Like, The art of collaboration isn’t the only lesson Gabel and other KID smART instructors seek to instill in students. KID smART has long brought professional actors, dancers and visual artists into classrooms to teach principles of math, English or science through various art lessons. This year, the program has partnered with 10 local charter schools. Now, as the Common Core philosophy of teaching infiltrates Louisiana schools and teachers prepare for new kinds of assessments aligned with the program as soon as next year, educators say KID smART kids have a leg up in reaching the new nationwide goals. KID smART teachers have long espoused the notion of integration — of using various teaching tools to supplement a core curriculum — just as is required in the new Common Core standards, said Aminisha Ferdinand, an arts integration instructional coach.
Posted on: Sat, 10 May 2014 17:38:07 +0000
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