Arts Integration Pinterest Board

Here is a Pinterest board full of Arts Integration ideas and resources.

School Transformation Through Arts Integration: Resources and information from Edutopia

By focusing on the shapes and sounds of Balinese musical instruments (above), Bates Middle School students learn about radius and diameter. Test scores show knowledge retention improving; students say they enjoy learning and feel connected socially. Credit: Zachary Fink

Edutopia is an educational resource network developed by the George Lucas Educational Foundation. In their School Transformation Through Arts Integration section, they have many resources, articles, videos, and lesson plans from Bates Middle School - an Arts Integration model school in Maryland. 

Artful Thinking

Artful Thinking is a method, designed by Harvard University's Project Zero, for developing six thinking dispositions through visual arts. Website includes a full description of the methodology, as well as resources for putting it into practice.

A Research-Based Approach to Arts Integration

At Bates Middle School in Annapolis, Maryland, arts integration has helped raise student achievement. Job-embedded professional development, differentiated arts instruction, and critical-thinking skills integrated into the curricula have been key to their success.

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Integrate the Arts, Deepen the Learning