Teacher feedback on the teacher-artist-scientist network 2022-2023
The summer training was a lot of fun and really energized me for the year.
Loved the summer training. It was a great introduction to the program.’
I found the summer training day incredibly beneficial and gave me great resources and tools to incorporate for our year. This part of [the] program was amazing I really enjoyed the summer training day, and having an opportunity to meet with the students, leaders and other teachers participating in the program.
I really liked brainstorming ideas with the CU Arts Lab participants and coming up with plans for the first grade arts integration exhibition days in the Winter and Spring. The kids absolutely loved getting to know and work with the CU students
My students loved getting to know the CU students
Love the classroom visits
I had two students from CU who came to help me with the final project and the kids loved it and they said it was going to be something they will never forget.
My students still know how the puffer fish defends itself due to the song we wrote [together], and the actions the CU team and my students came up with together. My students asked when the CU team was coming back, and often commented on how much they liked working with them (freeze game, obstacle course, small group time). Today, after our arts exhibition, a parent commented on how much she enjoyed it.
CU student feedback on the teacher-artist-scientist network 2022-2023
I thought it was a great opportunity to work with other undergrad and grad students and gain experience sharing my knowledge and experience with elementary school students.
Working across disciplines and year groups/degree groups is ingrained into the foundations of the small and large groups. I got to make a direct contribution to the classroom both in lesson planning and in school visits, which students very much enjoyed and learned from (as per feedback from the teacher I worked with)! The overall experience has been very fulfilling
The current group was a nice mix of students in different disciplines and years. I enjoyed working with the other disciplines as they offered a different opinion and knowledge set than myself.
I really liked working with our teacher and connecting with the students in the classroom.
As a CU student, I participated in local outreach in a professional setting that provided ample experience in building community
I felt more connected to students in PhD programs and gained insight into the professional side of teaching while making an impact on elementary school students in the community through a visit.
This was an opportunity to work with kids and also get a taste of my first volunteer work in my graduate education which I was very excited to get involved with and benefit from meeting new people in my new home.
I signed up for this program because of it's overall goal to work towards helping teachers incorporate more arts and science in the classroom. In addition, as a future educator, I feel that this program is super beneficial, and as it grows it will hopefully influence more schools and teachers to try and keep the art and sciences programs.
I signed up for the program because I love working with kids. I also wanted to learn more about how to incorporate arts/dance into common core subjects.
Feedback from Boulder Valley School District on curriculum development
The lessons created by the Elementary Arts Lab group are innovative and creative ways for kids to explore rigorous science concepts in the way kids do it best: with their whole bodies and minds. I can’t wait to see how our fourth grade teachers use these enriching resources this year.
Feedback from teachers on our collaboration at Uni Hill Elementary
We’ve had such neat conversations. The kids aren’t just learning science, they are thinking like scientists.
This has been amazing. The kids have loved it.
Developing curriculum together has been an inspiring experience. I’ve loved getting my brain challenged in a different way.
Feedback from kids on our collaboration at Uni Hill Elementary
I learned a lot of stuff
We can understand better with a dance
[Art, dance and music are an important part of science] because you need to make models of things
It was fun and I learned a lot of fun facts
Me gustaria aprender mas sobre las ciencias
[Art, dance and music are an important] because they can represent things in science
[Science is an important part of art, dance and music] as it can inspire you
Es divertido
We did fun activites and learned amazing facts
I did not know science and art needed eachother
[The scientists and dancers] has cool things and did cool things
