Includes bibliographical references and index.

Arts integration : what is it and why do it? -- Getting started with arts integration : finding the elegant fit -- Arts integration snapshot. School is cool : integrated arts programs and the high-risk child / by Deb Diehl ; Art is not a reward : pitfalls and promises of arts integration / by Andre LeMoine -- Moving through the curriculum : doing the work in arts integration -- Beyond the unit : assessment and the learning cycle -- Science and art : lessons from Leonardo da Vinci? / by Diane Deckert -- Arts integration snapshot. Telpochcalli School : Mexican culture at the heart of curriculum ; Recognizing culture as curriculum : Orozco School presents student artwork in a digital age / by Connie Amon -- You don't have to do it alone : initiating and sustaining collaboration -- Appendix A. Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education funders -- Appendix B. Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education overviews -- Appendix C. Sample planning forms for arts integration -- Appendix D. Sample unit plans for arts integration -- Appendix E. Assessing arts integration by looking at what students know and are able to do -- Appendix F. CAPE checklists : strategies for effective arts integration -- Appendix G. Scope and sequence sample : Orozco School -- Appendix H. Three approaches to evaluating and interpreting progress/success with your partnership -- Appendix I. Key questions for partnerships -- Appendix J. Contributors : all who were interviewed, submitted writing, photographs, units, and lesson plans -- Appendix K. Resources, web sites, and materials -- Appendix L. State arts agency directory.