Marcia Daft
Marcia drew from her backgrounds in music, education, and engineering to create Moving Through Math.
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Moving Through Math
Moving Through Math is a PreK-Grade 5 arts integration STEM program that teaches conceptual thinking in mathematics. Students deeply explore grouping, pattern, and structure in math. Then they look for these concepts in music, dance, and drama. This helps students generalize their thinking and leads to deeper understanding.
What is Moving through Math?
The 5 Pillars of Moving Through Math integrate 5 different art forms with the study of mathematics.
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This unique approach to teaching math receives accolades from parents, teachers, school districts, and arts organizations.
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Marcia Daft has worked extensively with arts organizations throughout the United States including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts. She also collaborates with school districts, individual schools, and Head Start programs. Below is a selected client list.
Acadiana Arts Council and Lafayette Public Schools
Lafayette, LA
Alberta Bair Theater & Billings Public Schools
Billings, MT
Arizona State University and Peoria Unified School District
Phoenix, AZ
ARTSblock Performing Arts Foundation
Wasau, WI
Arts Council of Richmond
Richmond, VA
Bethesda Academy of Performing Arts & Imagination Stage
Bethesda, MD
Black Liberated Arts Center and Oklahoma City Public Schools
Oklahoma City, OK
Chautauqua Institution and Jamestown Public Schools
Chautauqua, NY
Choral Arts Society of Washington
Washington, D.C.
Clowes Memorial Hall at Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
D.C. Arts and Humanities Education Collaborative
Washington, D.C.
Doral Charter School Network
Las Vegas, NV
Lied Center for the Arts & Lawrence Public Schools
Lawrence, KA
Fairfax County Head Start
Fairfax, VA
Flint Cultural Center Corporation
Flint, MI
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Burlington, VT
Greater Enid Arts and Humanities Council
Enid, OK
Greenville Center for the Arts & Greenville Public Schools
Greenville, MI
Heartland Educational Consortium
Lake Placid, FL
Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and Juneau School District
Juneau, AK
Kansas City Young Audiences and Liberty Public Schools
Kansas City, MO
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
West Palm Beach, FL
Lied Center at the University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Loudon County Head Start
Leesburg, VA
Lutcher Theater
Orange, TX
Maui Arts and Cultural Center
Maui, HI
Mimbres Region Arts Council & Silver Public Schools
Silver City, NM
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Newark, NJ
North Dakota Arts and Education Alliance
Fargo, ND
Orpheum Theater and Shelby County Schools
Nashville, TN
Peace Center for the Performing Arts & Greenville Public Schools
Greenville, SC
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and Pittsburgh Public Schools
Pittsburgh, PA
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Scottsdale, AZ
Scranton Cultural Center and Williamsport Public Schools
Scranton, PA
Selma Arts Council and Selma Public School
Selma, AL
State Theater
New Brunswick, NJ
The Arts Council, Inc.
Huntsville, AL
The Santa Fe Opera and Albuquerque Public Schools
Santa Fe, NM
Theater IV and Richmond Public Schools
Richmond, VA
Turnaround Arts National Program
HI, ND, IA, DC
University of Findlay and Greater Hancock County Schools
Findlay, OH
United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County
Raleigh, NC
University Musical Society and Ann Arbor Public Schools
Ann Arbor, MI
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Sarasota, FL
Walton Arts Center & Fayetteville Public Schools
Fayetteville, AK
Wayne Center for the Arts
Wooster, OH
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts and Sonoma County Office of Education
Santa Rosa, CA
Wittenberg University and Springfield Public Schools
Springfield, OH
Woodruff Arts Center and Fulton County Schools
Altanta, GA
Young Audiences of Indiana
Indianapolis, IN
Young Audiences of Santa Cruz County
Nogales, AZ
Testimonials
Moving Through Math lessons are so closely related to NCTM Process Standards and CC Math Practices that I am constantly referring to them in all my teaching. Everyone who teaches young children should do her Pattern Foundations lessons. They build such a strong mathematical foundation for number sense. What's even more fantastic is that children love these lessons! They are engaged – it is hands on/body on, and the learning is incredibly powerful. I know I will use these lessons with all my students throughout my teaching career.
1st Grade Teacher, Maui, Hawaii
The information provided in this workshop is totally going to change how I teach mathematics in my classroom. I am especially excited to watch how my students rehearse and perform for each other. I know when my kids construct their own ideas and teach their peers that their learning will be internalized and long lasting.
Early Learning Resource Teacher, Head Start Illinois
The culminating activities of students creating, moving, drawing, writing, solving, and sharing math problems are all strong models of higher-order thinking assignments. These lessons are appropriate for all learning modalities and can be used at all elementary grade levels. I have finally found lessons that truly meet the needs of all of our students.
Intermediate Math Coach, Fayetteville Elementary, Arkansas