Advocacy
Be All That You Can Be
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.
Deirdre Moore
Deirdre is a teaching artist and AI coach in the San Diego public schools dedicated to helping classroom teachers make arts an integral part of their teaching. Deirdre has an MEd in Arts Integration and over twenty years of classroom and performing arts teaching experience. Email Deirdre.
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PBL and Arts Integration at its Best
There is no doubt that PBL (Project-based Learning) is a hot topic in the world of education these days.
Assessment
Creating Assessments to Demonstrate Student Growth
If you want to give your students ownership of their learning, you'll definitely want to keep these things in mind when creating assessments that demonstrate student growth.
Educator PD
Deepening Understanding by Integrating Art with Art
Integrating the arts with core content area deepens the understanding of the concept being taught.
Curriculum
How Your Students Can Be Citizen Scientists
We want students to see themselves as artists, writers, readers and mathematicians, right?
Student Groups
Arts Create Opportunities to Access for All
It is no secret that all populations benefit from the arts, but the ones who seem to reap the most benefit are those who have trouble learning in traditional ways.
Educator PD
How Arts Integration Impacts Hollywood
Arts Integration in Hollywood is everywhere and Disney/Pixar's "Coco" is just one example.
Educator PD
Get Your Nerd On!
If you love science, music, arts integration or brilliant people, you definitely do not want to miss this YouTube sensation!
Strategies
One Fail-Safe Strategy to Elevate Movement and Performance
Video and other forms of visual image are the one of the strongest ways to inspire and elevate the quality of movement in students.
Classroom Management
To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate?
How do you feel about celebrating holidays in school?
Classroom Management
A STEAM Gift for your Budding Engineer
Did you know that only 14% of engineers are female?
Educator PD
Why Affective Learning Makes for Effective Teaching
The arts help students make emotional connections to their learning by making it a more meaningful and memorable experience.
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