Arts Integration for Literacy: Doctor De Soto
This course allows teachers and students to experience the benefits of participating in a shared theater experience and demonstrates how to apply arts integration strategies into curriculum. Instructional videos will model basic arts integrated theater strategies connected to curriculum standards. These participatory strategies have yielded proven results in students' academic achievement and social-emotional growth and will foster student engagement and extend learning across content areas. Teachers can implement these strategies as pre- or post-activities or apply them to any content area.
This course allows teachers and students to experience the benefits of participating in a shared theater experience and demonstrates how to apply arts integration strategies into curriculum. Instructional videos will model basic arts integrated theater strategies connected to curriculum standards. These participatory strategies have yielded proven results in students' academic achievement and social-emotional growth and will foster student engagement and extend learning across content areas. Teachers can implement these strategies as pre- or post-activities or apply them to any content area.
By the End of This Course Youʹll Be Able To
- Articulate how arts integration strategies enhance a student’s understanding of a play or story
- Model reenacting key play elements, such as characters and setting for students
- Prepare students to attend and respond to a shared arts experience
- Integrate arts strategies into other content areas, such as science, math, and social studies
- Direct students in theater strategies
- Identify how the Tools of the Actor can support curriculum standards
Course Category
IACET
Recommended for
- PK-5 Educators
Training Hours
Why It Matters
These participatory strategies have yielded proven results in students’ academic achievement and social-emotional growth and will foster student engagement and extend learning across content areas.
| Activities: | Type |
|---|---|
Lessons | Empty |
Doctor De Soto Pre-Course Survey | Survey |
Lesson 1: Before the Show | Lesson |
Lesson 2: Tools of the Actor | Lesson |
Lesson 3: Statues | Lesson |
Lesson 4: Pantomime | Lesson |
Lesson 5: Exploding Atom | Lesson |
Lesson 6: Tableau | Lesson |
Arts Integration for Literacy: Doctor De Soto End of Course Assessment | Assessment |
Estimated Learning Time:
The following credits are available upon completion of these activities.
