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Collaborate?! When? How?
One of the hardest things about teaching is the lack of time to actually talk/collaborate/share with colleagues.
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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Assessment: Arts Enhancement and Arts Integration
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Curriculum
Celebrating Shakespeare Through the Arts
There are many ways that even our youngest students can celebrate Shakespeare and his brilliance through the context of the arts.
Advocacy
Celebrating the Arts “Out” of School
One of the best ways of increasing & celebrating arts in school is to reach beyond the school walls.
Educator PD
STEAM Prank: Rattlesnake Eggs
This April Fool’s Day, try an educational STEAM prank using rattlesnake eggs that's an exciting mix of science, math, visual art, and technology.
Strategies
Upcycling Wearables STEAM Lesson
Integrate engineering into your classroom with this STEAM lesson plan designed for high school students.
Classroom Management
Reflection – Don’t Leave a Project Without It!
One of the biggest missed opportunities in a lesson is leaving time for learning reflections.
Curriculum
Carving Out Time for Arts Integration
With a little creativity & flexibility, art integration would be easily and effectively fit into a structure and will successfully be figured it out a way.
Educator PD
Equality in Instruction and Exposure
Occasionally, there are teaching moments that wake you from routine instruction.
Resources
Art Bots: STEAM for Art Teachers
As soon as I read the words “Affordable Art Bots” workshop, I was in!
Strategies
Art Gems in the Oscar Short Film Nominees
Spoiler alert! If you are planning to see the films that were nominated for an Oscar in the Short Film category this year, don’t read this article.
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