Curriculum
Mandala: a Centerpiece for Arts Integration
Need a fun art-integrated activity to teach the difference between cultures?
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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The Informance: A Celebration of Learning
While still giving the students an opportunity to perform.
Strategies
History of Dance: Part III
In this 3-part series dubbed History Of Dance, I will be sharing full lesson plans with interactive assessments for the history of Ballet, Jazz, & Modern.
Educator PD
New Series: Coaching Calls
Our newest series, Coaching Calls, will premiere on Thursday and will be showcasing educators who are using arts integration and STEAM successfully.
Curriculum
Standardizing the Creative Process
In this series, we look at the first three National Core Arts Standards give students parameters for exploring their creative process and ideas as well.
Classroom Management
In Search of Failure
Failure. It's a word no one likes, and something every single person fears.
Resources
Compare and Contrast: A Tried and True Technique
Today, we're talking about a tried and true technique I use dubbed as compare and contrast, taking something in one context and applying it elsewhere.
Strategies
Coach’s Corner: You Make It
Looking for a way to lose a little responsibility in the classroom?
Curriculum
Arts Integration Lesson: Tangram Shape Art
Looking for a cool new lesson? Well, here is an arts integration lesson incorporating visual art with the use of tangram shape art, based on the book Grandfather Tang's Story by Ann Tompert.
Curriculum
STEAM Lesson: Movement Batteries
This free STEAM lesson for grades 3-5 is all about bringing dance to science.
Curriculum
Arts Integration Lesson: Character Pitches
Need a lesson to introduce character analysis for grades K-2?
Approaches
Submissions open for July edition of STEAMed Magazine
Summer is about to get STEAMy with our July edition of STEAMed Magazine!
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