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Live and In Person! The Transcendence of Experiencing Live Art
That night I was reminded how incredibly powerful it can be not only to experience live art being performed, how powerful and inspiring it is.
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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Arts Integration provides opportunities for all students to maximize their potential using their own brain workout program.
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Jumpstart Your Lessons with Artful Thinking
Teaching with the Artful Thinking routines is my #1 go-to technique for engaging and motivating students and for jumpstarting an arts integration lesson.
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