is an approach that incorporates the arts into core curriculum (also known as “arts-curricular integration.”) Students engage in the creative process which connects an art form and another subject are [..]

educators and artists working collaboratively to create a plan to advance educational objectives in the arts and other curricular areas.

therapeutic application of an art form (visual art, dance, etc) as a vehicle to assist in a patient's recovery, special needs, etc.

a collective term referring to a comprehensive and sequential education in separate and distinct artistic disciplines, such as: dance, music, drama, folk arts, media arts and visual arts. For this rep [..]

refers to the inclusion of arts learning in mainstream education; students and teachers partnering with artists, arts, and/or cultural institutions to incorporate the arts into the curriculum.

the process of using comprehensive evaluation tools to determine the value, significance, and level of skill or achievement reached as a result of an arts in education program.

a core group is the same group of students who interact with the same artist for a minimum of three class sessions. This is not a select group of students “pulled out” but an existing class.

a body of knowledge that all students are expected to learn—not an elective subject.

connections that exist between concepts, vocabulary, and skills from different subject areas (including the arts), particularly those connections that lead to deeper understanding.

culture and knowledge passed on through folk, popular, or elite cultural modes. Elite or Academic Culture ~ the culture and knowledge taught officially through formal curricula and instructions such a [..]