Arts
Hailey Bush,
Amanda Fisher,
Dayna Bergeson,
Miranda Andreason,
Tasha Langford
in
Education

Class Discussion
● How have the arts
affected you in your
life?
●Have any of you
participated in the arts?
(Music, dance, drawing,
etc…)
●How do you think your
involvement affected
your other academics,
or overall learning?

The Arts Teach:
●good judgement
ojudgement vs. one right
or wrong answer
●problems have more
than one solution
●multiple perspectives
●subtleties
osmall differences can
have large effects
●help children say
what cannot be said
●experience we can't
get from another
source
●the art's position in
school curriculum
symbolizes what
adults believe is
important

Visual
●Visual art is usually what we think of when we
think of "art" in school, or just in general. Visual
art is anything that's primarily visual, that
includes ceramics, drawings, painting, sculpture,
photography...
●Art is a wonderful way for children to develop in
ways that they don't get to in a classroom setting.
●Art has been shown to help disadvantaged youth
catch up. It is a great equalizer.

Visual
This is an example of what not to do.
Art should be about creating things, and letting the kids
branch out and explore.
It should not be about putting together pre-cut out shapes
and having them do the exact same thing

Visual
Visual art is relatively
easy to implement in
your own classroom. It
can usually be tied in
with lessons in history,
or other subjects.
Allowing children the
opportunity to create is
incredibly important.

CREATE
"The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the
human soul. No matter our talents, education, backgrounds, or
abilities, we each have an inherent wish to create something that
did not exist before...
You might say, “I’m not the creative type...If that is how you feel,
think again, and remember that you are spirit daughters of the
most creative Being in the universe.
Isn’t it remarkable to think that your very spirits are fashioned by
an endlessly creative and eternally compassionate God? Think
about it—your spirit body is a masterpiece, created with a
beauty, function, and capacity beyond imagination.
The more you trust and rely upon the spirit, the greater your
capacity to create" -Dieter F. Uchtdorf.

Musical
Playing a musical instrument at a young age can teach children
self-discipline, planning, and self-confidence.
Music is unique because it engages both sides of the brain.

Music continued.
Because music requires
self-control, attention, and
memorization it improves
the executive functions of
thebrain.
So what?
Having a better working executive function can help students
succeed more in school because they have a longer attention-span
and are less distractible.

It is amazing the difference that is seen when children have the arts integrated into their
education. Research has shown that children respond positively to dance and music in
the classroom. Test scores are higher, retention is increased, there is an increased
quality of life, more creativity, and they are able to recall details and explain concepts
to others. There is no other way that children would respond so well. Through
curriculum involving different forms of art, the teacher has the power to change the
student’s life for the best.
o Broadens The Mind
o Contributes to Whole Person
o Education cannot be taught
o Flexible Personality
Dance

Dance continued
“In today’s fast-paced, high technology society, our
education systems are being bombarded with ever
increasing challenges and demands. One challenge is to
produce well rounded, thinking students who can cope
with a constantly changing society. Educators often try to
meet the challenge by calling for higher test scores,
thereby reducing the education process to teaching and
learning only what can be measured on standardized
tests. Yet, we all know that such emphasis will not
ensure education in human sensitivity nor in the
processes of creative problem solving. Dance is an ideal
vehicle to achieve such educational ends. In fact, now,
more than ever before, dance approached and taught as
an art form needs to become an integral part of our
educational system.” (Gibb, 1983).

Liberal Arts
Definition: Academic subjects such as
literature, philosophy, mathematics, and
the sciences as
distinct from
professional
and technical
subjects.

Liberal Arts, cont.
Why study the Liberal Arts? Harvard gave this point:
"This kind of learning is not only one of the enrichments of
existence; it is one of the achievements of civilization. It
heightens students' awareness of the human and natural worlds
they inhabit. It makes them more reflective about their beliefs and
choices, more self-conscious and critical of their presuppositions
and motivations, more creative in their problem-solving, more
perceptive of the world around them, and more able to inform
themselves about the issues that arise in their lives, personally,
professionally, and socially."

Liberal Arts, Cont.
● Liberal Arts begin to open your
mind to new ways of thinking.
● As future teachers it is important
to have some knowledge of
Liberal arts because "liberal arts
courses constitute a rich source
of knowledge on which teachers
could draw when they teach"
● This knowledge could help us
see many different side of things
(philosophy, math, and
literature).

Unique ways Art Helps:
● The arts reach students
who are not otherwise
being reached
● The arts reach students in
ways that they are not
being reached.
● The arts connect students
to themselves and
eachother
● Encourage self-directed
learning
● Promote complexity in the
learning experience
● The arts transform the
environment for learning
● The arts provide new
challenges for those
students already
considered successful
● The arts connect learning
experiences to the world of
real work
● Allow management of risk
by the learners

“A Pep Talk from Kid President to
You”

Sources
● http://pss.sagepub.com/content/22/11/1425.full.pdf+html
● Dictionary.com
● http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/about/learning/lib
eral_arts.html
● http://ncrtl.msu.edu/http/ipapers/html/pdf/ip898.pdf
● http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-arts-
education
● http://www.artsactionfund.org/pages/speak-up-for-the-arts-in-
schools
● http://www.edutopia.org/arts-role-creative-thinking
● http://www.arteducators.org/
● http://www.newsday.com/opinion/oped/rabinowitz-a-liberal-
arts-education-is-still-relevant-1.4583602