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Becoming a STEAM School
Transitioning to a STEAM School requires a 5-step process to investigate, discover, connect, create and reflect.
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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Strategies
Standard 1: Lessons & Assessments
Today starts the first of an 11-part series that will breakdown and analyze each standard, and provide lesson seed, samples, lessons and assessments.
Classroom Management
STEAMing Summer Teacher Deals
STEAMing Summer Teacher Deals - Who doesn't love a great discount or deal?
Student Groups
Teaching with Shadow Puppets
Teaching with Shadow Puppets have a bit of a benefit in the classroom.
Strategies
Force Field: Arts Integration Strategy
The force field arts integration strategy uses the concept of energy exploration and how the force of energy can create change and movement.
Assessment
Master Class Preview: Writing Performance Tasks
This November I will be holding a master class on Common Core Assessments, specifically writing performance tasks for the arts.
Curriculum
Common Core for the Arts Teacher
We already know that many of the processes and skills that are used in teaching Common Core contents are easily and often transferred into many teaching.
Strategies
Are We Listening to That Song Again? The Value in Guided Active Listening
Students might even resist listening to a piece several times in a row but with guidance they might be surprised what they notice!
Strategies
Is Dance Just for the Elite?
We need to ensure that dance is a reality for all students, no matter where they came from, where their going, or what disabilities they have.
Strategies
Integrating Drama in the Elementary Classroom: Where Do We Begin?
Integrating drama in the classroom gives students a chance to collaborate with each other creatively, but where do we even begin?
Curriculum
How to Add Engineering to the Arts
Need a new way to work on STEM? Try connecting the arts!
Resources
Audience Etiquette
Today, we're talking about Audience Etiquette and the unique experience I had while visiting a very cool concert given by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra.
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