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A selection of articles covering current approaches to arts integration in the classroom, inclusion, rigor, and adopting an arts integration approach at the school and district level.
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How Teachers Can Transform Learning in Inclusive Arts-Integrated Classrooms
Inclusion teachers can bolster engagement with arts integration by adapting time, classroom tools, and instructional techniques.
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Article What is Arts Integration?
Explore the Kennedy Center’s comprehensive definition of arts integration
Article Why Arts Integration? Perspectives
Explore various viewpoints about the value of arts integration
Article Why Arts Integration? Two Big Reasons
Why are educators interested in arts integration?
Article Why Arts Integration? Explaining Why
Creating a rationale for arts integration
Article Arts Integration and 21st Century Skills
What knowledge and skills do students need to be successful in the 21st century? Arts integration provides answers.
Article Arts Integration and Universal Design for Learning
Explore the powerful alignment between arts integration and three principles that guide Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Article Arts Integration and Differentiated Instruction
Examine how arts integration offers “multiple and varied avenues to learning” consistent with the principles of differentiated instruction
Article Arts Integration and the Whole Child
Explore how arts integration supports the tenets of Whole Child initiatives
Article Creating a Topic
Explore how arts integration connections are made
Article Formative Assessment
Explore a process for using assessment for learning during arts integration
Article Arts Integration in Practice: Language Arts
Explore arts integration connections to visual narratives, poetry, musical composition, dramatization, and oral performance
Article Arts Integration in Practice: Social Studies
Learn about powerful connections between history—famous people and events—and portraiture, drama/tableau, puppetry, and music
Article Arts Integration in Practice: Science
Explore strong arts integration connections between science and story dramatization, choreography and dance.
Article Arts Integration in Practice: Math
Explore strong arts integration connections between math and music and dance.
Article Arts Integration in Practice: Cross-Curriculum
Find out about examples of arts integration strategies that are adaptable to a wide range of curriculum areas.
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