Curriculum
Mandala: a Centerpiece for Arts Integration
Need a fun art-integrated activity to teach the difference between cultures?
Rob Levit
Rob Levit, an acclaimed musician and artist and 2013 Innovator of the Year from the Maryland Daily Record, has created award-winning innovative "Life-Skills Through The Arts" programs for adults with mental illness, the homeless, adults in drug and alcohol recovery, youth in domestic/sexual abuse counseling, foster children, hospital patients, veterans and many more. He is currently Executive Director of Creating Communities and was the first Artist-In-Residence at Hospice of the Chesapeake, where he created and infused healing activities for the well-being of staff, families and patients. Email Rob.
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The Informance: A Celebration of Learning
While still giving the students an opportunity to perform.
Strategies
History of Dance: Part III
In this 3-part series dubbed History Of Dance, I will be sharing full lesson plans with interactive assessments for the history of Ballet, Jazz, & Modern.
Educator PD
New Series: Coaching Calls
Our newest series, Coaching Calls, will premiere on Thursday and will be showcasing educators who are using arts integration and STEAM successfully.
Curriculum
Standardizing the Creative Process
In this series, we look at the first three National Core Arts Standards give students parameters for exploring their creative process and ideas as well.
Classroom Management
In Search of Failure
Failure. It's a word no one likes, and something every single person fears.
Resources
Compare and Contrast: A Tried and True Technique
Today, we're talking about a tried and true technique I use dubbed as compare and contrast, taking something in one context and applying it elsewhere.
Strategies
Coach’s Corner: You Make It
Looking for a way to lose a little responsibility in the classroom?
Curriculum
Arts Integration Lesson: Tangram Shape Art
Looking for a cool new lesson? Well, here is an arts integration lesson incorporating visual art with the use of tangram shape art, based on the book Grandfather Tang's Story by Ann Tompert.
Curriculum
STEAM Lesson: Movement Batteries
This free STEAM lesson for grades 3-5 is all about bringing dance to science.
Curriculum
Arts Integration Lesson: Character Pitches
Need a lesson to introduce character analysis for grades K-2?
Approaches
Submissions open for July edition of STEAMed Magazine
Summer is about to get STEAMy with our July edition of STEAMed Magazine!
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