Welcome to the podcast for Elementary Visual and Performing Arts Methods. Your host is Dr. Nancy Russell.

This episode will provide an introduction to arts integration. In your arts methods course, you will be expanding your knowledge and use of visual arts, music, dance, and drama. Then, you will learn to use the arts as an approach to teaching. As you complete your studies in the course, you will learn about the power of arts integration to teach math, science, language arts, and social studies. Arts integration is often described as “teaching through the art.” The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts defines arts integration as "an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process which connects an art form and another subject and meets evolving objectives in both." Enjoy your exploration of arts and arts integration!

This episode of our Elementary Visual and Performing Arts Methods Podcast briefly reviews key learning theories highlighted in the course. To be a masterful teacher, you should have a strong understanding and be able to apply these essential learning theories. As you listen, consider how these theories support arts integration in your classroom. You should refer to Chapter 2 in your e-text, Creating Meaning through Literature and the Arts: Arts Integration for Classroom Teachers by Claudia Cornett for a comprehensive review of the learning theories of Gardner, Piaget, Maslow, and Vygotsky.

Today’s episode is taking a closer look at the developmental stages of children in the arts. The information shared today is from your e-text, Creating Meaning through Literature, and the Arts: Arts Integration for Classroom Teachers, by Claudia Cornett. We are specifically exploring Appendix A, on page 560. There you can read the complete Developmental Stages: Characteristics and Suggestions resource. Now allow me to share with you Claudia Cornet’s insights and research on the development of children in the arts for ages 7 to 9.

Today’s episode is taking a closer look at the developmental stages of children in the arts. The information shared today is from your e-text, Creating Meaning through Literature, and the Arts: Arts Integration for Classroom Teachers, by Claudia Cornett. We are specifically exploring Appendix A, on page 560. There you can read the complete Developmental Stages: Characteristics and Suggestions resource. This episode will feature a look at the characteristics and suggestions for working with children and the arts for primary grades. It will also touch on potential problems. This will enable you to be prepared to support the students, scaffold their learning and skills, and help them navigate their exploration of the arts and other content areas through the use of the arts. This segment will focus on primary students, ages 5-7. This is approximately kindergarten through second grade.

General Patterns in the Developmental Stages of Children in the Arts
Resource for C105: Visual and Performing Arts Methods

You should refer to Appendix A, on page 560 of your e-text, Creating Meaning through Literature, and the Arts: Arts Integration for Classroom Teachers, by Claudia Cornett. There you can read the complete Developmental Stages: Characteristics and Suggestions resource. Artistic development parallels cognitive, socio-emotional, and physical development and growth theories outlined by theorists/researchers such as Piaget, Maslow, Vygotsky, and Gardner. This episode will feature the identifiable general developmental patterns for children in the arts.

Welcome to the podcast for C105: Elementary Visual and Performing Arts Methods. This episode will feature the General Guidelines for Developmental Stages. Refer to Appendix A, on page 560 in your e-text, Creating Meaning through Literature, and the Arts: Arts Integration for Classroom Teachers, 5th edition by Claudia Cornett.

Welcome to the podcast for Elementary Visual and Performing Arts Methods. In WGU’s C105 or DZP2 courses, you will be creating four integrated learning activities for the performance assessment. Within each activity, you are required to incorporate the use of professional art to enhance the learning experience. Exploring that artwork requirement is the focus of this episode.

Welcome to this podcast for C105: Elementary Visual and Performing Arts Methods. Your host is Dr. Nancy Russell. This episode will feature Creative Inquiry Process: Two I’s and Seven C’s. Creative Inquiry-based learning is a student-centered process of exploring topics or addressing complex challenges. Refer to Chapter 2 in your e-text, Creating Meaning through Literature, and the Arts: Arts Integration for Classroom Teachers, 5th edition by Claudia Cornett, for a comprehensive detail in Ready Reference 2.4.