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Arts Integration: Art Musical Chairs
Art Musical Chairs is different from the original in that no one gets eliminated and everyone is painting to the beats, harmonies, and emotions of the music.
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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Strategies
Where They’re From: A Media Arts Project
Connecting with students can sometimes be difficult but connecting with those for whom English is not their first language and it can be even more daunting.
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Creativity Personified: An Interview with Artist Melissa Goodling
Creativity. Everyone has a different definition or opinion of it.
Educator PD
3 Tips on Co-Teaching for Arts Integration and STEAM
Co-teaching is when more than one educator works to organize instruction, implement lessons, and assess the same group of students, sharing the same classroom.
Organization
30 Essential Questions through the Creative Process
Have you ever tried writing essential questions for your lessons or curriculum?
Educator PD
Deepening Understanding by Integrating Art with Art
Integrating the arts with core content area deepens the understanding of the concept being taught.
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Teacher Motivation: Step Outside of Your Box
" Twyla Tharp said those words of wisdom. If you find yourself in a rut and need some motivation, we have you covered!
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Preparing Students for a STEAM-Powered Workplace
Preparing students to join the workforce means equipping them with skills such as collaboration, creativity, and communication.
Curriculum
What’s Holding You Back from an Integrated Curriculum?
Writing an integrated curriculum takes a lot of work, but it buys us instructional time, incorporates all of the 4Cs, and makes learning empowering.
Educator PD
44 Ways to Create Arts-Based Experiences
To truly embrace the arts integration and STEAM approach, it’s important to immerse yourself (your team and your students) in arts-based experiences.
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