1. From the Three Stooges to the Arts in Education Allison True EDUC-210

2. My Mentees  The Three Stooges  Larry  Mo  Curly http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=ii

3. First Impressions  Larry and his bird book  Mo and the never ending thought of the football game  Curly and trying to find one way to sit http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=ii

4. Struggles  Larry  Writing  Mo  Math  Curly  Paying attention http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en &tab=ii

5. Taking Great Strides  Larry  From incomplete to complete sentences  One recess… Three sentences  Mo  Understanding addition and subtraction  Two weeks and great understanding  Curly  Flash card demon  Still can’t sit still http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en& tab=ii

6. Mrs. Crew  Control of class  Thankfulness  First year  How we helped http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=ii

7. Arts in Education aconcordcarpenter.com dreamstime.com dashe.com aboutsculpture.com

8. The Arts & Academics  Music and mathematical achievement  Higher levels of math proficiency  Theatre arts and human development  Gains in variety of development goodsitesforkids.org mediaandcommunity.wordpress.com mathwords.com logosoftwear.com

9. Add table you drew here! Grd 8 AcademicAll StudentsLow SES Students High Art Low Art Earning mostly A’s and B’s in English 79.2% 64.2%64.5% 56.4% Scoring Top 2 Quartiles on Standard Tests 66.8% 42.7%29.5% 24.5% Dropping Out by Grade 10 1.4% 4.8%6.5% 9.4% Bored in School Half or Most of the Time 42.2% 48.9%41% 46% Grd 10 Academic Scoring Top 2 Quartile on Standard Tests: Composit 72.5% 45%41.4% 24.9% History 70.9% 45.1%43.8% 28.4% Reading, Citizenship, Geography 70.9% 46.3%41.6% 28.6% Grd 10 Attitudes Consider Community Service Important to Very 46.6% 33.9%49.2% 40.7% Television on Weekdays: 1 Hour or Less 28.2% 15.1%16.4% 13.3% 3 Hours or More 20.6% 34.9%33.6% 42% http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/champions/pdfs/ChampsReport.pdf

10. Teacher Observation  Abilities thinking creatively and flexibly  Imagining problems from different perspectives  Taking imaginative leaps  Layering thoughts as part of problem solving 40kmaunderings.blogspot.com community.tradeking.com americaexplained.wordpress.com

11. No Child Left Behind  Narrowing of Curriculum  Major impact on the arts  Decline in devoted time to arts  35% decline in significant number of schools  12% of all districts in nation offer no arts instruction  Unintended Negative Consequences promosafety.co.nz fullmoonjacket.com facebook.com

12. Support the Arts!  The children  Their success  Expanding their minds betterparentinginstitute.com babyandkidallergies.com bloggingjunction.com