EED 435 Wk 1 Discussion – Meaningful Arts Integration

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• What is meant by meaningful arts integration?
• Explore the Education page of the National Gallery of Art website. Locate a lesson plan for the grade level you wish to teach and share it with the class. How does the lesson plan support arts integration in the core classroom?

Review the College’s Conceptual Framework.

• How does this topic link to the College’s Conceptual Framework and the framework’s philosophical relationship to effective teacher preparation?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

EED 435 Wk 2 Discussion – Visual Arts Integration

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

In Week 1, we discussed how to ensure meaningful arts integration. Now, let us take a closer look at specifically integrating visual arts into an academic subject area lesson.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Imagine that your class is starting a unit on the history of your state.

• How would you integrate visual arts into this unit?
• How will this integration engage students and specifically promote deeper learning of the state’s history?

Review the College’s Conceptual Framework.

• How does this topic link to the College’s Conceptual Framework and the framework’s philosophical relationship to effective teacher preparation?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

EED 435 Wk 3 Discussion – Engaging Diverse Learners

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

Arts integration is beneficial for every student, and it is especially important for students with special needs to be able to engage in class in ways that encourage their abilities and approaches to learning. Movement and music are often a part of the learning process for these types of students.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• What are the benefits of integrating dance, movement, and music into learning for students with special needs?
• Research lesson plans that focus on integration of each discipline of dance, music, and movement. Share one lesson plan for each discipline and answer the following questions:
• Is the focus of the instruction solely on the art form, or does the teacher integrate the art into the other subject? Explain.
• Does the lesson leverage technology to improve student learning? If so, how? If not, propose a technology-based component that can support the lesson.
• What ideas do you have for creating lessons that highlight and encourage the abilities of students with special needs?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

EED 435 Wk 4 Discussion – AI Seed Strategies

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

In order to incorporate the arts effectively in a lesson, it’s necessary to be familiar with the concepts in the area of arts you want to connect to your teaching. In this discussion, reflect on concepts in an area of the arts discussed in the textbook or with which you are familiar and connect them to a lesson you would teach.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Define seed strategies. Describe examples of seed strategies based in literary arts and visual arts.
• Describe an AI strategy for teaching a lesson in math, science, language arts, or social studies. Explain your strategy.

Review the College’s Conceptual Framework.

• How does this topic link to the College’s Conceptual Framework and the framework’s philosophical relationship to effective teacher preparation?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.

EED 435 Wk 5 Discussion – Arts Assessment and Arts Controversy

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.

Due Thursday

During this last week of EED/435, the focus of your learning will be on determining appropriate methods for assessment when integrating arts education with other content areas.

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

• Identify the major challenges with assessment and arts integration.
• Describe 2 examples of formative assessment strategies for arts-integrated lessons.
• Explore the Teachers page of the National Gallery of Art website. Identify a lesson plan that contains an element of controversy for the grade level you wish to teach.
• Why might your local school or community consider the lesson controversial? What could you do to do address that controversy?
• Why is it important for teachers to modify instructional resources when planning for possible controversial lessons?

Review the College’s Conceptual Framework.

• How does this topic link to the College’s Conceptual Framework and the framework’s philosophical relationship to effective teacher preparation?

Due Monday

Post 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member. Be constructive and professional.