ARTS INTEGRATION AT THE CORE: IT AIN’T FLUFF!

USING ARTS INTEGRATION TO ENHANCE NEW JERSEY’S STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

I don’t remember a time when music was not central to my life.

THE IMPACT OF TEACHERS! MEETING LEONARD BERNSTEIN

PRESENTATION OUTLINE▪Notice/Wonder: Music as Text - activity

▪Research Matters: Why Art? Cards – activity

▪ 3 studies: DREAM, ViaSat, CIRP

▪Quality Arts integration: Planning/Assessment/critique – activity

▪Examples from the field

▪Q&A

What do you notice?

What do you wonder?

OPENING POSSIBILITY

MUSIC AS TEXT

Universality: Music as Text

•Emotion

•Geography

•History

•Culture

•Math

•Vocabulary

Meaning Making in both music and other content

WHY ART? CARDSRESEARCH MATTERS!

PICK A CARD FROM THE DECK THAT SPEAKS TO YOU….TABLE SHARE AS TO WHY.

RESEARCH MATTERS: DREAM, VIASAT, CIRPTHE POWER OF RESEARCH TO REAL LIFE

DREAM: DEVELOPING READING EDUCATION THROUGH ARTS METHODS (VISUAL ARTS AND THEATER)

RESEARCH PROTOCOL:PD FOR TEACHERS (INCLUDING ARTS TEACHERS) CONTROL GROUP, INSTITUTE, IN-CLASS COACHING

ARTS INTEGRATION DREAM EXAMPLE

BRAINSTORM: CLASSROOM TEACHER TO VISUAL ARTS TEACHER: MY STUDENTS HATE SPELLING

CREATED LESSON:

Picto-spells

IT SPELLS:

DOCUMENTING IMPACT: DREAM

THE POWER OF CAPABILITY GIVEN OPPORTUNITY

RESEARCH

Standardized test scores

California ELA

U.S. Department of Education

Collage: “The arts in my life” fashion, tattoos, and cars

MY STUDENTS AT CSUSM ARE CAPABLE.

THEY DIDN’T HAVE OPPORTUNITY.

THEY ARE THE CONTROL GROUP

ViaSat Study: The Advantage of having an Arts Background for Employment in High Tech CareersJoint Study of Colleges of Business and Arts, California State University San Marcos

Profs Ben Cherry, Raj Pillai, Merryl Goldberg

HIGH TECH (BOEING, QUALCOMM, VIASAT):

WE SEEK EMPLOYEES WITH ARTS FOR THEY HAVE JOB SKILLS NECESSARY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY:

COOPERATIONEMPATHYFLEXIBILITY

David Deming (2015) Harvard Graduate School of Education (economist) research lit review

Does your experience in the arts relate to your success as an employee?

It matters a great deal20%

It matters some30%

It matters a little bit18%

I'm not sure if it matters18%

It doesn't matter at all14%

Arts background IN School K-12Did not participate < 1 year 1-3 years 4+ years

Music (music class, vocal ensemble, choir, band, etc.)

16% 11% 25% 48%

Theater (theater class, drama, improv, etc.)

52% 17% 21% 11%

Visual Arts (art class, painting, drawing, pottery, etc.)

19% 21% 32% 28%

Dance (dance class, ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop, etc.)

72% 11% 9% 7%

Arts Experience OUTSIDE of SchoolDid not

participate< 1 year 1-3 years 4+ years

Sang in a vocal group 65% 9% 13% 14%

Played an instrument in a band 55% 7% 18% 20%

Participated in community theater 75% 10% 10% 5%

Engage in visual arts class in community 71% 12% 8% 8%

Took instrumental music lessons 38% 13% 22% 28%

“Being in the marching band in high school, I had to work with people I didn’t particularly like. We had to perform as a team and it really taught me how to work well with other people. I learned how to take criticism and turn it into productivity.”

“…being exposed to different forms of art from different places and time periods absolutely provided [me with] a better understanding of cultures and…appreciation for everyone’s contributions to the world. The ability to work well in a diverse teamenvironment is invaluable to my current job…”

“…think of problems in many different ways (much like one can interpret/play the same piece of music many different ways), as well as being able to play off one another on a team.”

“Not only does performing music help me relax and take my mind off work pressures, but music gives me additional insight (and vice versa) into the design and operation of electrical circuits and systems.”

The challenges are real for women and diversity…..The demographics in High Tech and at ViaSat

2%

12% 1%

2%

79%

4%

Race/Ethnicity

American Indian orAlaskan Native

Asian

Black or African American

Latino(a)

White

Other

Female28%

Male72%

Gender

83% completion rate

The College Arts Edge study: CIRPJEFF MARKS, MERRYL GOLDBERG, GRAPHIC: LUCY SOLOMON, CSUSM

STATS DON’T LIE: INCOMING FRESHMAN SURVEY SHOW STUDENTS WITH ARTS HAVE AN EDGE:

COMPASSIONCREATIVITYVOLUNTEERISMLEADERSHIPPROBLEM SOLVINGCRITICAL THINKINGPARTICIPATION IN CLUBS AND COMMUNITYEVALUATING DATATAKING RISKSDISCUSSING CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES

access and equity matter

Planning Quality Arts Integration

LEARNING WITH ART (PINS!) HISTORY LEARNING THROUGH ART: RAP/CHANT

For consideration: Workbook

Title I Arts NJ

Why Art Cards

YOUR TURN

IDENTIFY WHO PLANS:TEACHERS

(ARTS/MATH/SCIENCE, ETC.) STUDENTS (?)

Brainstorm arts integration potential in 1-2 content areasand visual art. Examples: math detective, creative writing (3 prints), science cells. Visual Art objectives could include: vocabulary, line, space, medium…

Jill Caporlingua, STEAM artist

Wendell Brooks, artist

LEARNING WITH ART:

STEP 1: NOTICE/WONDER

STEP 2: PLAN THE PLAN

Austin’s Butterfly students’ ability to critique and engage in scientific drawing

Discussion points:perseverance, drawing as scientific tool, arts enhancement/integration? what could you apply an/or adapt from this example?

ART AMPLIFYING YOUTH! 2018 AND OTHER EXAMPLES FROM THE FIELD

• Medical Schools• NYPD Emmett and Anne• Chula Vista School and Council: Art as Safety

• Citizenship

New York TimesAn Artistic Approach to Becoming a U.S. CitizenBy CHRISTOPH FUHRMANS and SCOTT BLUMENTHAL OCT. 25, 2017

A program by the New-York Historical Society uses art to help green card holders prepare for the naturalization test.

REVIEW: ARTS, STANDARDS, AND THE WORKFORCE (REAL LIFE!)

IMAGINATIVETHINK OUTSIDE THE BOXBE FLEXIBLETAKE RISKSADAPT, CREATEINNOVATECOMMUNICATE, COOPERATEQUESTION, RESPONDPERSEVERESOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS CONNECTREFLECT, PRESENTEVALUATE, CRITIQUE

confident, joyful, hopeful, resilient, empathetic, passionate, engaged, playful, inspired

Q&A

Merryl goldberg@csusm.edu

ARTS AIN’TFLUFF