Reflection #14

This semester in arts I have truly learned so much. Through my classes before this class I had always just heard teachers say that there was no time really to integrate the arts into a classroom. I am glad through this class that I have learned ways to be able to integrate arts into my classroom with different subjects and lessons. I think that is the main thing that I am so excited about learning. I am so thrilled that there are ways to integrate arts into my classroom to enhance the learning of my students. Through reading the text book, attending class weekly, and even trying techniques in field I have learned that integrating arts into lesson plans really does help the comprehension of the children. I never got to experience a lot with art growing up in elementary school, and I am not going to lie when I say that arts have always kind of scared me. I can honestly say that before this class and learning ways to integrate different art forms into the classroom I probably never would have done it in my classroom. We have learned so many fun, easy ways in this class to make art forms available to our future students. I know that from seeing and applying these techniques that I will definitely integrate arts into my classroom as much as possible. When I first started this class I had no idea how important art was to integrate into the classroom. I had no idea that it could have lasting affects on the students. I wish that in elementary school I could have had the chance to experience more art integration. This class truly has made me be more comfortable with all the arts forms including visual arts, drama, music, and dance. Before this class I would have not had any clue on how to integrate arts into my classroom, and I probably would have been like a lot of teachers out there now days that say there is no time. I truly have learned that there is time, and there is a way to integrate art, dance, drama, and music into lesson plans that may or may not have anything to do with art. Art integration is so important, and I know that as a future teacher I WILL Integrate it as much as I possibly can into my classroom.