Chapter 5: The Eye of the Dragon

What is the relationship between points of entry into a study and engagement?

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• At MH, the whole school investigates a subject in depth. Theme “Long Ago & Far Away” explores Ancient China. #YearatMH
• How students at MH learn about ancient China: music, kite-making, proverbs, cooking, and a dragon procession. #YearatMH
• Schoolwide, multi-disciplinary study of ancient China culminates in a public celebration, builds connections. #YearatMH
• “Can you show me the evidence? Let’s do some research.” Teacher to student in Ch 5 of #YearatMH
• Teachers at Mission Hill not only teach, but learn alongside students on a daily basis. #YearatMH

Complementary Resources for Chapter 5

WATCH

• This is what community building through art looks like
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• This is Why Arts Education Matters
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• Kenneth: Differentiating Instruction http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIdqANyrf2k
• Carla: Rising to the Challenge http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRhEizsoITU
• Hip-Hop Genius: Remixing High School Education
• High School for the Recording Arts Student Profiles
• Integrate the Arts, Deepen the Learning (Edutopia)
• Music and Dance Drive Academic Achievement (Edutopia)
• Using "Positive Teacher Language" to Reinforce Learning as Students Work with Paint (NEFC/Responsive Classroom)
• Jeanne's MHS Ancient China Curriculum Slide Show (Mission Hill Schoot)

READ

• Stories of Transformation: Blue (School) Skies Ahead (Sam Chaltain)
• Student-Created Murals Inspiring Political Harmony in Puerto Rico (IDEA Blog)
• Why Arts Education Matters to Children (Americans for the Arts)
• Bigger Than 'Hot Cheetos and Takis'- Why Arts Education Matters (Ebony)
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• Lynda Resnick: Why Art Education Matters (Huffington Post)
• The Importance of Music Education in Schools (CNN)
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• Innovative High School Curriculum (Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center)
• The Social and Emotional Benefits of Being Weirdly Creative (Edutopia)
• All Students are Artists (Mission Hill)
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• How Empathy and the Arts are Changing Worlds in Chicago Schools (Ashoka's Start Empathy Initiative)
• What Do Insects Do All Day? (NEFC/Responsive Classroom)
• Lively Learning: Using the Arts to Teach the K-8 Curriculum (NEFC/Responsive Classroom)
• A Year at Mission Hill: Communities of Diversity and Unity (Ashoka's Start Empathy Initiative)
• A Year at Mission Hill: Reclaiming Out Imagination (Ashoka's Start Empathy Initiative)

LISTEN

• Liz Lerman: Discovering the Intersection of Art & Real Life
• A “Mad Hot” Approach to Arts Education

DO

• Learn how to conduct a Socratic Seminar
• Join the Cause “Keep the Arts in Public Schools”
• Incorporate Arts into Your Child’s Life in These 10 Ways
• Write a Letter to Decision-Makers About Supporting Arts Education
• Download some of the free activities and lesson plans (Institute for Humane Education)
• Lesson Plans and Resources for Arts Integration (Edutopia)
• Assistive Technology Makes a Difference for Lukas Bratcher (Edutopia)
• Arts Education: A Right and Necessity (Edutopia)
• Ask and You Shall Receive: 5 Creative Questions to Help You Understand Your Child
• Use Guided Discovery to Stimulate Creative Thinking and Generate Excitement About Learning (NEFC/Responsive Classroom)