Strategies
Pick 2 Brainstorming Strategy
The “Pick 2 Brainstorming Strategy” gets the creative juices flowing and asks students to innovate new ways to combine unlike objects to make something new.
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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An Educator’s Guide to 3-D Printing: Part II
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Organization
Basic Classroom Supply List for Arts Integration
Heading back to school and getting your classroom supply list ready?
Advocacy
The Science Behind Curiosity
Participants remembered information about things that did not interest them when their brains were filled with curiosity.
Curriculum
Art on a Budget: Arts Integration Lesson
Connecting art and math through money can be a challenging task.
Resources
Welcome Back… Already?
The thought of back to school got you down? Think of creative ideas that make you want to walk through those doors and start sharing with students!
Classroom Management
An Arts Integrated Icebreaker with Gummy Worms
Take your class icebreaker games to the next level with an arts integrated inspired activity featuring two of students' favorite things - candy & painting!
Advocacy
Blogging for Arts Advocacy
Blogging is one of the best ways to advocate for any program, but especially for the arts.
Organization
Have Your Best Year Yet: Summertime Tips for Getting Organized
Summer is the perfect time for getting organized in your classroom.
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