The other night, during the #artsed chat led by Joan Weber (@creativityassoc), she tweeted:
You have 5 words. Why is #artsed important for children to have in schools? Can you narrow to 5 words?
A few people in our wonderful (and powerful) PLN replied. Here are some of their tweets (including mine):
RT @elephantsgerald: Complex, open-ended solutions start here.
RT @markbrumley Top of Bloom’s Taxonomy…Creating! That’s 5 words!
RT @eliza_peterson: Opening minds and strengthening skills.
RT @mlaffs Enrichment, expansion, exploration, connections and *test scores* (counts as 1!)
RT @elephantsgerald: Creation: the summit of learning.
RT @cybraryman1 Improves motivation concentration, confidence, & teamwork
Synthesizing and Summarizing – another important skill learned through artsed – is shown here as we put our own interpretation on the benefits of arts education (and of course I add integration.) And yet, it is all good, it is all uplifting, and it is all for the betterment of growing and learning.
I would love to continue this list of 5 words here. So please, answer Joan’s petition to put into 5 words why arts education (and integration) is important for children to have in school.
What are your 5 words?
~EMP
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Elizabeth Peterson has devoted her life to education and to reaching out to other teachers who want to remain inspired. Mrs. Peterson teaches fourth grade in Amesbury, Massachusetts and is the host of www.theinspiredclassroom.com. She holds an M.Ed. in Education, “Arts and Learning” and is currently enrolled in a C.A.G.S. program through Plymouth State University with a focus in “Arts Leadership and Learning.” Elizabeth is author of Inspired by Listening, a teacher resource book that includes a method of music integration she has developed and implemented into her own teaching. She teaches workshops and courses on the integration of the arts into the curriculum, leads an arts integration PLC (PLaiC) and is adjunct faculty for PSU. Mrs. Peterson believes there is a love of active, integrated learning in all children and from their enthusiasm, teachers can shape great opportunities to learn. 
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