ArtsVan in local Schools: Arts Integration Mentorship (AIM)
The ArtFusion Art Integration Mentors (AIM) program, in collaboration with Allied Arts of
Yakima, Gallery One (Ellensburg), and ESD 105, will provide regional classroom teachers with
a new kind of art integration experience. AIM will engage classroom teachers in the arts by
providing hands-on art experiences that teach them basic art elements and principles.
Teachers will team up with a regional art mentor who will assist the teacher in implementing an
integrated art lesson to their students. Teachers will demonstrate an understanding of the basic
art elements, which will allow them to instruct students on those skills through integrated arts
instruction.
Goal
Recognizing that students learn best when instruction is provided in a variety of ways,
classroom teachers will receive training in the basic elements of art, art integration strategies
and arts assessments in order to provide students with authentic integrated arts experiences
that support their existing curriculum.