Integrating the Arts: An Approach to Teaching and Learning in Multicultural and Multilingual Settings (3rd Edition) [Paperback]

Merryl Goldberg (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0205433804 | ISBN-13: 978-0205433803 | Publication Date: June 11, 2005 | Edition: 3

This innovative title focuses on learning through as well as learning about the arts. It explores numerous ways in which the arts- visual, literary, and performing-can be integrated across the K-8 curriculum. Arts and Learning, 3/e reflects contemporary theory and practice and promotes ideas and skills that tap children's propensity for creativity and critical thinking. This text provides numerous strategies and examples of learning through classroom activities such as music, dance, and poetry.

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

This innovative book focuses on learning through as well as learning about the arts. It explores numerous ways in which the arts—visual, literary, and performing—can be integrated across the K–8 curriculum. Arts and Learning: An Integrated Approach to Teaching and Learning in Multicultural and Multilingual Settings, Third Edition, reflects contemporary theory and practice and promotes ideas and skills that tap children's propensity for creativity and critical thinking. Merryl Goldberg provides numerous strategies and examples of learning through classroom activities such as music, dance, and poetry.

The third edition includes special attention to inclusive education, with specific references throughout the text to children with special needs and gifted and talented education, as well as additional and updated information on using the arts to teach English Language Learners.

About the Author

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.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 3 edition (June 11, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205433804
• ISBN-13: 978-0205433803
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #433,320 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend this for all educators, February 15, 2009

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Maria Fatima Oliveira (Azores, Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Integrating the Arts: An Approach to Teaching and Learning in Multicultural and Multilingual Settings (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

I bought Merryl Goldberg's "Integrating the Arts" because I wanted to write a story in blog form, about how arts can improve education, and I was not disappointed. Far from it. It confirmed my own experience that arts are a valuable asset in education.

If I had to choose a sentence from the book to define one of the main goals of integrating the arts, it would be from page 34, "What interests me in comparing these three definitions of intellectual development (Duckworth, Gardner, Piaget) and Vygotsky's definition of art is that each thinker emphasizes intelligence as an activity, a creative affair, or an evolving process."

The book shows how it is possible to apply the arts in History, Social Studies, Geography, Science, Math using drama, dance, music, poetry, visual arts, photography, puppetry, quilts. It has more than 20 possible lesson plans, but there are plenty of suggestions in the book that can be applied with a little imagination and initiative, in three different ways (please read editorial note).

The ancient Greeks defended that all children should learn music and sports to provide a good balance between aggressiveness and sensibility. You can deduct from the book that, Merryl Goldberg decided to turn her energies toward education and investigate the role of the arts in teaching and learning, because having grown up in an artistic environment, and being herself an accomplished musician, she is well aware of all the benefits of art. I recommend this book to all educators.

Maria d'Oliveira - musesblues.blogspot.com

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Please don't make your students buy this book!, October 16, 2008

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N. Cali "book buyer" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Integrating the Arts: An Approach to Teaching and Learning in Multicultural and Multilingual Settings (3rd Edition) (Paperback)

I was forced to purchase and read this book for an education course in my master's program. It contains little to no practical applications for real elementary education classrooms. The author rambles at length about the "intrinsic value of art" while giving no concrete lesson ideas (I do, in fact believe in the intrinsic value of art, but I do not need a 250 page diatribe about it). The author seems to think that learning through the arts would solve this nation's problem of disinterested and disengaged learners, yet expresses little knowledge of the reality of teaching and research-based instructional methods! It is yet another an indulgent, preaching book. Don't waste your time.

7 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book and a fantastic lady!, October 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Arts and Learning: An Integrated Approach to Teaching and Learning in Multicultural and Multilingual Settings (Textbook Binding)

Merryl Goldberg is my professor in the Teacher Credential program at CSU San Marcos in California. She has a lot of good ideas for teachers to integrate the arts into standard school curriculum. This is a great book for anyone in the business of education to read.