Artist Statement
I am passionate about the effect that integrating the arts has on teaching and learning! As a former world languages teacher, I saw how AI would motivate and engage students. Later as an instructional coach, mentor teacher and school improvement coordinator, I realized that arts integration is a premier best practice in teaching. I believe every teacher should have arts integration training and a teaching artist in the classroom is the best arts integration training available.
Artist Bio
Pat is the arts integration specialist for Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Maryland. She was the specialist at Bates Middle School, a model arts integration school featured on Edutopia.com’s Schools That Work. She has presented at national education conferences including College Board Forum on teaching with arts integration strategies and engaging students with Artful Thinking. She holds the Arts Integration post-baccalaureate certificate from Towson University and is an adjunct professor for Towson, teaching the Teaching Thinking through Art and Capstone courses. Pat conducts professional development in Arts Integration for school districts nationally and has written an AI blog for Educationcloset.com.
Program Description
As an arts integration specialist, I provide extensive professional development in Arts Integration to teachers, schools and departments, collaborate and plan with grade level teachers, team teach and model strategies in the classroom, coordinate bi annual half day conferences and one intensive week long institute for Arts Integration, provide resources on Blackboard as well as on our website, and participate in writing arts integration lessons and opportunities for the county curriculum. I also do consulting and presentations nationally for school systems and major educational conferences.
Quotes
Learning through an art makes me remember things
Your pioneering work in this field, has inspired many and I am one of those you have touched.
What a fabulous PD you presented on Friday! It was a wonderful way to end a week. I learned so much that we can share with our teachers.
Video Link: https://www.edutopia.org/stw-arts-integration-video