by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
When a teacher hears about arts integration, they probably think of the general classroom teacher embedding artistic experiences into their classroom lessons. Then, they may think of other teachers: special education, ELL, reading specialist, etc. But arts integration...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Social-Emotional Learning and ARTS
Listening to music has so many benefits and it can be a wonderful way to integrate music into your classroom. Whether you Soundtrack your Classroom or use Active Listening (Listen with a purpose) strategies, you can teach music standards that will also connect to...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
Let’s Hear it for Music! Teachers continue to be interest in music integration as published studies show the positive effect of music on the mind and articles demonstrate the many benefits to student learning. Studying music is said to be able to raise students’ test...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Social-Emotional Learning and ARTS
What better way to teach students about Social Emotional Learning than through the ARTS? A colleague of mine said it best: “Art IS SEL!” And if music is an expression of humanity, then music is a way we can learn about our abilities to love and be...
by guest blogger | Arts Education and Integration
It seems these days, music education is being offered less and less in many school systems. Unfortunately, many schools have begun to exclude music from their curriculums to make room for other subjects. Music is an extremely important subject for all children to...
