Greetings!
Integration is a key teaching tool these days thanks to MCPS Curriculum 2.0 which made its debut last year. According to the new Superintendent for MCPS, Dr. Joshua Starr:
Curriculum 2.0 will provide more instructional focus on the arts, information literacy, science, social studies and physical education. By blending these subjects with the core content areas of reading, writing, and mathematics, students will receive instruction across all subjects...research has shown that well-rounded students are more successful students.
At the Arts & Humanities Council, we're starting our fourth year providing Arts Integrated Residencies (AIR) for pre-K through grade 12. AIR programs are lead by trained teaching artists working closely with classroom instructors to tailor an arts-based residency to specific learning objectives.
So, if want to give your 2nd grade science curriculum or your 8th grade social studies class a boost, then look no further than our Teaching Artist Roster (TAR) where you'll find the latest in creative, integrated teaching strategies.
Let us help you harness the power of the arts to reach students of all backgrounds and educational learning abilities to build skill in and knowledge of literacy, math, science, and social studies. Use the resources in this email to learn about AIR and if you are eligible for an AIR grant. Grants are due November 16, 2011.
Shelley Johnson, Arts Integration Specialist |
5th Graders learn Science and Dance with Clancy Works.
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 | Torens Johnson, Teaching Artist for Clancy Works Dance Company.
Photo by Allison Pearsall |
In this residency, students learned concepts and vocabulary from Earth and Space Science as well as modern dance. At the end of the residency, students performed a final dance showcasing what they have learned. This residency includes attention to artistic voice, improvisation, partner work, and group movements with key 5th grade science concepts such as gravity, Big Bang Theory and Earth's rotation and revolution.
Click to see the video.
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Watkins Mill High School Residency with Environmental Photographer
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 | Tony Hoke, Student Photographer
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During the fall of 2011, 11th and 12th grade students from Watkins Mill High School in Gaithersburg, MD participated in a Photography and Land Use residency with photographer, AHCMC teaching artist Joanne Miller and three Modern Urban World History classes.
Integrating photography, technology, history and environmental studies, ninety students examined how the impact of human needs created change within their planned community of Montgomery Village. Emphasis was placed on historical context, environmental stewardship, artistic communication & personal vision. With digital cameras provided by the artist, photographs were created outdoors in their school neighborhood. This project culminated with an exhibit of student images and written reflections on their community.
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Sample Residencies
| Using AHCMC's new onlineTeaching Artist Roster, educators can identify potential teaching artists with just a click of the mouse! Sort the Roster by grade level, cultural origin, curriculum or fine arts focus. Here's just a few samples of what the R oster offers:
K-2nd Grade Opera Tales with Mary Gresock Following an assembly program by Odyssey Opera Theatre, students collaborate to develop their own mini-opera version of a familiar story. Through the creative proce ss of combining music, drama, movement, and visual arts to create the opera, students deepen their understanding of story structure, sequencing, character analysis, creative writing and vocabulary.
3rd - 5th Grade Math/Social Studies Journey Into Jazz with Rob Levit Jazz is more than a musical style and cultural history. The art of jazz  improvisation serves as a model for teamwork, expressing ones individuality while contributing to the whole, and developing speed and accuracy of thought. With instruction from a world-class jazz trio and hands-on experiential learning for students, Journey into Jazz provides wonderful insight into the process known as jazz.while fostering connections in the classroom.
6th - 8th Grade Language Artst/Social Studies History in a Box: The Japanese-American Internment Camp Experience with Kristine Aono This residency explores the experiences of Japanese-Americans living in Internment camps during World War II. Aono, whose parents and grandparents were interned during the war, takes the students on a journey through history.  Students recreate the experiences of life for Japanese-Americans through role-play and creative letter writing. Students use mixed media (written letters, photo images, papers, fabric, markers and paints, and a "treasured memento") within a box form to create a narrative sculpture. When completed, students will present their sculptures to the class. |
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Arts Integration: Easy as 1, 2, 3
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1. Choose... your artist by browsing the online Teaching Artist Roster (click here). Each artist profile will provide you with contact information, residency description, art forms, curriculum focus, duration of and fees for a residency. Sort the Roster by grade level, cultural origin, curriculum or fine arts focus.
2. Contact... the artist you have selected! Spend some quality time talking and emailing with the artist. Provide the artist with academic goals.
3. Customize... the residency to me your specific needs. Decide how long your residency should be and if there are ways for the residency to reach the whole school community. The classroom teacher and the teaching artist work together to create a dynamic learning experience that will excite and inspire students.
Are you eligible for an Arts Integration Residency Grant?
See below
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Straight Talk From Your Peers
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Click to hear what principal Dr. Adrienne Morrow and Science Teacher Dawn Moffitt of East Silver Spring Elementary School have to say about their Arts Integration Residency! |
AIR Grants Due 11-16-11
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AHCMC provides grants to eligible schools for Arts Integration Residencies.
| Applications are due Wednesday, November 16, 2011 for projects to take place between January 1 and June 15, 2012.
Who is eligible?
School Eligibility:
To receive a grant, the residency must serve Title 1 or other high-risk public and private schools with underserved populations in Montgomery County.
Eligibility factors
include: FARMS rate greater than 35% of the student body;
high proportion of students with
disabilities or
special needs;
ESOL rate
higher than 35%.
Artist Eligibility:
Eligible teaching artists are those individuals listed on the AHCMC Teaching Artist Roster. Click here to connect to TAR.
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