Strategies
CCSS & Dance: Using the Common Core Standards to inspire Dance Literacy
The use of the Common Core ELA standards can greatly foster dance literacy.
Dolph Petris
Dolph holds a Bachelors of Science, Product Design from Art Center College of Design and a Masters degree in Education. He has spent most of his teaching career as a 6th grade teacher in the elementary school setting with a focus on Gifted and Talented Education and is currently teaching a 5/6 combo in Fullerton, California. He and his wife have several four-legged kids: Bonnie and Clyde, Golden Retriever litter-mates, a street-rescued stray that looks like ‘Benji’ named Noel, Athena the cat, and two American Quarter horses.
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Digital Organization: Maximizing Your Teaching Resources
Digital Organization - Today, we're discussing digital technology in the classroom and some awesome tools to help you in the classroom.
Student Groups
STEAM Leadership: The Maker Movement
Recently, I was exposed to a growing trend that is generating tremendous momentum called the "Maker Movement".
Assessment
Writing SLOs Flowchart for Arts Educators
Writing SLOs flowchart can help you measure student growth.
Educator PD
Inquiry Based Learning through the Arts
Where to start with PBL? Between Projects and Problems, there lies the middle ground of inquiry-based learning.
Approaches
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Strategies
Human Claymation: Using Theatre to Model Class Rules
How do human claymation and theatre go together?
Assessment
SLOs in the Arts: Setting Goals with the Arts in Mind
SLOs in the Arts - many schools are implementing Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) as part of defining student growth and teacher evaluation.
Student Groups
STEAM Leadership: How Good Is Your Problem Solving?
As more teachers step into STEAM and the arts, one thing is for sure: problem solving is at the core of being a STEAM leader.
Organization
Creating a Studio/Lab Environment Podcast
One of the most powerful ways you can encourage and build STEAM in and through your classroom is by utilizing the Studio/Lab environment setup model.
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