Strategies
Thinker? Optimizer? Adventurer?
Thinker, Optimizer, Adventurer. When studying the three profiles, keep in mind - no category is inherently better than another, each has strengths.
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
Dance Teacher Evaluation
Dance Teacher Evaluation - Last month I attended and presented at NDEO’s (National Dance Education Organization) Charting the Course: Approaches to Teacher.
Strategies
Teaching ELA and Core Arts Standards Through Music
Here are some lesson seeds that outline some ways that Peter and the Wolf can be connected to teaching ELA standards.
Resources
Make Up Your Mind To Be A Luminary
Where does the drive to become a luminary come from - to make a lasting difference, to be selfless, to be so creative and to be so free?
Strategies
Arts Integration Strategy: Adding On
Today's arts integration strategy is called Adding On and it's so simple to use.
Resources
Progress Through Equity
Many of my fondest classroom teaching memories involve the arts, visual & performing.
Resources
Not Everything That Counts Can Be Counted
Not everything that counts can be counted. Congratulations!
Curriculum
Mapping Core Arts Connections
I thought about what I got out of my mapping core arts marathon.
Approaches
Getting On Board the Integration Train
There are some true challenges to integration that need to be addressed in order for others in our schools to get on board the integration train.
Educator PD
Happy Birthday to Me: The Natural Integration of Arts and Life
Because whenever people want to celebrate, they turn to the arts.
Assessment
Creating Your Own SBAC Styled Performance Task
The new Common Core assessments still involve the traditional multiple choice, but have now added constructed response and a performance task.
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