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The CEI MERIDIANUSA employs a highly differentiated, arts-integrated pedagogy indicated in the three pillars:
THE VALUE OF ARTS INTEGRATION
The CEI MERIDIANUSA model utilizes an arts-integrated approach in which the arts are used as a way to teach core content. Individuals naturally receive, learn, and understand information and concepts in different ways through their senses (based on Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences and other works). Students who are auditory learners may need to hear something to comprehend it, so those students may respond to teaching content through music, while visual learners, who may need to see something to understand it, may respond to using visual art as a conduit for teaching academics.
TEACHING THROUGH TWO ART MODALITIES
The CEI MERIDIANUSA model utilizes both MUSIC and VISUAL ART to directly teach LITERACY skills. In this way, students are learning the same core content through two art modalities, presenting alternative ways for students to engage with the material and understand the academic concepts being taught.
SIX LEVELS OF DIFFERENTIATION
The CEI MERIDIANUSA model addresses a high level of differentiation to meet the needs of a wide range of students with IEPs. The curriculum developed includes modifications for six learner levels so that all students are challenged at their level and can create the same arts-integrated literacy projects that align with appropriate standards and skills. The CEI MERIDIANUSA curriculum includes six (6) curricular versions of each project that include curriculum maps, lesson plans and worksheets, classroom-implementation slide decks, project resource guides, and project-modeling videos.
The chart below shows the six differentiaed curricular versions for every project in the grades K-2 CEI MERIDIAN Program. Please note that the Early, Intermediate and Advancing versions use modified standards on the Grade K, 1 and 2 levels.
The chart below shows the six differentiaed curricular versions for every project in the grades 6-8 CEI MERIDIAN USA Program. Please note that the Early, Intermediate and Advancing versions use modified standards on the Grade 6, 7 and 8 levels.
The Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) is an educational nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. With a focus on equity and innovation, CEI works directly with school leaders, teachers, students, and families to create high-performing schools in under-resourced communities to help all children succeed. www.the-cei.org
The Center for Educational Innovation (CEI) is an educational nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. With a focus on equity and innovation, CEI works directly with school leaders, teachers, students, and families to create high-performing schools in under-resourced communities to help all children succeed. www.the-cei.org
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