Curriculum
Poetry, Art and Writing
Poets, writers and musicians have a long history of writing that is inspired by a beautiful piece of art.
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 Definitive List of Online Integration Resources
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Approaches
Organized Integration
Today, we'll take a look at some resources and strategies to help you practice organized integration this year, rather than a let you become a haphazard.
Student Groups
Arts Integration with English Learners
English Learners force us to be better educators who constantly work to find creative methods to bring equity to education.
Strategies
The Master Class Approach
A Master Class approach is extremely valuable to students for numerous reasons in their arts education.
Strategies
Math + Visual Arts = Connection
Have you ever tried teaching your students math using the visual arts?
Strategies
Bubble Solution Arts Integration Lesson Plan
This free downloadable lesson connects Common Core math (geometry) standards with dance and visual art standards to help make shape identification and transfiguration more concrete for students.
Approaches
Sharing or Stealing: Which Kind of Educator are You?
As copyright and intellectual property have more blurred lines than Robin Thicke’s, I have to wonder: is there a line between sharing and stealing?
Strategies
Improvisation Keeps You On Your Toes: Arts Immersion To Do List Week 8
Improvisation has applications in our schools.
Approaches
Building Connectivity: The Past and Future of a Conference
Our annual Connectivity Conference. We're taking a look at both the past and the future of our online conference and we hope you'll join in on our fun ride.
Assessment
Equitable vs. Equal Assessment
There is a difference between an equitable and equal assessment.
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