I have spent the last 18 months working on my Masters’ in Curriculum and Instruction from Lesley University. The program that I have participated in emphasizes the role of the arts in a content area classroom. I have always believed that learning can be challenging while also being fun and engaging. The techniques and strategies I have learned throughout my graduate studies make that possible in new and exciting ways. Students in my Global Studies classes will be exposed to a variety of learning experiences that include various art mediums. In an effort to stimulate all of the Multiple Intelligences we will use poetry, drama, music, visual art, dance and creative movement, storytelling, and technology throughout the semester. Sometimes the arts will be used as a teaching tool to help students grasp a topic or concept while other times students will present the information they have already learned to the class through the arts. I plan to blog about the various arts integrated experiences on this website over the course of the year and hopefully encourage other teachers to use the arts as way to motivate all students.
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
- Albert Einstein
About Me
- Teaching History Through the Arts
- I am in my eighth year as a world history teacher on the high school level. I have taught 9-12 grades and all levels from tech prep to AP during that time. I completed my MEd from Lesley University in Curriculum and Instruction. This year my classroom is one of ten pilot digital classrooms in the state of South Carolina.
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