Werner+and+Freeman


 * //Arts Integration – A Vehicle for Changing Teacher Practice.//** Werner and Freeman //–// Center for Applied Research and Ed. Improvement” //– University of Minnesota. 2001//

ABSTRACT Teachers involved with arts/curriculum integration report “powerful professional development” experiences. · teachers energized by interactions with colleagues from other content areas · observing and co-teaching with arts educators shifted perceptions of classroom dynamics · provided expanded interaction possibilities for student engagement · changed classroom climate as students became more “in charge” of their learning · stronger relationships among students and between students adults resulted · first attempts worked out collaboration issues and further attempts deepened student learning · worries abut time away from other content diminished as the depth of achievement became obvious

QUESTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS · **How can we provide a framework for sustainable collaboration skills for adults and students?** · **How can we structure ways for teachers/students to notice changes in classroom climate?** · **How can we make it obvious that integration will take time and that repeated efforts will become more natural?** · **What tools can we present to have conversations about depth of learning vs “skimming”?**