Gain a better understanding of why and how to use the arts to reach and engage students beyond traditional arts courses! This teacher-friendly resource for integrating the arts into curriculum provides practical, arts-based strategies for teaching mathematics content. Overview information and model lessons are provided for each strategy and ideas are provided for grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. The strategies for arts integration addressed in the book allow teachers to make math integration and instruction come alive. Teachers will gain a clear understanding of the arts influence in making content-area instruction meaningful and relevant for all students to best meet their needs.
Linda Dacey, Ed.D., is Professor Emeritus at Lesley University, where she taught courses in mathematics and education. A former K–12 educator, Dr. Dacey’s work with preservice and inservice teachers helped them develop their content knowledge and their teaching practices. She is a local and national leader in mathematics education and has authored numerous books and resources for teachers.
Lisa Donovan, Ph.D., is a professor in the Fine and Performing Arts Department at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Previously, she served as Lesley University’s Director of the Creative Arts in Learning Division. Dr. Donovan has published widely and presented across the country and internationally on arts integration, rural arts education, and arts integration assessment. She is the 2021 Recipient of the Massachusetts Arts|Learning Irene Buck Service to Arts Education Award.