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There’s Just Something About Performing…
I believe performances are very valuable and I do believe in keeping the focus on the learning process but, there’s just something about performing arts.
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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Studio STEAM-up Series! STEAM education and Dance
Each installment will have multiple resources for STEAM-ing up the dance studio or bringing the dance studio to your STEAM education discipline.
Educator PD
The Art of Play: Why the Arts are Essential
In this article, we discuss a few books analyzing the importance of art of play and arts integration.
Curriculum
Writing and Art Lesson: Let’s Have Some Digital Fun!
I'm connecting a writing & art in a meaningful way.
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Top Five Arts Integration Implementation Tips for Your School
Here is my list of the top successful arts integration implementation tips for your school!
Educator PD
Put on Your Math Goggles! Seeing Math in Art
Discover how students donned their “math goggles” to see and explore a variety of mathematical concepts in their masterpieces including counting.
Educator PD
5 Free Apps for the STEAM Classroom
The Institute shares five free learning apps for kids.
Strategies
The Creative Summer for Educators
Allowing yourself some time for a creative summer is a great idea, one that I’m sure good educators could rally behind so why is it that it’s not prevalent?
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Why Arts Integration? It’s Just Best Practice!
Why arts integration? Perhaps one way to respond to that challenge is to show that integrating the arts is really just best practice.
Curriculum
Igniting Integration: Freedom’s Frigate
Middle school lesson is designed to integrate social studies with visual art.
Strategies
“It’s Not My Fault!” Using Theatre Games to Improve Student Cooperation
Today, we're learning about Using Theatre Games to Improve Student Cooperation and how you build unity within the classroom.
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