It details the coaching model as a non-hierarchical relationship, but one whereby both partners learn from each other. The paper gives examples of classroom practice including the teachers' use of arts as an assessment tool. This story, which describes an incredible struggle between a teacher and an artist, surprisingly results in profound learning on the part of the teacher and noticeable positive changes in her instructional practice. The teacher develops personally I the area of arts appreciation both in her reflections and in her awareness of her students' knowledge of the arts. Case study focusing on the professional and personal development of one teacher as she comes to uncover an artistic identity for herself.
Paper has examples from grades one through five.
Learning about weather vocabulary through drama. Learning about the water cycle through movement and music. Learning about adaptation through drawing. Learning about animals and their environments through origami and story telling. Examples show the power of the arts as a teaching strategy for a variety of scientific content.