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From the Page to the Stage
Drama and music impact classrooms because they bring students to life.
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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How Art Makes Us Whole with Cindy Ingram
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The Realities of Teaching to the Test
Tired of "teaching to the test"? Susan's sharing data about testing and frameworks to leverage arts integration as an advocacy tool.
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Curtain Call: Using Theatre Strategies for Teacher PD
How can theatre strategies help with burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary trauma?
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Becoming a More Joyful Teacher
Author of The Joyful Teacher, Berit Gordon, shares how teachers can set goals and use practical strategies to build a more joy-filled year.
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Rethinking Intelligence
What IS intelligence? What if we've been measuring (and using it) all wrong?
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