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Jaime Patterson
About Jaime Patterson
Senior Creative Producer + Media Coordinator
Jaime enjoys producing the ArtWorks for Teachers podcast, creating social media content, and working with her colleagues to provide quality events and resources to educators across the world. Jaime resides in Hanover, Pennsylvania with her husband, their three children, a sweet (but dumb) dog named Paisley, and two cats, Skye and Finn. A steadfast advocate for the arts throughout her life, Jaime enjoys playing her flute and singing in her spare time, and recently took on the role of President of her children's high school band boosters organization.
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Visual Analysis: Writing to Source
How can visual analysis benefit our students in an arts integrated classroom?
Curriculum
Epic Improvisation
Check out this high school lesson focusing on teaching Epic Poetry through Rap and Jazz improvisation you can download and use in your own classroom.
Strategies
The Act of an Artist’s Statement
What is the purpose of an artists statement? Whether you already know the answer or not, it has its perks for student learning in arts integration.
Resources
Making SMART Goals to Strive for Success
We're getting ready to start a new school year and it's time to start thinking of new SMART goals we intend to accomplish this year.
Assessment
Shaking Student Growth through the Arts
Many districts are moving to Student Learning Objectives or Student Growth Targets as a part of their teacher evaluation for use with Common Core.
Educator PD
The Art of Writing
Preparing students for the increased writing required on new Common Core assessments has become a hot topic.
Curriculum
6 Keys to Accessing the Core through the Arts
Today, we're going to provide you with quick downloadable reference tool that gives you 6 key ways you can access the Common Core through the Arts.
Resources
Arts Integration, The Antidote to Creative Paralysis: Arts Immersion To-Do List Week 9
The arts can allow for exploration of the content areas and the content areas can provide an antidote for the debilitating condition of creative paralysis.
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