Arts Integration : Teaching Subject Matter Through the Arts in Multicultural Settings

Merryl Goldberg is a Professor of Visual and Performing Arts at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) where she teaches courses on Arts & Learning, and Music and where she is founder and director of Center ARTES, a center dedicated to restoring arts to education through working with the San Diego County Office of Education, arts partners, parents, and teachers. She has numerous publications including books, articles, chapters, editorials, and blogs. She is the recipient of numerous grants including a Federal Department of Education Innovation grant, a joint Spencer and John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur grant, Fulbright-Hays Foundation grants, and California Arts Council grants relating to her work with arts in the schools.  Prior to entering academia, she recorded numerous CDs and was on the road for 13 years playing the saxophone with the Klezmer Conservatory Band.

Preface

Chapter 1: Art Integration: A Methodology for Learning 

Chapter 2: What Does It Mean to Be a Learner? Intellectual Development Revisited 

Chapter 3: Piaget, Imitation, and the Blues: Reflections on Imagination and Creativity 

Chapter 4: Communication, Expression, and Experience: Literacy and the Arts

Chapter 5: The Voices of Humanity: History, Social Studies, Geography, and the Arts

Chapter 6: The Wonder of Discovery: Science and the Arts

Chapter 7: Puzzles of the Mind and Soul: Mathematics and the Arts

Chapter 8: Setting the Stage for a Turn of Events: Subject Matter Informs the Arts

Chapter 9: Seeing a Different Picture: Assessment and the Arts

Chapter 10: A Lithograph in the Closet and an Accordion in the Garage: Connecting with the Arts and Artists in Your Community

Chapter 11: Beyond Walls: Mural Making and Critical Voices: Collaborative Art Projects

Index