Practical and engaging; Merryl Goldbergrsquo;s popular guide to integrating the arts throughout the K-12 curriculum blends contemporary theory with classroom practice. Beyond teaching about the arts as a subject in and of itself; the text explains how teachers may integrate the artsmdash;literary; media; visual; and performingmdash;throughout subject area curriculum and provides a multitude of strategies and examples. Promoting ways to develop childrens creativity and critical thinking while also developing communications skills and fostering collaborative opportunities; it looks at assessment and the arts; engaging English Language Learners; and using the arts to teach academic skills. This text is ideal as a primer on arts integration and a foundational support for teaching; learning; and assessment; especially within the context of multicultural and multilingual classrooms. In-depth discussions of the role of arts integration in meeting the goals of Title I programs; including academic achievement; student engagement; school climate and parental involvement; are woven throughout the text; as is the role of the arts in meeting state and federal student achievement standards.Changes in the 5th Edition: New chapter on arts as text; arts integration; and arts education and their place within the context of teaching and learning in multiple subject classrooms in multicultural and multilingual settings; Title I and arts integration (focus on student academic achievement; student engagement; school climate; and parental involvementndash;the 4 cornerstones of Title I); Attention to the National Core Arts Standards as well as their relationship to other standardized tests and arts integration; more (and more recent) research-based studies integrated throughout; Examples of how to plan arts integrated lessons (using backward design) along with more examples from classroomsrsquo;; Updated references; examples; and lesson plans/units; Companion Website: www.routledge.com/cw/goldberg
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