Teaching with the Arts

St. Michael’s College Graduate Class
Co-Sponsored with the Flynn Center
Summer 2010

Bringing Language Arts and Social Studies
to Life with the Arts (GED 670 — 3 credits)

Instructors: Joan Robinson & Karen Petersen

Dates: Monday-Friday: June 28–July 2, 9 am-4 pm

Location: Shelburne Museum and the Flynn Center

Integrating the teaching of arts with study of other content significantly deepens student learning and engagement. This course demonstrates an interdisciplinary approach to classroom instruction, working with layers of material in the arts, literature, and social studies, building on and enriching each other. Drawing on the rich resources of two nationally respected arts institutions, the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts and the Shelburne Museum, participants will extend the themes of 2010-2011 Flynn Center matinees and explore the Museum's diverse collections of artifacts, buildings and fine art to enhance their understanding of life in 19th century America as they put faces on the people involved with westward expansion. Participants will use the material culture and visual arts resources of the Museum to explore the elements of drama, writing, movement, music, and visual art and to create and perform an original, improvisational production for the museum public as the culminating in-class activity. Coursework serves as inspiration for the final project - student-designed units of study integrating an art form with other content - to be completed by August date TBD by class. A $90 lab fee covers all publications and a theater tour. This course fulfills the Integrating the Arts curriculum course requirement for Arts in Education concentration.

To register: www.smcvt.edu/graduate
Questions? contact Joan Robinson at 802-652-4508

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