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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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Art Making: Concentration with Imagination
Art Making - As I have shared on a number of occasions, visual art is not my forte but I am loving having the opportunity to teach art for art’s sake.
Approaches
GAIN: A New Arts Integration Network
GAIN is the Global Arts Integration Network and its founder, Maria Barbosa, is a brilliant Arts Integration Specialist and STEAM pioneer.
Educator PD
The Power of Your Default Future
One concept that has had a lasting and valuable impact on me is the idea of the default future.
Approaches
STEAMaker Classroom Ideas
In celebration of this week's announcement about our summer STEAM conference, we're discussing STEAMaker classroom ideas.
Strategies
Yes, and: Teaching Students to Improvise
Yes, and” is a great way to get started teaching students about acceptance of others’ ideas and building on those ideas.
Curriculum
Responding Syllables Arts Integration Lesson
This K-2 syllables lesson focuses on providing kindergarten through second grade students with a ways to respond to multi-syllabic words through music.
Strategies
Are you getting MYST-y?
One new one that I learned is called MYST and I like it because it involves reflective practice for teachers - the core of my educational philosophy.
Strategies
Arts: The Great Unifier
I was reminded how important the arts are to celebrations and how lucky I am to be a part of a family that values and participates in the arts.
Strategies
Focused Notes: it’s not the note-taking, it’s the note-making that counts
Mastering effective note taking is an important part of a student's college preparation.
Strategies
Paul Gauguin and the Three Questions
Paul Gauguin and his painting asks us to look deeply at our past, present and future not so much to answer questions but to search deep within ourselves.
Curriculum
Stained Glass Shapes Arts Integration Lesson
In this arts integration lesson, students get to work with stained glass shapes and get hands-on-learning learning shapes in a fun way.
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