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Rock Dance: One Standard, Four Seeds
One of my favorite arts integrated lesson is the Rock Dance lesson.
Amanda Koonlaba
Amanda Koonlaba, Ed. S. is an educator and educational consultant with over 12 years of experience teaching both visual art and regular education. Her career has been driven by the power of the arts to reach all learners. She is a published author and frequent speaker/presenter at education conferences. Amanda was named the Elementary Art Teacher of the Year for the state of Mississippi in 2016 and received the Arts Integration Service Award from the Mississippi Whole Schools Initiative (Mississippi Arts Commission) in 2015. She holds an Elementary and Middle Childhood Art certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. As a coach for The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM, Amanda is on a mission to ensure every student in America has access to a high-quality arts-based education. She blogs at partyintheartroom.com.
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SparkChasers Podcast: Evaluating the Creative Process
In today's SparkChasers podcast, we're looking at evaluating the creative process.
Strategies
Advice for Media Students from Actor Jonah Hill
Being an actor and not being able to write is one of the scariest things in the entire world.
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A Book a Day Keeps the Doctor Away?
Can reading fiction actually make us happier, healthier people?
Classroom Management
STEAMy Back to School Inquiry
Try using this STEAM inquiry to explore ideas surrounding color, light reactions, and trying ways to block these reactions from happening.
Strategies
Close Looking as a Strategy for Arts Integration
Arts integration encourages observation skills through artful thinking, but can help students access particular concepts.
Educator PD
Sparkchasers Podcast: Why Presentation is the Key to a Successful Creative Experience
Ever wonder why some great ideas and creative experience never get off the ground, but those cat videos go viral?
Resources
Creative Reflection
Time is precious we wanted to make sure there was no pressure to post a daily creation but we did have some beautiful creative reflection posted.
Resources
Harnessing the Power of Intergenerational Learning
Perhaps this is the year your school decides to harness the power of intergenerational learning and witness the benefits for everyone involved.
Strategies
Studio STEAM-Up Recap
The Studio STEAM-Up series took a look at each of the STEAM disciplines, offering creative ways to integrate them with dance.
Strategies
Core Music Anchor Standard 7
In the “responding” core music anchor strand of standards, we look at the process of selecting, analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating musical works.
Educator PD
SparkChasers Podcast: Creating with GRIT
In this episode of the SparkChasers podcast, we're exploring the science connecting the act of creating and our minds, bodies, and emotions.
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