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Matt and Laura Grundler

Laura and Matt Grundler are art educators from Plano, Texas. They are also proud parents, bloggers and founders of the popular Twitter Chat #K12ArtChat. After teaching middle school art, high school art and working as an assistant principal, Laura has moved into the role of district Visual Arts Coordinator. Matt started out as a graphic designer; however after finding the commercial side of design to be unsatisfying, he soon found his niche as a K-5 Art teacher. Both Laura and Matt are passionate about raising their three creative kids, sharing their love of art education with their professional learning network and continuing to grow everyday.

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Creating vs. Imitating

The artist and the educator in me long to make space for creative process.

Curriculum

The Arts Intersection

My first month of articles will focus on arts intersection, as I believe that, making the case for the arts is vital step in building arts integration.

Approaches

EdCloset Year in Review

As we close out 2014, we want to take a look at our year In review, all we've accomplished this year, and all of the "firsts" we experienced along the way.

Strategies

5 Musical Works for the Literacy Classroom

Just in case your Arts Integrated wish list isn’t long enough, today I’d like to share a list of must-have music resources for creative individuals.

Resources

STEAM Goes Interactive

One of my favorite tools, ThingLink offers the ability to take any static image and transform it into an interactive learning experience.

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