The Difference between Integration and Enhancement

What is your integration like to you? If your initial idea tends to use images of cute projects with Pinterest or shaded boxes or if you want your students to sing a song to help you remember the name of the state you are in the arts and arts It may be confused with the fusion of. This is a general misunderstanding that even people who have been trained in art integration sometimes encounter difficulties. In today's video we will explain the difference between integration and enhancement, and how to use one to move to the other.

Are there other questions or comments about this difference? Let's start the discussion from the comments below!

Susan Riley is the founder and president of EducationCloset.com. She specializes in art integration, common core state standards, and 21st century learning skills and technology for teacher professional development. She is also a publishing writer and often speaks of art and a common core with the national center for art integration.

Susan has a bachelor's degree in music education at the famous Westminster Choir Academy in Princeton, New Jersey and a master's degree in educational management at McDani's College in Westminster, Maryland. She and her husband and daughter live in Westminster, Maryland.

I find that teachers are often confused about the difference between true art fusion and artistic progress. Evaluation is a good way to eliminate this confusion. Basically, strengthening supports only the art content but is not evaluated, the integration is where art and content fields have goals and both are evaluated. In the school where I am working, teachers usually practice artistic progress. They are familiar with specific artistic strategies and are starting to use them to support content areas but in fact they do not determine the artistic standards and targets they want to achieve so that activities, courses or There is no evaluation of the artistic aspect of the unit.

What is your integration like to you? If your initial idea tends to use images of cute projects with Pinterest or shaded boxes or if you want your students to sing a song to help you remember the name of the state you are in the arts and arts It may be confused with the fusion of. This is a general misunderstanding that even people who have been trained in art integration sometimes encounter difficulties. In today's video we will explain the difference between integration and enhancement, and how to use one to move to the other.

Art promotion, art integration, and STEAM ... Where do you start? Each of these methods is suitable for various purposes in the classroom. This is just a matter of determining which one is right for your course. This is a one-page downloadable guide for printing and using during planning. Sometimes it's easier when someone walks around with you and jumps into some new ideas as it comes to the course. That's why I started a new episode called "Lesson Builder" on the smART Ideas video series, and I hope that you will join it. If you have a lesson plan, please check on how to integrate art before giving advice or if you would like to share the art integration and / or STEAM course you want to share as a model, fill out the form below . Choose at least one sample course each month, highlight best practices and provide suggestions for introducing your wonderful work.