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Creating Buy-In for Integration
How are you creating buy-in for integration? Make the work happen.
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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Lesson Look-Fors
Arts Integration Lesson Look-Fors are an interactive checklist with the option to provide comments on each section.
Resources
The STEAM Ed App has Arrived!
The STEAM Ed App has arrived in the Android App Market and can be downloaded TODAY.
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Lifelong Learners: The Ultimate Goal
Educators have a responsibility to keep the flame of curiosity alive so our students will be lifelong learners equipped to handle whatever comes their way.
Educator PD
Pros of Getting an Online MBA
It is possible to obtain an online MBA through an interactive online learning experience.
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Creativity Isn’t Measurable
We are being asked on report cards to grade things like creativity and it just feels wrong.
Strategies
Teaching Nonfiction Content Through the Art of Story
Stories are an effective teaching tool for nonfiction content because they help make new concepts more personal, more memorable, more meaningful.
Curriculum
Teaching Persuasive Writing through Art
This lesson for grades 4-6 uses the Common Core State Standards and National Arts Standards to teach persuasive writing through art.
Resources
Screaming for Scratch Paper
Have you ever noticed that when you administer any high-stakes test, you always receive scratch paper in your testing box?
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Fun? In School?!
While engaging in the serious work of education, yourself permission to indulge in some art-making with the pure intention of just having some serious fun!
Resources
Content or Kids: Choosing Your Teaching Focus
One of the most enlightening discussions was around their attitude to teaching middle schoolers.
Educator PD
Graphic Details: Ideas for Designing a Unique Career
Every graphic designer has an area of design that's their specialty.
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