Interdisciplinary Literacy Unit: Transformation of Italian Folklore through Shadow Theater. Pinocchio, Son of Leonardo, Survivor of Vesuvius: A Strong Body of Research Supports the Common-Sense Assumption that by Teaching Interdisciplinary Curriculum, Concepts become More Relevant to Students

Autor/inn/en	Zwirn, Susan Goetz; Fusco, Esther
Titel	Interdisciplinary Literacy Unit: Transformation of Italian Folklore through Shadow Theater. Pinocchio, Son of Leonardo, Survivor of Vesuvius: A Strong Body of Research Supports the Common-Sense Assumption that by Teaching Interdisciplinary Curriculum, Concepts become More Relevant to Students
Quelle	In: Childhood Education, 85 (2009) 4, S.223 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-4056
Schlagwörter	Multicultural Education; Puppetry; Art Education; Interdisciplinary Approach; Foreign Countries; Art Teachers; Preservice Teachers; Inservice Education; Undergraduate Students; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Education; Literacy; Folk Culture; Reading Achievement; Italy; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Multikulturelle Erziehung; Puppenspiel; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Ausland; Art teacher; Kunsterzieher; Kunsterzieherin; Berufsbegleitende Ausbildung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Leseleistung; Italien
Abstract	In the summer of 2007, the authors had the opportunity to lead a group of Hofstra University students, pre- and inservice, undergraduate and graduate, elementary and art teachers, to Sorrento, Italy, for interdisciplinary courses in both literacy and art education. The culminating project, a shadow theater play and performance, brought together students from both courses. The teachers assumed a dual existence during the course: They learned to think like teachers of the arts and, as proxies for their students, they experienced learning as a student does. Although taught in an inspirational venue, in Sorrento across from Mt. Vesuvius, this interdisciplinary project is easily adaptable to more prosaic settings (say, an elementary school classroom). The art and literacy components of this project highlight many key elements of successful interdisciplinary curriculum development. It makes sense to integrate art, specifically puppetry, and literacy, as knowledge gained in art strengthens the understanding of concepts that are not only related, but also important to literacy. The puppetry project described in this article is a part of an ancient art form called shadow theater. This type of puppetry, which integrates drama, art, music, and movement, offers rich multicultural teaching opportunities. Students are further engaged in their own magical performance of puppets, which come to life as they are illuminated from behind a screen. Folktales conveyed by the mysterious art form of shadow theater tell the history of humankind. (Contains 5 online resources.) (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10