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to the home of Potsdam Literacy/Arts, a collaborative project focused on arts-literacy connections and teaching resources, designed & developed by students in EDLS 307, "Literacy in the Arts Disciplines" (a required NYS literacy methods course for pre-service music, theater, and studio/visual arts educators)



This site will be the central location for storing resources and sharing ideas about expansive, enriching ways to enhance literacy within arts education, and to honor and enhance aesthetic development in literacy education.

__This site includes (click below, or use navigation bar to the right to locate specific resources)__:

**1)** **Lists of music & arts classroom blogs**

**2) Reviews of high-quality children's literature that can be used in arts instruction. We have a fabulous collection of children's literature in Crane and Crumb. We need students who are experts in their arts fields to think carefully about how to make extensive use of this collection. With our Wiki, we have started to develop an ongoing dialogue about these resources.**

**3) Websites, videos, and audio recordings that stretch your thinking about creativity and arts education.**

**4) Integrative lessons created by undergraduate fine arts, music, and theater education students at SUNY Potsdam. Lessons highlight children's/young adult literature useful for arts instruction. They also link arts-focused instruction with literacy teaching/learning goals & strategies. Finally, they feature cloud-based Web 2.0 tools that can deepen student engagement & learning, from the arts to literacy and beyond!**

**How to Edit a Page** Visit here for instructions about Wiki page editing. Keep digging if you run into a formatting problem -- the answers typically can be easily found through a simple search. Email Dr. Marta Albert, Dept of Literacy Education, with any questions or issues.

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