Infusing Aesthetics Across the Curriculum

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Description: Teachers enliven curriculum by cultivating students’ aesthetic sensibilities across all disciplines. Historically, the field of Aesthetics has been concerned with notions of beauty, ugliness, contemplation, criticism, and elegance among others. Within Curriculum Studies, developing aesthetic awareness also involves engaging all of the senses in the teaching and learning process, approaching curriculum as embodied and holistic, stimulating imagination, and fostering enthusiasm for learning. Historical development of the field of aesthetics and its impact.