students to identify and apply authentic connections between two or more disciplines and/or to understand essential concepts that transcend individual disciplines.
Authentic Connections: Interdisciplinary Work in the Arts, 2002
Faith Ringgold, Tar Beach, 1988, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Creamy, Fluffy Birthday, Valeria, Grade 1
Arts ImpactTeacher Training: Arts as Literacy
Key Features of Arts Impact Professional DevelopmentArts-Infused Learning for Classroom Teachers
CONTENT Standards-based Instruction Arts Foundations Arts-Infused Shared Concepts Performance-based Assessments Object-based Learning
APPROACHES In-depth Training and Practice Artist-Mentors Coach: Model, Co-
Teach, Safety-Netting, Assessing Research-based Project Evaluation Shared Lesson Planning Format Professional Learning
Communities Whole-school Training through
Faculty leaders Principal Training
U.S. Department of Education Professional Development in Arts EducationTraining Teachers: Arts as Literacy
Grant OverviewExpand professional development in
Seattle Public SchoolsStrengthen capacity of classroom
teachers to deliver standards-based visual arts
Integrate art into core academic literacy
Create a sustainable model
OutcomesSustain intensive PD for 30 teachers
and literacy coachesIncrease teacher knowledge in the
arts and assessmentsIncrease teacher arts teaching
autonomyIncrease student arts knowledgeCreate family communication toolDisseminate PD planCreate a lesson plan baseCreate videos to sustain arts-infused
education in the classroomReach 1500 students
Focal Points: Setting in a Text
Contrasts Questions Responses
What strongly contrasting words, images or emotions do you notice in the setting of this chapter?
Focal Points: Setting in a Work of Art
Albert Bierstadt, Puget Sound on the Pacific Coast, 1870, Seattle Art Museum
What strongly contrasting images or emotions do you notice in the setting of this work of art?
“Now that I know about contrast, I can figure out the important things in books and pictures.” – Hajira, Fourth Grader
Focal Points: Setting in Student Art
THREE KINDS OF INFUSIONConcepts in Art and Reading
Character Contrast Dynamism Expressive color Focal point Gesture Metaphor Mood
Pattern Repetition Rhythm Setting Story sequence Symbolism Texture Unity
Artistic Processes in Art and Reading Generate Ideas
Gather information—from WHAT you know—from WHO you know
Construct Meaning Brainstorm; Create drafts; Organize ideas; Make a
choice Self-Reflect
Check in with self; Check in with others; Refine work
Thinking Strategies in Art and Reading
Describing sense memoriesBuilding on prior knowledgeInferring meaningVisualizingInterpreting and expressing emotionsIdentifying contrasting images/words/emotionsSorting facts from interpretationsSynthesizing
What other thinking strategies are infused between reading and art?
Please contact us…resources for arts-infused teaching Arts Impact, www.arts-impact.org . . . .searchable data base
for TTAL lessons will be available September 2011. Susy Watts, [email protected] Beverly Harding Buehler, [email protected]