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Redesigning Education with the Tech Rabbi
Tune into the Creatively Connected Classroom podcast to discover what redesigning education really means and the powerful steps to make that 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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Benefits of Arts Education: Reaching a Broader Audience
The benefits of arts education reach further than the classroom.
Strategies
Tableau Strategy Video
This tableau strategy is an incredibly effective way to get students to understand author's purpose, character traits and inference in a variety of texts.
Resources
Technology Review: Quizizz
Looking for a one-stop, flexible game-based learning platform for assessments, lesson hooks, homework, test reviews, and post-assessments?
Strategies
Steady Beat as an Arts Integration Strategy
Steady beat is one of the most challenging musical components for students to master.
Student Groups
Playing with a Practical Purpose
When we hear “learning through play”, our mind goes to an early childhood classroom, but even the older kids need this creative outlet of play!
Classroom Management
Differentiated Collaboration for Arts Integration
Many teachers are interested in using arts integration but the collaboration component is a challenge.
Educator PD
Playful Learning: Arts Integration at its Best
In elementary years, many teachers become consumed with standards and testing and stop fostering learning through play.
Educator PD
A Low-Prep Strategy to Cultivate Inquiry, Voice, and Choice
While allowing students to learn about their own interests seems like an impossible feat, there are actually simple ways to make it happen in all classrooms.
Curriculum
STEAM Careers for the 21st Century
Wondering what kind of jobs are emerging in the 21st century for students?
Educator PD
Making Learning Fun: A Very Fine Line
Making learning fun isn't always easy. Here are some ideas to help spice up engagement after the first weeks of back-to-school excitement have dissapated.
Classroom Management
7 Digital Icebreakers Using Google
Digital Icebreakers are perfect for the start of the school year.
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