ASCD Resources on the Arts
January 21, 2013Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
ASCD has numerous articles on Thoughtful Arts Education, published on January 17, 2013. Below I have listed the articles and resources, and links to each of them.
- Creating Rigorous Arts Lessons Across the Content Areas written by Jane Remer. An artist and educator offers tips for designing lessons that integrate visual art, opera, dance, creative writing, and more across the content areas. http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol8/808-remer-abstract.aspx?utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=express808
- Arts-integration lesson plans that work written by Willona M. Sloan Start designing your arts integration curriculum today, using these resources and lesson plans. http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol8/808-sloan.aspx?utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=express808
- The Arts Make a Difference Arts education can be a powerful boost to achievement, especially for low-income and struggling students. This article looks at practices at arts-integration schools in Chicago, Ill. http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol8/808-rabkin-abstract.aspx?utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=express808
- Arts With the Brain in Mind (ebooks) http://shop.ascd.org/Default.aspx?TabID=55&ProductId=1980&Arts-with-the-brain-in-mind-(ebook)&utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=express808
- 21st century skills: Promoting creativity and innovation in the classroom dvd http://shop.ascd.org/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=1628&21st-century-skills:-promoting-creativity-and-innovation-in&utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=express808
- Teaching Through the Prism of Arts Education – Teach w O’Keeffe An educational program designed by The Phillips Collection, a museum in Washington, D.C., uses Georgia O’Keefe’s abstract paintings to teach students critical-thinking skills. (video) http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol8/808-video.aspx?utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=express808
- Common Core Quick Start – how the arts intersect with the common core state standards written by Kirsten Miller. Explore four direct connections between the arts and the Common Core standards, and consider how Next Generation Arts Standards focused on media arts can strengthen content-area learning. http://www.ascd.org/ascd-express/vol8/808-miller.aspx?utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=express808
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Here’s another resource: TOTALLY FREE to download the Design Thinking Toolkit, Sample Student project Workbooks and even BLANK Student project Workbooks! *Design Thinking (think STEAM)! FREE DESIGN THINKING resources @ http://www.designthinkingforeducators.com/
http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/
Design Thinking fosters critical thinking, problem solving, and CREATIVITY! (It also provides authentic applications for academic standards across all content areas…)
Thank you so much Pender for the resources! Looks like some outstanding opportunities included. I appreciate it and I am sure that the meartsed readers will as well! ~Argy