Arts and Humanities Survey Results

The Arts and Humanities Committee conducted a survey of Drakes Creek Middle School Classroom teachers. We wanted to document that teachers collaborate in the area of Arts and Humanities. Here are some of our results:

1. How do you implement Dance Core content in your classroom activities?
Answers =
*word problems (Math Teacher),
*dance vocabulary (Math Teacher),
*Dance is explored as a part of cultures when studying art from Africa, Mexico and Native Americans. Often it ties in with the study of Masks and Ceremonies (Art Teacher),
* I teach Dance for an entire week and sometimes we use the Wii game system and play the game "Just Dance"(PE Teacher)

2. Explain a creative way that you use drama in your core curriculum.
*Students can perform skits that illustrate the content being covered (Special Ed. Teacher)
*word problems (Math Teacher)
*Students created a PSA on Earthquakes and Tornadoes in which they used their drama skills to create a skit and then perform and record it with a flipcam. (Science Teacher)
* To tell the story of an artist's life (Art Teacher)
*Students often get to write skits and dialogue and act out mini historical dramas (Social Studies Teacher)
*Students are given the opportunity to complete a task rotation using their particular learning style. They can create a play, poem, parody, or other drama into their independent projects. (Reading Teacher)
*I sometimes use drama to act out scenarios (Special Ed. Teacher)
*We act out literature scenes (Special Education Teacher)
*Raps or Songs for calendar craze activities (Science Teachers)
*Students acted out a work scenario to figure estimate tax. (Math Teacher)

3. How often do you incorporate drama performance into your curriculum?
*6 teachers reported Yearly - Students act out readers theatre, PSA on Earthquakes and Tornadoes
*6 teachers reported Quarterly - calendar crazes
*3 teachers reported that they never incorporate drama

4. Do you require students to respond to dance and drama?

5. How well do you think the students in your team understand the standards that relate to dance and drama?

6. In what ways are you using art in your assignments?

7. In what ways do you use music in your assignments/classroom presentations?

8. Will this survey influence your future lesson planning?
Five Teachers reported "No"
Eight Teachers reported "Yes"