Why? | hchsartsintegration

Arts integration programs provide many benefits for both teachers and students. Find some of the top reasons listed below:

Why Do Arts Integration?

Increased Student Engagement

Studies have shown that arts integration increases student engagement through hands-on activities, making personal connections, creating personally expressive art products, and creating opportunities to work within a group.

Naturally Linking Content

Arts content naturally roots in discussion about "big ideas," or overarching connections to the world. What is happening in the world? Why do people do what they do? How do we live and communicate?Almost all subjects have content that cover similar real world connections and any lesson can provide opportunities for students to create products/performances that express their learning.

Arts integration is a great way to ensure that you are teaching to cater to multiple learning styles. The arts provide opportunities for students to learn in visual, aural, kinesthetic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal ways.

(Overview of learning styles)

Multiple Learning Styles

We live in a visual culture that is dominated by images and other visual communications. Using arts integration strategies within your lessons will help students to better prepare for communicating within a visual society. Arts-based careers are on the rise .

Real World Connections

Read more about the projection of arts-based careers:

Now What?

(Handouts on Learning Styles)