Dyan Branstetter
Dyan is a fifth grade teacher in a public school district in Lancaster, PA and has over 16 years of classroom experience. With a Masters of Science Education and a passion for dance and music, she strives to integrate the arts into the curriculum whenever possible. Dyan has a background in teaching advanced learners, and is devoted to using project based learning to help her students achieve 21st century learning skills and master the PA Core Standards.
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Dance, Science and TED Talks: An Intersection of Great Ideas
How do dance, and science, and TED Talks intersect with one another?
Resources
SmART Ideas: Integration FITTness Tracker
The Integration FITTness Tracker "FITT" stands for Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type and refers to a way to track or monitor your workout progress.
Resources
The Process of Production: Stop Motion Animation (Part 1)
Need a fun activity for your students? Here, I detail my own adventure in teaching my students how to use stop motion animation, and provide tips.
Curriculum
Driving Questions for Arts-Based Inquiry: An Overview
Driving Questions for Arts-Based Inquiry: We'll be developing arts-based driving questions for inquiry based learning and project based learning.
Educator PD
Episode 38: Hitting the Reset Button
You can use the turn of the calendar year to set up a fantastic second half of the school year by simply hitting the reset button, find out here!
Assessment
25 Creative Resources for the Classroom
What resources should we be investigating that will help us to bring creativity back to our classrooms?
Resources
Sound as Social Currency
In our Sound as Social Currency lesson, we're discussing the importance of sound, speaking and hearing, as well as how it's perceived in society.
Educator PD
SmART Ideas: How to find out everything you need to know
Ever wonder what your students actually know?
Educator PD
STEAM-ER Series: Quality over Quantity
For the past few weeks we have been discussing Engagement through Rigor.
Classroom Management
Happy Teachers, Happy Students
Consider these useful tips on how to be a happy teacher, increase your inner joy and reduce teacher stress.
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