Assignment due 2/15

A) Art in the classroom was very limited when i was in grade school. We would have twice a week about 30 minutes for art. We never really had enough time to finish the project that day so it would take the full week to finish that one simple project. I remember having some coloring exercises along with social studies but other than that we did not really do a lot of art, or art related projects. I feel that if we were to have done more art in school younger i would feel more comfortable with it. I feel apprehensive because i am not that developed in the artistic sense. I feel that i am creative but do not have the skill to implement that into art.

B) The relationship between art and learning goes hand and hand. With the development of our brian we learn that the brain learns through multiple senses and modalities, it thrives on processes and making sense of new information, and uses patterns to make sense of this new information. With all these things thats is when art comes to play. Making the brain work and have critical thinking through art, finding new patterns, and also using different ways to expresses the means that we interpret things. Making the students interested in a different way then text learning.

The general benefits of arts integration are providing a safe environment for english learners, providing unique opportunities for grouping, socially constructed learning that connects to the real world, and offers challenges to students. These all help students to expand their critical thinking and getting a visual aid as well to help them refer back to at later times. The knowledge becomes more relatable and in turn assessable when this is done.