For this week's assignment, we used a search engine such as google to research a topic that interests us. I really don't like teachers who stand at the front of the room and lecture students and then provide worksheets for them to fill out. I would rather have my students actively involved in their learning. I also have a passion for creativity and believe that art education is important in the classroom. For this reason, I chose to research different ways and ideas about using art and creative projects throughout the curriculum.
For my first search, I used the ~ function on google to search art in the classroom. The tilde function allowed me to search for multiple forms or meanings of the word art. I found this awesome website from the Getty Museum providing lesson plans that integrate art education with lessons in other subject areas such as science, math, history, etc. I thought this provided some great ideas for using visual arts on a normal day in the classroom.
In the same search, I found a website for teachers allowing for classroom design. I feel that designing a classroom takes creativity and careful attention to detail and to the students needs. This site, called Classroom Architect, provides a tool for planning a layout of your classroom. By clicking the homesite button on this site, I was led back to another useful source called 4teachers.org. This website has a lot of useful links for teachers to use technology in their classroom.
Next, I tried another search using the keywords integrated gallery|art|project lessons. The | feature let me ensure that all 3 words could be included in the search. The website that I found was entitled ArtsEdge and was hosted by the Kennedy Center. This site let the teacher search lesson plans by subject, artistic concentration (dance, music, theater, and visual), and grade level. The homepage also included important links to articles and reports, standards, "how-to's" etc.
All of the sites listed above were first evaluated by me to determine whether or not they came from a credible source. The sites above were provided by organizations such as the Getty Museum or 4Teachers. These sites were not commercial, shown by the URL ending with .edu or .org. These sites also provided links to pages describing the organizations and what they do. I hope that all of these sites will be useful resources to me in the future as I form my own lesson plans.
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This was such a good idea to research! I completely agree with you that it is so boring to simply sit and listen to a teacher lecture at the front of the room. I really liked the classroom architect website that you found also. These sites all have great ideas on how to make any classroom a bit more creative, and its nice that you were able to use the functions we learned in class to help you with the search so you could get to the websites you wanted.
I really love this topic. As teachers, we are always talking about the importance of integration of subjects, but it always seems narrowed to the basics - reading, writing, and arithmetic. I agree that art is so important to stimulate students' minds and creativity. I love that the search operations we learned brought you to such a great website all about integration!
Your blog was really interesting to read! I too am interested in integrating arts into the classroom (I took THR 421:Creative Dramatics last semester) and the websites you provided were really helpful. What a great research idea!
I really like the idea of your search. Integrating arts into the classroom is such a great idea, and something that is needed in today's classrooms. It is vital for kids to take control of their own learning and integrating things that they are interested in is a great way. The websites you found seem like they're very useful. I especially like the last one that allows you to narrow down your search into a specific lesson plan. Your use of the different search functions was great to help you find credible, useful resources.
I really liked your research topic. My favorite website you linked was the classroom architect. It is a great way to organize your classroom, and it will always be on your computer in case you lose the paper version. I also liked the 4teachers.org site, it had a lot of great tools that will help make class more exciting and interactive for the students.
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