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GOT ARTS??? Create to Communicate-Create to Educate

GOT ARTS??? Create to Communicate-Create to Educate. By Jenni DeWitt Whitney Tucker Amanda Pixley. Written Statement.

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GOT ARTS??? Create to Communicate-Create to Educate

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  1. GOT ARTS???Create to Communicate-Create to Educate By Jenni DeWitt Whitney Tucker Amanda Pixley

  2. Written Statement As teachers, we advocate that more of the arts be put back into schools. This is important because aspects of the arts (such as music, visual arts, and drama) further enhance the cognitive development of students in other areas of general education. The arts are also known to keep students out of trouble, it allows them to be creative, and it also allows students to express themselves. Arts relate to early childhood education because they help children along the journey of developing, finding out what they like, and finding out who they are. Although much opposition is implemented toward the arts, the efforts to get them back in schools and the lifelong experiences and appreciation for the arts makes them well worth it.

  3. Why Arts? • Plays key role in development. • Improves fine motor skills • Develops hand-eye coordination • Increases focus and attention span • Educates the whole child • No right or wrong answer Everyone succeeds • Children gain feeling of accomplishment • Allows children to explore possibilities • Creativity

  4. Advantages Arts Non- arts Builds self-esteem Increases motivation Self expression Develops creativity Bored Lack of initiative Short attention span Loss of interest

  5. Reasons to have art back in the classroom… Improve academic performance Reduce school truancy Build new skills Increases individuality Allows free expression Enjoyment Intellectual enhancements

  6. Integrating Arts Integrating arts into the curriculum will result in big improvements in the other core areas.

  7. Who Supports Art Education?? • 46% of Americans are core supporters of arts integration. • This includes: Arts-Active Parents (60%) Teachers (57%) Liberals (56%) and Independent (54%) Well Educated (college grads (54%), & graduate- level experience (56%) Young woman under the age of 50 (33%) Professionals (53%)

  8. Types of Art • Visual • Drawings • Painting • Crafts • Drama • Schools plays • Allows children to express their selves orally. • Art therapy • Form of expression • Musical • Choir • Integrating music into classroom

  9. Barriers Against Art • Training • 63% of Americans say the biggest barrier to arts integration is teacher training. • Time • 35% feel that it will take away too much time from the core curriculum. • Distractions • Only 20% feel that arts education would distract from standardized tests.

  10. Arts as a Priority • 48% of the American Public says there is too little emphasis of arts and music at the elementary school level. • 36% of American public say there is too little emphasis of arts and music at the high school level. • On a scale of one to 10, arts & music as a high priority for public schools rate a seven through ten by 60% of the public. • Arts and music is given a higher priority in public schools than standardized tests (56%), athletics (52%) and foreign languages (48%).

  11. 5 Things You Can Do to Keep Arts in Schools Find out the arts education situation in your own community Speak out at your local school board meeting Write a letter to the editor of your local paper Get on local TV and radio to spotlight arts education in your community Expand the advocacy efforts in your local community

  12. Real Life Arts Story “My name is Everardo Garcia, I am 21 years old of age and I wanted to express and tell you how music programs along my years of school helped me achieve what I have accomplished so far. I grew up in East Los Angeles and my musical journey started in Elementary School (Ford Blvd Elementary School).   I am a strong believer that the arts in the schools is a definite necessity. Students in school need classes where they can set their minds free from any problems or situations they might have at home, I am a perfect example of that. Who are we kidding, many kids growing up in minority neighborhoods don’t live the best of lives, and they need an escape from reality.   Growing up, I had no idea what I wanted to be, until I grew a passion for music. Arts in school whether it be a drawing class, music, sports or any other activity that doesn’t involve tasks that can be stressful at times are needed without discussion. Kids need inspiration, need a reason to wake up in the morning and go to school. Many times kids growing up make wrong decisions. I am convinced that classes such as the ones I mentioned balance your thinking. They keep you away from temptations, bad decisions or trouble. They truly had that affect on me. I can honestly say I would have been a mess without an escape from reality day by day. Many times I would hate being home. The music room in school was my real home.”   Story posted: www.keepartsinschools.org/Resources/artsstudentletter.php

  13. Troubled Teen Turns to Arts (Example Story) Emily Blackhurst was always known to be a problem child in our small town of Wynne, Arkansas. She stayed into fights at school, made horrible grades (the times she did show up to school), and often had trouble with the law. Well, all of this continued to take place until one night Emily snuck into a live Nappy Roots concert with her chain gang. After watching the concert, Emily found that she was intrigued by the way the drummer played. Soon, she found herself making beats with her pencils. It became such a phenomena among the students who would watch her at school that it somehow got back to the band instructor of her school. The band instructor, Mr. Mueller, told Emily that if she found herself interested in wanting to play the drums for the marching band, to notify him and they would make her aware of try-outs for the upcoming year. Emily thought about it. Her thoughts included her feeling that she would be a band geek and no longer cool enough to hang with the chain gang. On the other hand, since the marching band met after school and she would have to practice, Emily figured she would do herself and the community a favor by staying out of trouble doing something cognitive and constructive that she really enjoyed. After making the band and connecting musically and socially with band members, Emily found herself staying out of trouble, making better grades, and ultimately enjoying her drum playing. After three years of being in the Wynne High School band, Emily graduated and now attends Arkansas State University on a band scholarship. The arts made a big difference in Emily’s life. Do the arts impact you?

  14. Resources or Groups with Whom to Collaborate… Parents/Guardians Teachers School board members Businesses, Banks, Employers Local art stores Nation wide support groups Community workers Law offices Local businesses

  15. Summary • Arts Education • Adds creativity to classroom • Boost test scores • Develops cognitive and physical functioning skills • Allows self expression • Explore possibilities • Use imagination • Student gains sense of accomplishment • Build relationships

  16. References http://ccvillage.com/themes/preschool_art.shtml http://www.keepartsinschools.org/Resources/index.php#advocacy

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