Art Integration

Fractions and Music Production at UAI

14 Dec 2011, 10:34 AM by keith, High School

At The Urban Assembly Institute of Math & Science for Young Women (UAI) in Brooklyn, 11th graders have been working with teaching artist Jules Gimbrone on digital music projects that integrate into their math curriculum.  Working alongside teacher Mr. Mike, the girls have been exploring using Garage Band to create original compositions that connect to various math concepts.  Their first project focused on students creating musical word problems, and now students have moved on to creating individual compositions that use beats and measures in relation to fractions.  Using the grid system in Garage Band, the girls are making musical patterns that fulfill specific criteria.  Their short individual pieces will be sequenced into longer compositions, and then students will create physical movements to accompany their parts.

"Since we need to create a new beat, I’m starting with a steady bass.  I’m figuring out what instruments to use and make the sounds match up with the metronome.  In another project, we made lyrics that related to math.  It was challenging to not just write about anything, but to make it about fractions.  The project is cool, but it’s challenging, which is good for us.  I would rather do math this way than just sit in class and write.” – Kenya, 11th grade

 “I like that if you don’t like something, you can work on it and make it into something different.  I want my track to have a little beat and then soothing sounds to go with it.  This is a good way to learn about math because it give you a different view on things.” – Regine, 11th grade

 

A few weeks ago students from PS 20’s 3rd grade Urban Arts Dance integration shared the work they’ve done in dance and social studies at Dixon Place Theater. The students had the opportunity to visit a ballet the week before, this time they were onstage in a professional theater!

A few weeks ago students from PS 20’s 3rd grade Urban Arts Dance integration shared the work they’ve done in dance and social studies at Dixon Place Theater. The students had the opportunity to visit a ballet the week before, this time they were onstage in a professional theater!

Students warm up for the performance with Ms. Seabreeze:

This was their project description: We will explore their place in the world through dance and its many significant uses in cultures around the world. Our class will understand and become aware of their bodies, how to explore various types of movements, and how to use this information to tell a story of the culture and/or location being explored.

3rd graders watch a movie of their rehearsals and interviews:

Here’s what teaching artist Michelle Seabreeze had to say: “It was an amazing experience, for myself, as well as the students. The students had a wonderfully professional experience performing in the space, as a result of the use of the entire space as well as a special treat watching themselves projected on the large screen. The teachers and parents were extremely impressed!”

Thanks to Fabian for the photos... and to Dixon Place for letting us use your space!

This year at Manhattan Acadmy of Arts & Language (MAAL), teaching artist Elise Rasmussen has been collaborating with Ms. Delgado in two Global History classes.  Throughout the year, students will be creating arts-based projects that use photography and visual arts to showcase their understanding of various historical concepts and eras from the curriculum.

In the Global History 3 class, students have been studying political revolutions from around the world to better understand the roots of revolution and how revolutions affect the lives of the people.  They worked in groups to create propaganda posters each related to a specific revolution, and then presented them to the class to explain the background, and important events and people involved.  Each poster included a slogan and at least one original photo that the students created to capture the spirit of the revolution.

The Global History 1 class has been exploring religions from around the world, and examining the differences and similarities across religions.  Students created and presented posters to communicate messages of non-discrimination based on religion, each using an original photo devised and shot by the group.  In these images, students experimented with using lighting techniques to help make their intended messages come across even more powerfully.

"We were learning about world cultures and religions and how we can all live together.  It's an important message because some people think that our differences are bad, and they might act weird.  My favorite part was taking the picture.  We're trying to say that we might come from different cultures, but really we're all the same." - Emelly, 9th grade

"My project is about how religions shouldn't make boarders between us.  My favorite part was how our picture uses hands to represent people of different cultures.  In the world, there are so many people, and so many religions." - Freddy, 9th grade

"My poster is about how there are no real differences between our color or religions.  This message is important because we are all equals.  My favorite part was taking our photo, because it shows that we can all be unified and equal." - Manuela, 9th grade

PS 20 Dance Integration

09 Nov 2011, 11:13 AM by kaya, Elementary School

At PS 20, teaching artist Michelle Seabreeze has been working with 3rd grade students and teachers to bring dance into social studies. In their geography unit, students choreographed dances using the compass rose, the map key, continents and oceans. Each of the 4 classes has built a dance they'll be sharing next week at the Dixon Place Theater for classmates and parents.

Here students play a vocabulary game.

Here students make fans for their fan dance from South Korea, which is a country in Asia.

Students practice ballet, which they learned came from the courts of France 500 years ago in the continent of Europe. One student made a great connection; this was the same time Columbus came to North America, another continent on our list!

A class practices their dance about the continents.

Students from The Urban Assembly Institute of Math & Science for Young Women (UAI) recently designed and flew their own kites!  This year, teaching artist Laurie Krupp is collaborating with 10th grade Geometry teacher Mr. Adrian to integrate design and visual arts into the Geometry curriculum. 

Classes designed kites using parallel and perpendicular structures and experimented with various materials to construct their kites so that they would fly as successfully as possible.  To test their finished kites, students recently visited a nearby park to fly them, making adjustments to improve them along the way.  Afterwards, students reflected on how they could improve their kites so that they could fly higher and for longer periods of time.  

'We made kites.  It was a pretty good experience for me to learn how to build it and what materials to use.  The kite helped me with measuring and using a protractor and ruler.  it was helpful.  I didn't imagine that it would fly, but I was running and it flew!  The weather was beautiful for flying.  Thanks to Ms. Laurie for coming to do this with us.  I never did a project like this. I really liked it." - Jannat, 10th grade

"My kite is a basic kite, sort of like an irregular diamond.  It's disappointing that it didn't fly more, but I had fun making it.  I think if there was more wind it would have been better.  I want to make another kite that maybe could fly better next time." - Taenisha-Imani, 10th grade

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