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Redesigning Education with the Tech Rabbi
Tune into the Creatively Connected Classroom podcast to discover what redesigning education really means and the powerful steps to make that happen.
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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Advocacy
Benefits of Arts Education: Reaching a Broader Audience
The benefits of arts education reach further than the classroom.
Strategies
Tableau Strategy Video
This tableau strategy is an incredibly effective way to get students to understand author's purpose, character traits and inference in a variety of texts.
Resources
Technology Review: Quizizz
Looking for a one-stop, flexible game-based learning platform for assessments, lesson hooks, homework, test reviews, and post-assessments?
Strategies
Steady Beat as an Arts Integration Strategy
Steady beat is one of the most challenging musical components for students to master.
Student Groups
Playing with a Practical Purpose
When we hear “learning through play”, our mind goes to an early childhood classroom, but even the older kids need this creative outlet of play!
Classroom Management
Differentiated Collaboration for Arts Integration
Many teachers are interested in using arts integration but the collaboration component is a challenge.
Educator PD
Playful Learning: Arts Integration at its Best
In elementary years, many teachers become consumed with standards and testing and stop fostering learning through play.
Educator PD
A Low-Prep Strategy to Cultivate Inquiry, Voice, and Choice
While allowing students to learn about their own interests seems like an impossible feat, there are actually simple ways to make it happen in all classrooms.
Curriculum
STEAM Careers for the 21st Century
Wondering what kind of jobs are emerging in the 21st century for students?
Educator PD
Making Learning Fun: A Very Fine Line
Making learning fun isn't always easy. Here are some ideas to help spice up engagement after the first weeks of back-to-school excitement have dissapated.
Classroom Management
7 Digital Icebreakers Using Google
Digital Icebreakers are perfect for the start of the school year.
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