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The Amazing Race: Arts Integration Style
All it took was this one fun and relevant arts Integration professional development session.
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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If you are looking for ways to promote buy-in for arts integration in your school, we have three excellent tips to help you with your advocacy endeavors!
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Art is a wonderful way to work through and hold complex emotions as well as connect with others and give voice to things that are difficult to express in daily conversation.
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A Foolproof Formula for Documenting Arts Integration
Have you tried using the Microsoft Sway program from Office 365 to document and organize arts integration and STEAM lessons?
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5 Easy Organization Ideas for the Art Room
Organizing a choice-based art room does not have to be a nightmare!
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"Art Stars" are small, paper origami stars that are easy to make and have had a huge impact on this teacher's classroom management.
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How to Save a Failing STEAM Challenge
While we want students to know the feeling of pushing through a little frustration, we don't want to cross the fine line that leads students to shut down mode.
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Educators Who Think Like Artists
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