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Collaborative Planning Tools
Collaborative planning is essential for arts integration and STEAM.
Holly Valentine
Holly Valentine is the Director of Curriculum and Assessment for the Institute for Arts Integration and Steam. Prior to joining the Institute, Holly worked as an Arts Integration and Classroom Teacher for 20 years in a suburb of Rochester, NY. She is a certified Arts Integration Specialist and has served as an Arts Standards Writer for the New York State Education Department. Holly has been a recipient of the NYC Broadway League's Apple Award for her work in Arts Education. She also serves as the Director of Education for the Rochester Broadway Theatre League, where she has created nationally recognized programs and develops standards-based curriculum for touring Broadway shows in order to bring the theatre to classrooms and classrooms to the theatre. Holly holds both a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Psychology as well as a Masters degree in Education from Nazareth College in Rochester, NY, where she currently lives.
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Strategies
Differentiated Instruction Strategies through the Arts
Differentiated instruction strategies aren't just for one type of student population.
Strategies
Watercolor in the Classroom
Watercolor in the classroom is a fantastic way to begin using arts integration or STEAM.
Assessment
Standards Based Grading Strategies That Work
Standards based grading focuses on the content, skills and standards students must learn.
Strategies
What is Mixed Media
Mixed media is a type of visual art that combines more than one medium or material.
Classroom Management
Classroom Management Plan
Creating a classroom management plan is one of the most important things you can do as a teacher.
Classroom Management
Substitute Teacher Folder
Use these grab-and-go forms for your substitute teacher folder.
Strategies
Oil Pastels
In this guide for K-12 teachers, we'll go over some basic tips, techniques, and classroom application ideas for using oil pastels.
Strategies
Brain Breaks for Kids
This collection of 45 creative brain breaks for kids will get students moving and creating during the school day.
Organization
Makerspace Manual for K-12 Schools
Ready to create a school makerspace? Use this manual to decide what items you need, what you don’t, and how to get your space up and running.
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