Guidelines and Rubrics for Integrating Arts into the Curriculum
Opening Minds Through the Arts (OMA) is a student-achievement program that uses music, dance, and visual arts to teach skills used in reading, writing, math, science, and other subjects. The curriculum, based on brain-development research, is designed to engage specific skills targeted to each grade level. Independent research demonstrates that OMA has dramatically improved test scores and teacher effectiveness. Launched as a pilot program in 2000, OMA now thrives in more than 40 Tucson, Arizona, public elementary schools.
If you'd like to learn more about this Tucson Unified School District program, the nine PDFs below are a good place to start. The classroom teachers, administrators, professional artists, arts-integration specialists, and community leaders who are champions of the program are eager to see it replicated in schools and school districts elsewhere. OMA's Web site offers more detailed information and consulting services.
Excerpts from the Opening Minds through the Arts (OMA) Model Document
Opening Minds through the Arts Overview (224 KB)
OMA Grade-Level Instruction Rubric (36 KB)
Focal Points of the OMA Operation (24 KB)
OMA Core Model (20 KB)
OMA Arts-Integration Rubric (Sample) (36 KB)
OMA Professional Development (40 KB)
OMA Instructional Practices (40 KB)
OMA Start-Up Process (20 KB)
Student Achievement Research (872 KB)
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Yes patterning in music is
Yes patterning in music is great. I have done patterning using music in my class previously for example drums or keyboard to hear what sound comes next. I just did it as fun though, not really realized then that it was actually keeping the students engaged and allowing them to relate school standards to everyday life.
Excellent for Kindergarten Teachers
This is a great video and an excellent resource on how to get Kindergarten students and ESOL students actively involved in their learning.
Wow!! I always knew that
Wow!! I always knew that music was such a good thing to have in the classroom, but this was really eye opening to see all of the things that the teacher used the music to represent. The patterns in math was so cool! It was something that they could really relate to and it was something that they could see just by looking at the teacher. I never knew using music could be so inspiring! :)
Thank you
This video reaffirms everything I know to be true about music in education. It is motivating to know this is out there when we are faced with possibly losing our arts in favor of keeping class sizes at a reasonable number. I can't wait to learn more about it!
Thank you
This video reaffirms everything I know to be true about music in education. It is motivating to know this is out there when we are faced with possibly losing our arts in favor of keeping class sizes at a reasonable number. I can't wait to learn more about it!
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Thank you to share this video. This concept should be very important point in educational process all over the world. This is the power of music in our body.