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STEAM LEADERSHIP: Making Adjustments to Your Professional Development Plan
Therefore, how are you evaluating your professional development plan and making adjustments?
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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Over the next eleven months, we’ll be unpacking the Core Arts Standards for Music one by one.
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This year, The Institute will be featuring STEAM Leadership school, district, state, and non-profit leaders that are breaking new ground.
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The First Five: What Worked and What Didn’t
At the beginning of the school year, I thought it would be a great opportunity to unpack each of the first five new core arts standards, but I combine them.
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Do you teach with a script? Today, we're discussing teaching with a script, the pros, the cons and what it all equals to in the classroom.
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Creating Classroom Museum Exhibits
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