Arts Integration

Lesson plans for Ava DuVernay’s films and television series guide students to explore social justice issues in the classroom.

Teachers can incorporate music in their classrooms in a variety of ways to enhance the cognitive processes that are essential to learning.

From full-fledged lesson plans and virtual field trips to expansive digital archives and opportunities for professional learning, museums have so much to offer beyond the in-person experience.

Combining simple exercises with math instruction can help ensure that elementary school students remember these lessons.

Structuring a school around the arts can help students excel academically and develop social and emotional skills.

To reap the benefits of music on learning, kids need consistent and abundant musical practice, according to the latest cognitive research.

Visual note-taking allows information to be processed by the brain in three different ways.

A visual technique developed in a museum can boost students’ classroom discourse, critical thinking, and evidence-based argumentation.

Does doodling boost learning? Do attendance awards work? Do boys and girls process math the same way? Here’s a look at the big questions that researchers tackled this year.

How an art project on making rock sculptures helped a class of first graders settle down and find their focus.

Increased self-confidence and self-understanding, enhanced communication skills, and improved cognition are among the many reasons for teaching the arts.

When kids study music—intensively and over long periods of time—they become better readers. Here’s what’s at play.

Creating a vision board guides students to contemplate their life goals and work on the target language.

Students can participate in collaborative and engaging activities that promote critical-thinking skill development.

Incorporating music into almost any class can be a great way to teach content—and it doesn’t take special training or expensive resources.