
Feeling the Festivities
With this holiday-inspired discovery lab, ignite your students' curiosity and enthusiasm as they learn about different cultures and traditions in our world.
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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With this holiday-inspired discovery lab, ignite your students' curiosity and enthusiasm as they learn about different cultures and traditions in our world.

Persevering when we encounter a productive struggle can be a difficult concept for students.

Whatever you teach, an artist call can help your students apply it better to the real world.

" They are Habits of Mind - skills we need to develop in order to function intelligently.

Integrating Habits of Mind with the arts into classroom instruction isn't as scary as it sounds.

Developing good habits for yourself first will benefit your students and set the rest of your school year in the right direction.

Sparking ingenuity in student teachers starts with encouraging and challenging them.

Mentoring student teachers helps to shape their instructional practices...


When working with student teachers, the two most important aspects are classroom management and the basics of Arts Integration & STEAM.

We can spark creative mindsets through hands-on professional development with pre-service teachers.

Real world teaching experiences are something that your preservice teachers will benefit from most.
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