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Burnout: Completing the Stress Cycle
Burnout. Why are teachers more susceptible to it than most others?
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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Achieving vs. Receiving
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PD that is relevant and meaningful is up to 10x more effective than general PD, so how do you plan or find relevant and meaningful PD?
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Implementing Arts Integration Step-by-Step
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Taking the Risk: Stepping into Edtech
Taking risk and creating a new EdTech business to help support student mental health is what Certification alum Sheila Garth is all about.
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How to Craft Better Questions
Educator Erik Francis shares a set of simple techniques to help us all craft better questions that get to the heart of student learning.
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Cultivating Curiosity
Ramsey Musallam talks with Susan about his belief that when questions are placed before teacher voice, responsive learning cycles can occur.
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Why Projects are the Future
Antonio Nieto Rodriguez has been on a quest for every individual, student, and leader to learn the basics of leading projects successfully.
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Your Brain on Art
In Your Brain on Art, Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen identify why the intersection of arts and sciences are essential for moving forward.
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Math and Theater Strategy
Use this math and theater strategy to plot where props from set design go on stage using the coordinate plane.
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