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Technology Review: Piktochart in the Classroom
Technology Review of Piktochart in the classroom.
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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Strategies
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Strategies
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Advocacy
ARTISTIC Critique of Learning to Choose, Choosing to Learn
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Classroom Management
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Students may be afraid to try something new in the first place or take creative risks.
Curriculum
Macabre Stories Arts Integration Lesson
This year, we selected the symphonic poem Danse Macabre or Macabre Stories to provide inspiration for a spooky third grade writing and music lesson.
Classroom Management
Equity, Theatre and English Language Learners
Currently I am teaching theatre to several groups of third graders in a school which has a very high percentage of English Language Learners.
Strategies
Using the Reciprocal Teaching Strategy with Works of Art
Reciprocal Teaching strategy has proven its effectiveness as an instructional strategy for reading comprehension, exploring works of art, music, dance, etc.
Curriculum
Musical Notation Jack-O-Lanterns
This festive lesson combines musical notation and observational drawing skills.
Educator PD
Family Art Night – Try It, You’ll Like It!
It's time to allow a group of people, friends and families of students at the school, to have an evening of family art night.
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