Elementary Music

Standards-Based Foundation KEY TENETS OF ARTS INTEGRATION Arts Integration is grounded in and connected to both arts and content standards. Teaching in and Through the Arts The arts are an avenue through which students apply and connect with the other content through balanced and interconnected instruction. Assessing Both Content Areas Assessment reflects students’ growth, skill, or understanding in both the core content & the arts.

MODELS FOR ARTS-INTEGRATED INSTRUCTION There are several models of arts-integrated instruction promoted by CSD and BTS Arts. Schools and educators are encouraged to implement the model, or multiple models, that best fit the students and the school. Collaboration for Integration

The arts teacher and classroom teachers collaborate to select content standards for arts integration lessons. The integrated instruction is designed and delivered by the arts teacher in the arts classroom. The classroom teachers continue to communicate with the arts teacher and attend arts instruction when possible. Collaborative Co-Teaching The classroom teachers and the arts teacher collaborate to design arts integrated instruction together. They then deliver the co-designed instruction in their respective classrooms, during their respective instructional time. Both the classroom teacher and arts teacher check-in, communicate, and attend one another’s instruction when possible. Side-By-Side Instruction The classroom teachers and the arts educator collaborate closely and work side-by-side to design, deliver, and assess arts-integrated instruction. The classroom teacher reinforces the core curriculum content while the arts educator instructs that content through their art form. Instruction occurs with both teachers involved in either the core content classroom or arts classroom.