Part I. The Role of Dance in Education
Chapter 1. Introduction to Dance Integration
Rethinking Education
What Is Dance Integration?
Dance and Academic Achievement
Other Benefits of Dance Integration
Summary
References
Chapter 2. Teaching Dance Integration: Finding Relationships
Foundations: Dance, Mathematics, and Science
Organization of Dance Integration Activities
Making New Connections: Designing Your Own Integrated Lessons
Evidence of Learning
Summary
References
Chapter 3. Pedagogy: Enlivening the Classroom
Transforming the Classroom Into the Dance Studio
Transitioning to the Dance Class
Teaching Tools
Dance Making and Choreography
Sharing With Parents
Adapting for Special Populations
Summary
References
Part II. Dance and Mathematics Learning Activities
Chapter 4. Counting and Cardinality
Counting
Whole Numbers, More, and Less
Ordinal Numbers
Chapter 5. Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication and Division
Chapter 6. Numbers and Operations
Place Value
Fractions
Chapter 7. Measurement and Data
Pennies, Nickels, and Dimes
Time
Measurement
Perimeter and Area
Bar Graphs
Chapter 8. Geometry
Two-Dimensional Shapes
Three-Dimensional Shapes
Symmetry and Asymmetry
Angles and Lines
Part III. Dance and Science Learning Activities
Chapter 9. Physical Science
Magnets
Balance and Force
Atoms and Molecules
States of Water
Chapter 10. Life Science
Vertebrate Classification
Butterfly Life Cycle
Frog Life Cycle
Plant Life Cycle
Five Senses
Bones
Chapter 11. Earth and Space Sciences
Weather
Constellations
Moon Phases
Water Cycle
Erosion and Weathering
Igneous, Sedimentary, and Metamorphic Rocks
Chapter 12. Investigation, Experimentation, and Technology
Investigation, Experimentation, and Problem Solving
Dance Viewing Through Technology
Dance and Photography
Karen Kaufmann, MA, is a professor of dance and the head of the dance program at
the University of Montana. With more than 35 years in dance education, she has published journal articles and a text for classroom teachers; spearheaded a model program that laid the groundwork for this book; and prepared dance teachers, classroom teachers, and future teachers to use dance and creative movement in their classrooms.
Kaufmann directs the CoMotion Dance Project, which promotes dance in K-12 classrooms, tours school performances, offers professional development for classroom teachers, and establishes service learning opportunities. She is also director of the Creative Pulse, a summer graduate program for teachers in the arts and education.
Kaufmann has received numerous awards over the years, including the Artist Innovation Award from the Montana Arts Council, the Distinguished Faculty Award from the University of Montana, and the Artist/Scholar Award from the National Dance Association. Kaufmann serves as a fire lookout in the mountains of Idaho. She also enjoys whitewater canoeing and backcountry skiing.
Jordan Dehline, BFA, is a dance teaching artist for the CoMotion Dance Project and an adjunct instructor at the School of Theatre and Dance at the University of Montana. She has been teaching dance integrated into elementary school curriculums since 2008. Dehline has taught numerous current and future classroom and dance teachers and collaborated with dozens of classroom teachers to identify learning targets in mathematics and science. She has also created hundreds of dance integration lessons connecting to mathematics, science, social studies, and language arts. Dehline is a professional dancer with Bare Bait Dance and is a member of the National Dance Education Organization. In addition to dance integration, Dehline teaches ballet and modern dance.
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