Kelsey Brannon - Visual pedagogy project for M333 "Art Experiences for Elementary Generalists", Spring 2012 at Indiana University Bloomington. Instructor Hallie DeCatherine Jones.

1. Art Integration in Math
KELSEY BRANNON
04/10/12
EDUC M333

2. Importance of Art Integration
 More engaging
 Allows students to be creative
 Makes the topic visual, which can be clearer to
students

3. Art can be adapted to any subject area (math, science,
social studies, reading)

4. Arts Integration and Test Scores
 Studies have shown that teachers who use art
integration in certain subject areas have improved
test scores (Ingram, 2003)
SUBJECT/GRADE IMPROVEMENT (points per
unit)
Reading/3rd Grade 1.02 points
Math/3rd Grade 1.08 points
Reading/4th Grade 1.32 points
Math/5th Grade .77 points

5. How to Use Art Integration?
 More integration in one subject than less integration
in multiple subjects (Ingram, 2003)

6. Importance of Art Integration in Math
 Researchers have found many congruencies with
math and the arts (Bickley-Green, 1995)
 Recognizing congruencies leads to more effective
instruction (Bickley-Green, 1995)

7. Lesson Plan: Reflections, Translations, and Rotations

8. Finished Product

9. Connection to M333
 Eisner Article
 Media Exploration and Integrated Activity
IMAGE Likeness – Resemblance – Similitude
GRAPHIC OPTICAL PERCEPTUAL MENTAL VERBAL
Pictures Mirrors Sense Data Dreams Metaphors
Statues Projections “Species” Memories Descriptions
Designs Appearances Ideas Poetic
Symbols Fantasmata
Signs Traces

10. CONTENT IMAGES INTEGRATION
SCIENCE GRAPHIC MEDIA & PROCESS
Life Pictures
Earth Painting
Statues Sculpture
Physical
Technology Designs
Symbols
Printmaking
MATH Signs Drawing
Geometry OPTICAL Collage
Numbers Mirrors Digital Media (design, animation,
Measurement
Projections video)
ENGLISH PERCEPTUAL Photography
Comprehension Sense Data Kinesthetic
Vocabulary “Species”
Writing Appearances
Sound
Communication MENTAL MATERIALS
Dreams *Infinite Possibilities
SOCIAL STUDIES
History Memories
Government Ideas Paper (various types) Tempera Paint
Physics Fantasmata Colored Pencils Acrylic
Geography Traces Crayons Ink
Economics VERBAL
Markers Objects
Metaphors (found/recycle
Descriptions Glue
Scissors d)
Poetic
Pencils Wire
Pastels Wood
Watercolor Fabric
Computers

11. As a Future Teacher...
 Art is very important for my students
 My goal: to utilize the various arts in my classroom
through art integrated lessons

12. Text Resources
 Bickley-Green, C.A. (1995). Math and art curriculum
integration: A post-modern foundation. Studies in Art
Education 37(1), 9-18.
 Brewer, Z. (2010). Math art: Hands-on math activities for
grades 2, 3, and 4.
 Ingram, D. (2003). What does art integration do for
students? Retrieved March 29, 2012, from the Center
for Applied Research and Education Improvement at the
University of Minnesota website:
http://www.cehd.umn.edu/carei/Reports/AA
A/docs/DoforStudents.pdf
 Rabkin, N., & Redmond, R. (2004). Putting the arts in the
picture. Chicago: Columbia College Chicago.

13. Visual Resources
 http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRS5Rv21FdnAFLfgyZnCUxnjVsMfMU
mALje0MVLW7l5Oex6h51Y (Flower)
 http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQkp0Xmu2-
BIbPbgDVMNuAb5gs8RfaB3lTSumevA7pFph_az1Vz (Music, Easel)
 http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR78yCCNfl4amTjzACa4Luexmmxc57
G5Snu5laI7__IMpRdOVZF (Math Arts)
 http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSdYTo7JFAa90a_4rWrIFQi1Uq8BYhy
kPDEJJpSquoMY-tueQdG (Globe)
 http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRchHcnGf4JeYDalzVGvVUC522YcKc
C8Wy0wj4MMb-VzUsFJLkF (Book)
 http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQgHg7kGcA9yrj3LoE99UGCTESddLz
vplQhTYjPo9Q8zVapuS4Z (Paint brush)
 http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcREOIAGY27LOwTWqVTSbVcIznsKW
_yZki3-0wZSPlqfwpQpYmVI (Geometry in Art)
 http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTSjJddm6L3VgOdq9dK6y8-
m2rqNJUejU6Gwi06z4D_l8H4uWHtYw (Number in Art)
 Image Tree and Content-Image-Integration Chart borrowed from Hallie Jones of
Indiana University