Art Education

Videos demonstrate how the arts develop students' cognitive & social skills, discipline, communication, commitment, and ability to apply concepts across the curriculum.

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Off campus access is limited to currently enrolled SJSU Students, Faculty and Staff

Howard Gardner and Ellen Winner in conversation with dancer, Damien Wetzel, at an Aspen Institute conference at Hunter College, New York.

A school-made advocacy video featuring parents & kids talking about the differences between worksheet learning & learning through the visual arts. Wonderful images of children's art!

A series of powerful videos showing the power of the arts to change school culture, access & engagement, & kids' academic achievement in under-served schools in New York City.

Videos about K-12 teaching methods and strategies from the George Lucas Educational Foundation.

–  Music and Dance Drive Academic Achievement
–  Art Works: Integrating Creativity in the Curriculum 

National arts education researcher, Richard Deasy, an elementary principal, and parents speak about how the arts connect with hard-to-reach students to turn around individual kids and school culture. A solid, research-based video to share with administrators and parents. From the Arts Education in Maryland Schools Consortium.

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Excellent video from the Seattle Arts Education Consortium showing & explaining the value of arts education & integration. [Duration: 22:19]

Details how art integration contributes to student learning, especially in science.

Ken Robinson's rap on creativity, student engagement, & the history of education in brilliantly animated format. Some misinformation, but much good thinking.

Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSS) author David Coleman and Common Core promoters talk about why the arts are an essential core subject. Says Coleman, "There's no such thing as doing the nuts-&-bolts of reading in Kindergarten through 5th grade without coherently developing knowledge in science and history and the arts. Period."

Youtube playlist of arts integration videos, teaching strategy videos and more.

– Episode 012: STEM, STEAM, and PBL: 3 Acronyms You Should Actually Care About
– Episode 034: Lighting a Fire: Why Art Education is the Key to Innovation
– Episode 041: Art Teachers are the Key to Growing the Creative Leaders of Tomorrow