Marisol Cunnington|Andrea Kantrowitz|Susanne Harnett|Aline Hill-Ries
Cultivating Common Ground: Integrating standards-based visual arts, math and literacy in high-poverty urban classrooms
framing student success connecting rigorous visual arts math literacy learning experimental demonstration project designed develop test instructional program integrating highquality standardsbased instruction visual arts math literacy developed implemented artsineducation organization studio school studio partnership new york city department education framing student success curriculum designed experienced professional artist instructors collaborating schoolbased visual arts math literacy specialists classroom teachers framing student success curriculum units designed make explicit connections subjects visual arts ela math maintaining integrity depth rigor instruction subject areas students receiving artsintegrated instruction twelve sixweek units classroom teachers arts specialists receiving embedded professional development regular crosssite professional development also provided teachers specialists school administratorsas randomized control trial study threeyear framing student success study provides robust evidence potential impacts interdisciplinary artsintegrated curriculum students growing poverty mixedmethod study assessed effects staff professional development standardsbased artsintegrated instruction three urban highpoverty elementary schools results indicate rigorous interdisciplinary instruction links visual arts literacy math skills supports cognitive skill development increase students literacy math learning nurturing art making skills enhancing ability meaningfully reflect work peers qualitative findings suggest interdisciplinary educator collaborations critical project success highlight projects successful engagement lowerperforming students students disabilities survey focus group results suggest training build capacities teachers arts specialists administrators implement interdisciplinary curriculum providing educators additional tools teach engaging common core aligned lessons addressing academic cognitive competencies