Arts Learning
ACHF Arts Education
Students in Special Education will advance towards individual goals by participating in arts and mindfulness residencies. Special Education staff will identify the social and learning goals for each student. Project team will assess progress towards goals through observation, interviews, and embedded evaluation. 2: In residencies, K-2 students will work towards selected Minnesota arts (theater, music) and National Health Science standards (mental health). Project team will compile digital portfolios of K-2 student work, scoring it on a rubric against a checklist of Minnesota Arts (Theater, Music), National Health Education standards (Mental Health) in alignment with Mayo curriculum.
Z Puppets provided Moreland’s first arts residency for two special education classes, aligning with students’ goals for improving social skills. Evaluator Cheryl Kessler conducted interviews with teachers and videotaped classroom sessions to analyze the impact of Z Puppets' residency. Additionally, the artists shared their observations of students' engagement and participation after each session to make adjustments in daily curriculum. The artists responded to the teachers' feedback throughout the residency to make adaptations to improve the alignment with students' goals. 2: K-2 students learned fundamental skills in theater, puppetry and music to identify and express emotions relating to stress and calm. Over the course of Z Puppets' multi-year arts and mindfulness residencies at Moreland, evaluator Cheryl Kessler has developed and piloted a rubric against a checklist of arts and health education standards. Working with the artists and teachers, Kessler inventories the arts learning experiences in Z Puppets' curriculum to identify how the residency fulfills these academic goals. Kessler video documents MMP sessions to provide examples of the impact on Moreland students and teachers.
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