Classroom Management
Be Better Boards: Breaking Bad Habits
Using Be Better Boards help us focus on positive language and allowing students to see their full potential by breaking bad habits of students.
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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Note Syllables Lesson
Need a lesson to help teach syllables to kindergarten or 1st grade students?
Educator PD
STEAMy Design in the Elementary Art Room
This second-grade art lesson plan integrates STEAM Art design in the elementary art room with a pencil holder and their imagination.
Strategies
Focus: The Key to an Engaging Performance
Focus is something we often talk with our students about.
Advocacy
10 Tips for a Successful Parent-Teacher Conference
Prepare for a successful parent-teacher conference with these useful parent teacher conference tips, available to teachers from their fellow educators.
Educator PD
Arts Education: Philosophy vs Practice
Why do we teach the arts? I am curious as to how we can determine & ensure that our arts education philosophies are present in our arts education practice.
Resources
Thanksgiving Internet Scavenger Hunt
Thanksgiving Internet Scavenger Hunt build computer competency and research skills.
Curriculum
Patterns of the Universe Lesson
Discover how this creative movement lesson plan blends scientific knowledge with dance.
Educator PD
Social and Emotional Connections through Arts Integration
Arts integration can make an impact in so many ways, but one of the less-explored options is with social and emotional connections.
Educator PD
TASK: Creating Art, Fun and Team Spirit in Your School
One school engaged in something called a TASK party and for one hour after school allowed themselves to play, creating art and problem solve together.
Strategies
Celebrate Veterans Day with an Arts Integrated Activity
This arts integrated activity will allow us to integrate some social studies standards, ELA standards, music standards, AND art standards for Veterans Day.
Advocacy
Student-Led Parent Teacher Conferences
Discover the benefits of student led parent teacher conferences.
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