Transcript Learning in the Arts and Students’ Academic and Social
The Essential Role of the Arts in 21 st Century Teaching and Learning Richard J. Deasy Maryland Deans’ Roundtable March 10, 2009
Arts Education Partnership Research Publications
Gaining the Arts Advantage:
Lessons from School Districts that Value Arts Education (1999)
Champions of
Change: The Impact of the Arts on Student Learning (2000)
Young Children and the Arts:
Making Creative Connections (1998)
Critical Links:
Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development (2002)
Third Space: When Learning Matters Comparative analysis of 10 “high poverty” schools
Purpose and Capacities of Arts Learning Purpose: Develop the abilities to create, perform, and respond to works of art Capacities: Cognitive, personal and social skills, values and attitudes engaged and developed in learning the arts.
Capacities
Symbolic Understanding:
Understanding and using multiple modes to communicate ideas and feelings
Conditional reasoning:
Theorizing about actions, outcomes, and consequences; defining and generating
optional approaches and solutions to problems and conditions
Capacities
Imagination:
Visualizing new possibilities for human thought and action and the use of materials.
Creativity/Innovation:
Originality, flexibility and elaboration in making what was
imagined
Capacities
Persistence:
Sustaining concentrated attention to
a task
Resilience:
Managing challenges; overcoming frustration and failure
Engaged Learning:
Absorption in the content, processes, and pleasures of learning
Capacities
Self identity/ Self efficacy:
Realistically valuing oneself and the impact of one’s actions;
internalizing personally meaningful standards
Achievement motivation:
The desire to succeed in fulfilling goals and expectations
Capacities
Empathy:
Understanding another’s
and point of view feelings
Social Tolerance:
Respecting
multiple values and perspectives
Capacities
Collaborative Learning and Action:
Participating as a
contributing member in a group process
of acquiring and manifesting knowledge; supporting the conditions for openness and risk taking
Partnership for 21
st
Century Skills
C ritical Thinking & Problem Solving
Research, Analysis, Synthesis, Project Management
C reativity & Innovation
New Knowledge Creation, “Best Fit,” Design Solutions, Artful Storytelling
C ollaboration, Teamwork & Leadership
Cooperation, Compromise, Consensus, Community building
C ross-cultural Understanding
Across Diverse Ethnic, Knowledge & Organizational Cultures
Partnership for 21
st
Century Skills
C ommunication & Media fluency
Crafting and Analyzing Messages & Using Media Effectively
C areer & Learning Self-reliance
Managing Change, Lifelong Learning, & Career Redefinition
C omputing & ICT Fluency
Effective Use of Electronic Information & Knowledge Tools
Implications for teacher education
Enhance programs for arts education majors (I.e., make 21 st Century skills intentional outcomes) Integrate arts more fully into preparation of elementary and general education majors
Implications for teacher education
Promote interdisciplinary learning amount arts and other majors Incorporate arts learning into special education
WEB SITES
www.aep-arts.org
www.theimaginenation.net
WEB SITES
www.aep-arts.org
www.theimaginenation.net