Curriculum Resources for PK-12

Focuses on music programs in the public school community, providing strategies and tools for developing a vibrant music program and building community support. The questions for discussion and student assignments make this an excellent choice for preservice teacher training courses

Supports those who are new to choice-based authentic art education, as well as experienced teachers looking to go deeper with this curriculum. Includes sample lesson plans and demonstrations, assessment criteria, curricular mapping, room planning, photos of classroom set-ups, media exploration, and many other concrete and open-ended strategies for implementing TAB in kindergarten–grade 8.

Offers information on working with young adolescent changing voices, designing optimal rehearsals for middle schoolers, managing growing choral programs, and helping youngsters gain musical skills they can carry with them for a lifetime of making music.

Covers methods of creative inquiry-based learning, art and how it connects to the “big ideas” addressed by academic domains, flexible structures teachers can use for curriculum development, creative teaching strategies using contemporary art, and models of art-based inquiry curriculum. Includes research-based project ideas and curriculum models for arts integration.

Introduces the Pyramid of Inquiry, a flexible framework that teachers of all subject areas can use to support connections between students' lives, academic curriculum, and works of art from across time and place. Based on three years of research with New York City K-12 public school students and educators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the book highlights best practices for teaching with works of art and shares exemplars from diverse classrooms.

This book offers “research on the positive effects of art education on student learning across the curriculum” and information on using the Studio Thinking Framework, including information on how this aligns with English Language Arts and Mathematics Common Core.
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Shows how the eight Studio Habits of Mind and four Studio Structures can be used successfully with younger students in a range of socioeconomic contexts and school environments.

Demonstrates how teachers are using art—as well as poems, primary documents, and other visual artifacts—to increase a variety of skills, including writing, listening, and speaking, across a range of subjects.