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Buono, Alexia; Burnidge, Anne – Journal of Dance Education, 2022
This article describes dance/STEAM-based educational workshops for 3rd and 4th graders at a local science museum led by the artistic director and members of a professional dance company and supported by a large university research community. The overarching pedagogical goal was to use dance to learn about science and science to learn about dance.…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, STEM Education, Art Education
van Vuuren, Eurika N. Jansen – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2018
The arts as a pedagogic medium can be an important tool for language learning, and yet many teachers avoid it, often because of a lack of confidence. The main purpose of this study was to explore the possibility of generalist educators, as opposed to art specialists, using the arts successfully as a cross-curricular tool to accelerate English…
Descriptors: Art Education, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Humphreys, Kathryn; Kimbrell, Sinéad – Journal of Dance Education, 2013
Drawing on more than two decades of experience refining this teaching process, as well as insights from two consecutive research studies of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago's education work, this article presents best practice strategies for teaching choreography to elementary students in schools. The article outlines the rationale behind the Prepare,…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Instructional Effectiveness, Dance Education, Elementary Education
Risner, Doug – Teaching Artist Journal, 2014
This case study is one of twenty cases derived from Anderson and Risner's international study of teaching artists in dance, and theatre, which investigated participants' (n=172) artistic and academic preparation in dance, and theatre, initial entry into the teaching artist field, rewards, challenges, and obstacles in participants' work, artists'…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Art Education, Empathy, Art Teachers
Rajan, Rekha S. – Corwin, 2012
Research documents that the arts boost learning, build confidence, and motivate students to participate in class. How do we keep the performing arts alive in this era of increased accountability and decreased funding? Rekha S. Rajan sets the stage for a creative and practical solution with detailed, concrete examples of how to integrate the…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, National Standards, Art Education, Learning Activities
Rosenfeld, Malke; Johnson, Marquetta; Plemons, Anna; Makol, Suzanne; Zanskas, Meghan; Dzula, Mark; Mahoney, Meg Robson – Teaching Artist Journal, 2014
Writing about the teaching artist practice should mean writing about art making. As both teacher and artist, the authors are required to be cognizant of their own art-making processes, both how it works and why it is important to them, in order to make this process visible to their students. They also need the same skills to write about how and…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Writing (Composition), After School Programs
Rosenfeld, Malke; Mahoney, Meg Robson; Jordan, Kim; Jackson, Spoon; Gabel, Bonnie; Adams, Holly; Plemons, Anna – Teaching Artist Journal, 2014
It is definitely easier to write about work when things are going well, but it is even more important to write about what happens when things get challenging. The act of writing about the challenging times can be challenging in itself but can also provide invaluable insights into the process of teaching: important for the writer and just as…
Descriptors: Art Education, Writing (Composition), Personal Narratives, Art Teachers
Spear-Jones, Gwen – Journal of Dance Education, 2008
This article provides a brief description of a dance program at the Old Donation Center Dance Education Program in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The mission of DSI--Dance Scene Investigation--is to nurture the full development of each student's dance potential through intense involvement in every aspect of the art. The program provides differentiated…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Compton, Cynthia – Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
Richmond Ballet's Mind in Motion program offers selected students an opportunity to take group dance lessons during 4th grade. Time taken away from academic instruction did not have a negative effect on standardized test scores and students reported feelings of greater success in school, more focus on school work, and greater ability to work with…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Standardized Tests, Grade 4, Dance Education
Dean, Colleen; Ebert, Christie M. Lynch; McGreevy-Nichols, Susan; Quinn, Betsy; Sabol, F. Robert; Schmid, Dale; Shauck, R. Barry; Shuler, Scott C. – Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2010
This 21st Century Skills Map is the result of hundreds of hours of research, development and feedback from educators and business leaders across the nation. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has issued this map for the core subject of the Arts.
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Art Education, Visual Arts, Dance Education
Zavatto, Laura; Gabbei, Ritchie – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2008
Motivating students to achieve learning goals in physical education is a challenge for physical education teachers. Dance, in particular, has long been considered an instructional unit in which it is difficult to motivate students. This article presents a practicing physical education teacher's reflection of her successful curricular reform and…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Student Motivation, Dance
Parrish, Mila – Research in Dance Education, 2008
Regardless of geographical limitations, community partnerships can flourish through videoconference technology. This article presents iDance Arizona (iDA) research as a tool for supporting the teaching and learning of dance in rural settings. This research focuses on university/K-12 collaborations and examines the pedagogy of videoconferencing in…
Descriptors: Dance, Elementary Secondary Education, Dance Education, School Community Relationship
Nesbit, Marissa; Hane, Julianna – Teaching Artist Journal, 2007
Support from school partners is absolutely necessary. Every teaching artist knows this, and every arts education organization strives to cultivate this support. In this article, the authors create some powerful strategies for achieving this support, such as agreeing at the outset about the focus of the residency. Lessons that develop meaningful…
Descriptors: Dance, Creative Writing, Creativity, Metacognition
Callahan-Russell, Colleen – Journal of Dance Education, 2004
Dance as an art form is transformational to body, mind, and spirit. The author opines that public education would do just fine if dance was the "only" subject taught. This article presents the author's reflection on progress of dance in K-12 education. The author contends that progress in dance in K-12 education can perhaps be judged by the fact…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Public Education, Dance Education, Dance
Arizona Department of Education, 2009
This publication contains Arizona public schools' academic standards for grade 4. The contents of this document include the following: (1) The Arts Standard 2006--Grade 4; (2) Comprehensive Health Education/Physical Activity Standards 1997--Essentials (Grades 4-8); (3) Foreign and Native Language Standards 1997--Essentials (Grades 4-8); (4)…
Descriptors: Health Education, Physical Activities, Art Education, Dance Education
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