The Integration Of Public Art

Arts Education Impact on Academic Success James Travis Gentry Concordia University A Research Report Presented toThe Graduate Program in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Masters in Education Concordia University - Portland 2015 Arts Education Impact on Academic Success Arts education in public schools is a very valuable asset to helping students become a well-rounded life-long learner. The arts are core subjects in the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act

of America a brutal outlook of what the future will hold for kids attending public education. Aside from the many million-dollar budget cuts, the new proposal would leave a record of 1.6 million students without an after-school program, most programs of which were centered around the arts. President Trump and the secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, shaped a finance-plan that would cut approximately $27 million from arts education programs (Langsam, 11). DeVos’s validation procedure sparked the controversial

What is Art Integration? Silverstein and Layne (2010) define arts integration as “an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process which connects an art form and another subject area and meets evolving objectives in both.” Arts integration combines curriculum and teaching among dance, music, theatre, and visual art while interconnecting the arts with non-arts subjects. Integration takes many forms as teachers

In the age of terror, Contemporary artist enagge in politics, transform public space to build community by Tania Bruguera’s Immigrant Movement International creates a flexible community space in the multinational and transnational neighborhood of Corona, Queens, by using arts to improve the life of immigrants and highlight their plight. She lives in a tiny apartment with illegal immigrants and their children, including a newborn, scraping by on the minimum wage, without using credit card, personal

other uncelebrated subjects may not be regarded so highly. The popular celebration of Pi Day in American schools reflects how increased emphasis on STEM education is linked to the de-emphasis of the visual arts in U.S. public school systems to the detriment of students. When students are denied art classes, they are denied a comprehensive education. This event began when physicist Larry Shaw celebrated the first Pi Day on March 14th, 1998, chosen for the date’s (3/14) resemblance to 3.14, at his

is mandatory for teachers to implement throughout the school year. Arts integration is designed to help the students with learning new material and to make the students feel less overwhelmed by school. Many people are affected by the outcomes of this issue and those include: students, teachers, administrators, and parents. One primary stakeholder in this issue would be the students. The students are affected by the arts integration program, whether it is implemented in their school or not. It will

learn. With arts integration, this goal can be achieved. This will give students a different approach to their learning which is fun and enjoyable and will make the students want to learn more. Arts integration is related to “structural, conceptual, and philosophical notions that are connected to curricular movements in schools” (Burnaford, Brown, Doherty & McLaughlin, 2007, p.1). The arts integration movement surprisingly dates to 1899, and Utah was the first state that founded an arts agency. During

Through the lesson plans that we developed, I’ve learned how to implement art that is developmentally appropriate, meaningful, and challenging for students. The integration of art must be meaningful to the lesson but also challenging for the students. The integrated lesson plan must also consider a diverse classroom, allowing all students equal access to what is being taught. Most importantly, art experiences must help each child meet challenging and achievable learning goals. As teachers, we must

When schools are dealing with funding for after school programs and sports, often times the fine arts are what’s being cut out of the curriculum. Fine arts are the practice of creating visual and creative art that is primarily for the purpose of being appreciated. Because of schools cutting fine arts out of the students schedule, it is important for school teachers to integrate the arts into the students everyday core classes. By doing so, the students are being provided with a creative way of learning

The arts have a long and storied past in the United States. Through the years the arts have ranged from a luxury to a staple, rising and falling in interest and availability based on public opinion (Heilig, Cole, & Aguilar, 2010). Despite the rocky road the arts have faced, they never disappear completely. Art supporters hope to one day see a society that values the arts, and for the need to arts advocacy to vanish. Art education has many intangible benefits. Through the arts students learn how