I was kind of surprised about how much Arts Integration helps with students' overall success in school. I always know that doing art was important, but I didn't realize just how much it helped the students. Most of the concepts we learned in visual art I had already learned from previous courses, but it was still nice to go over the concepts again and refresh them in my mind.
I think I will definitely integrate the arts more into my teaching. I will also teach my students the different elements and principles of art so that they understand. I think it is also important for students to understand what makes art aesthetically pleasing so I will teach them about the rule of thirds and other concepts.
My group worked very well together. We each had different assignments and they all came together well. I feel like I am already really close to all the girls in the cohort so working with any of them is fun and I enjoy it. We can talk about things that aren't working or ask for extra help. I think we each contributed equally to the group project.
Jessica, it is amazing isn't it - and yet researchers and teachers continue to find that it is true that teaching the arts and teaching with the arts does improve student learning - cool stuff!
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