1. Dancing at My Desk: Utilizing Dance in Integrated Arts Curriculum for the Classroom Caeli Koizumi Mentor: Professor Kristen Smiarowski

2. What is “Integrated Arts”?

3. Where are we headed? What would result from teaching all subjects using dance-based, integrated arts curriculum? How would students’ learning in this method differ from what they learn from standard teaching methods?

4. How do we get there? A 4-week long summer education camp All subjects are taught using dance- based integrated arts lesson plans, addressing Common Core and VAPA Standards Culminating Event: Performance of what we have learned Assessment of students’ understanding of curriculum Final comparative paper

5. References Becker, Kelly Mancini. "Dancing through the School Day: How Dance Catapults Learning in Elementary Education.” Journal Of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance 84, no. 3 (January 1, 2013): 6-8. ERIC, EBSCOhost(accessed October 9, 2015). “Creative Drawing: Clare’s Ocean”. Illustration by Caeli Koizumi and Clare Sitzer. 16 Nov 2015. Forms of Matter. Digital image. Easy Science for Kids, n.d. Web.

6. References Gilbert, Anne Green. Creative Dance for All Ages: A Conceptual Approach. Reston, Va.: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1992. "Hop Jump" Cover Illustration. Digital image. Http:// campfitplay.com/pe-book-hop-jump/. N.p., 7 May 2012. Web. K-6 Visual and Performing Arts Curriculum Guide: Examples of Integrated Lessons. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Office of Education, 2015. Accessed October 23, 2015.