Arts Integration

Bringing the arts into core curricula raises student achievement and improves student engagement. Discover and share strategies for integrating the arts throughout core subject areas.

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Letting Young People Lead With Their Identity
By providing students with opportunities to let their identities shine, educators get to know them well, says youth advocate Karen Pittman—and that is one of the first steps in culturally responsive teaching.
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Celebrating Cultural Identity Through the Arts
When afterschool program Ballet Folklorico teaches kids traditional Mexican dance, they build not only social and emotional skills, but also community.
How to Use Art to Teach History
A piece of art can provide a window into a historical time period for students.
Ron Litz
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New Studies Link the Arts to Crucial Cognitive Skills
What happens to our brains ‘on art’? New studies—often backed by brain imaging technology—are beginning to dial in on the answers.
Transforming a School Through Arts Integration
Structuring a school around the arts can help students excel academically and develop social and emotional skills.
Laura Lee
Teaching Drama in Distance Learning
Tips and strategies to help literature and drama teachers adapt theatrical pedagogy for the Zoom stage.
Shana Bestock
2019 Education Research Highlights
Does doodling boost learning? Do attendance awards work? Do boys and girls process math the same way? Here’s a look at the big questions that researchers tackled this year.
Youki Terada
Creating Comics in the Classroom
Students who learn how to make comics—even simple ones—become stronger storytellers and gain confidence in their ability to be creative.
Dan Ryder
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Art as Text: Bridging Literacy and the Arts
Young students can apply language skills to learn to 'read art,' including their own work.
Rock On! How I Taught Focus to a Class That Wouldn’t Sit Still
How an art project on making rock sculptures helped a class of first graders settle down and find their focus.
Natalie Catlett
A Photography Project That Develops Interpersonal Skills
Photography can help students work on communication, empathy, and teamwork—and see their communities through a new lens.
Lori Wenzinger
4 Reasons to Start Class With a Poem Each Day
Make a daily habit of starting every ELA class with a poem—they’re short and intense, connect to other reading, and inspire student writing.
Brett Vogelsinger
5 Home Learning Experiences for the Elementary Grades
Activities that incorporate speaking and listening, reading and writing, math, music, science, art, and drama—and are parent-friendly.
Justine Bruyère
6 Smart Ways to Bring the Power of Music Into Your Classroom
Music is an often overlooked—but uniquely powerful—strategy for connecting kids to classroom learning.
Sarah Gonser
Using Rubik’s Cubes to Teach Math
A high school math teacher designed hands-on learning experiences and fostered deep engagement with Rubik’s Cubes.
Dan Van der Vieren

Arts Integration

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Letting Young People Lead With Their Identity

How to Use Art to Teach History