The students have been so engaged and have so many amazing ideas. They have been collaborating together and are truly helping each other develop their characters.
Arts Link: advancing the arts integration model
Arts Link: where arts integration fuels academic excellence and fosters creativity
The Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership (PAEP), southeastern Pennsylvania’s regional resource for arts in education programming, is pleased to present the Arts Link Online Training and Resource website designed as an arts integration resource for educators, teaching artists, parents, school administrators, university pre-service students, arts administrators, and education policymakers. The development of the site marks the culmination of PAEP’s four-year U.S. Department of Education Assistance for Arts Education Development and Dissemination Program grant through the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, (2018-2022). As one of 22 national grantees, PAEP has designed a research-based model to improve student academic achievement and prosocial behaviors while enhancing teacher effectiveness.
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What the educators have to say
Kelly Cook
3rd Grade Teacher at Drums Elementary/Middle School
Excitement for learning is evident and communicated to administration when parents or students come to pick up materials or when we stop by the houses. Heart of the Hawk goes out to all for always improving student achievement.
Jocelyn Podlesney
Former Principal at Heights Terrace Elementary/Middle School
In the Arts Link classes there was] definitely more student engagement. More students were willing to share their thoughts about the projects and artwork.
Angela Alfieri
2nd Grade Teacher at West Hazleton Elementary/Middle School
Who is Arts Link?
Pearl Schaeffer
Dr. Catherine Richmond-Cullen
Dr. Evan A. Leach
Megan Lafferty
Sara Kattler-Gold
Get to know ARTS LINK
Teachers & Artists
The Arts Link arts integration program explores ways in which English Language Arts and mathematics concepts and skills can be taught through a creative, arts-making lens.
Components of the program include:
Professional Development for teachers and teaching artists, Arts Integrated Lessons for students, and Program and Student Evaluation including data collection and analysis and other resources. PAEP’s program model is a research-based methodology designed to improve student achievement and enhance teacher effectiveness by exploring the explicit connections between the arts and academic disciplines.
All lesson plans and professional development modules included in this website were delivered virtually through Microsoft Teams and Zoom meetings during the pandemic. A model for teaching online that aligns with brain-based instructional methodologies was developed specifically to be used by the teachers and artists.
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