Teaching Channel - The Power of Arts Integration

The teaching channel provides an array of videos for educators to gain insight and new perspective on different levels of instruction. Whether you are looking for insight in more effective ways to transition lessons or promote engagement, this site has informative and useful information. I watched a few videos relating to Science, common core, and Math in order to get a taste of what this site offers for my area of interest. I then watched a few videos under the Art category and found interesting videos that discussed useful ways of integrating and collaborating art in the classroom. Each video highlighted in the importance the keeping the students engaged and feeling safe and inspired to learn.

Art in the classroom not only promotes safety, engagement, and inspiration, but it also allows for students to become more exploratory and practice critical thinking skills. Local museums have education departments that create lessons for educators and provide teaching artists to assist in implementation of the arts.

The video that intrigued me the most was "The Power of Arts Integration: Series Overview". This video emphasized that art is for everyone! Museums (Getty Museum) work closely with teachers to develop integrated lessons, providing high quality resources and professional development. Their view is that students build a connection to the art, keeping them engaged and interested in the content. Art is open to interpretation and opinion, students learn to support their opinions by practicing to provide evidence.

Through all the videos watched, students feel a sense of ownership with their work and are more a part of their learning process.


The Power of Arts Integration: Series Overview. (n.d.). Retrieved May 23, 2015, from https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/integrating-arts-in-the-classroom-getty