Galef at Roscoe

Different Ways of Knowing

The arts matter. Different Ways of Knowing Arts-in-Learning strategies and tools create multiple pathways for learning and for meeting high expectations, ensure each student access to a standards-based curriculum, and support the development of critical thinking. The impact: igniting imagination and inquiry, increased student motivation and sustained engagement, and measurable student achievement. * Understanding the Different Ways of Knowing distinction of the continuum of natural, creative, and artistic expression and the component skills * Using the arts in service of learning for understanding to * Access and assess prior knowledge * Deepen learning throughout instruction using metaphor and analogy * Represent new knowledge to demonstrate understanding using multiple symbol systems * Using the arts to enhance literacy development

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