Classroom Management
Reassessing Your Class Community
Each semester it is important to assess your classroom community.
Lauren LaFontaine
Lauren LaFontaine is a former Group Success Manager at the Institute. In this role, she provides implementation support for school groups who are leveraging the Accelerator as a tool for Arts Integration and STEAM. Lauren is a former middle school visual and computer art educator and lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts. As a mentor teacher and professional development presenter, Lauren is passionate about creativity and making art accessible for everyone. Her passions in STEAM and Arts Integration are at the root of her goal to collaborate with classroom teachers everywhere.
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Organization
5 Essential Consumable Art Supplies for the Classroom
We all know that school budgets can be tight.
Curriculum
Mini Musical Engineers STEAM Lesson
This is a great STEAM lesson for children, all about making musical engineers out of our pre-k and kindergarten students.
Resources
Flipping the Art Room: More Time for Student Work
Do your students ask for more time to create?
Classroom Management
Cultivating Courage
Courage is something that we often shy away from because we are afraid.
Strategies
Subitizing through STEAM
If you have taught math to preschoolers through second grade, you likely know the word subitizing through STEAM & if you teach older grades you are lost.
Educator PD
Winter 2017 Conference Preview
Looking for an inspiring teacher conference? Check out our Winter 2017 Arts Integration Conference Preview and STEAM Winter Online event!
Resources
Using Robots to Create Art: Dot and Dash Edition
Integrate technology and Visual Arts in Classroom with these Dot and Dash activities.
Strategies
Egg Tempera Chemistry STEAM Lesson
Experiment with this egg tempera chemistry STEAM lesson plan designed for high school students.
Strategies
Music, Movement and Early Childhood
The benefits of music education are well documented and wide spread.
Student Groups
Early Childhood & the Arts
We know children are playful but we often forget that their playful nature directly correlates to their brains development.
Resources
Technology Review: Kahoot! In the Classroom
Kahoot! is a tech tool that encourages game-based learning in an engaging way.
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