Making Meaning Many Ways: An Exploratory Look at Integrating the Arts with Classroom Curriculum

Abstract

The various ways my students make sense of their worlds both in and out of school has always fascinated me, but l owe a special debt of gratitude to Natalie, whose incessant doodling ultimately drove me to explore the contribution of art to regular classroom curriculum. While I initially considered her drawings a distraction, I soon realized that they helped her relate to what we were investigating in class. Through her pictures, Natalie showed methat art washer pathwayto learning.