Check out my Ed Week post, The Role Of Arts Education In Schools
Michelle Obama highlighted the importance of art education yesterday, I’m working with one of our art teachers on a joint ESL/art activity this week, and I have an upcoming column on the topic over at Education Week.
All these events combined to make me think it was time for a “Best” list. However, I’m not that sure what to include.
So, I’m starting off with a few links and hope that readers will contribute more:
Michelle Obama promotes arts education is from CBS News.
First Lady Michelle Obama promotes arts education program with White House talent show is from The PBS News Hour.
Top 10 skills children learn from the arts appeared in The Washington Post.
Why Arts Education Is Crucial, and Who’s Doing It Best is from Edutopia.
Ten Reasons Art Education Matters
Videos: Using Art As A Language-Learning Activity
“What Are We Losing By Eliminating Arts From the Curriculum?” Is Topic Of My Latest BAM! Radio Program
Videos: Using Art As A Language-Learning Activity
STEM is incredibly valuable, but if we want the best innovators we must teach the arts is from The Washington Post.
More than reading: Integrating art into your curriculum is from Multi Briefs.
The PBS News Hour aired this video segment (you can read the transcript here):
Big New Study Finds What All Teachers Know – Arts Education Helps Students In Many Ways
Using Arts Education to Help Other Lessons Stick is from The NY Times.
Large randomized test of arts education in Houston finds student behavior improves and test scores don’t suffer https://t.co/EFI6a5sZEQ
— The Hechinger Report (@hechingerreport) January 2, 2023
"students receiving the arts in school attend more, are more engaged, and their parents and teachers are more likely to participate and be engaged, with larger effects for students with IEPs, students lower test scores, and with a history of absenteeism." https://t.co/faFmnHH4At
— Paul Bruno (@Paul__Bruno) June 15, 2023
Again, I know this is just the tip of the iceberg. What are your recommendations?
This is a good start on a critically important topic. Thanks Larry!!!
Preparing Students for the Next America: The Benefits of an Arts Education: http://www.aep-arts.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Preparing-Students-for-the-Next-America-FINAL.pdf from the Arts Education Partnership
And many other resources at aep-arts.org
Thanks for pulling these resources together!
Thanks again Larry. Here is the link to a presentation I gave last March at TESOL International 2014, entitled Art in EFL for Motivation and Communication: https://www.academia.edu/6582438/Art_in_EFL_for_Motivation_and_Communication. I list a lot of other sources on my references page at the end of the presentation.