Strategies
Process Drama Ideas to Try
Process drama is an integrated theater technique that allows students to experience events and topics from the curriculum in an authentic way.
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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Arts Integration Student Placemats
Help students refer to arts elements, literacy strategies, math practices and the engineering design process with these student placemats.
Student Groups
Find Your WHY for the New Year
A new year is a great time to develop new behavior habits.
Educator PD
Junk Art: Project Based Learning Lesson
This early childhood project based learning lesson connects science and art through recycled materials.
Resources
We Are the Role Models for Lifelong Learning
We've all heard "be the change you want to see in the world" and if you think about it, that very much applies to lifelong learning as well.
Strategies
Simple Ways the Arts Can Help Make Algebraic Concepts Easier
Not sure how the arts and algebra add up? Try these tangible strategies to help create a solid mathematical foundation in algebraic concepts!
Classroom Management
To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate?
How do you feel about celebrating holidays in school?
Student Groups
The Purposeful Principals: Leadership with Heart
Reminders about purpose are definitely beneficial to morale so take a moment to check out this chat with The Purposeful Principals and get inspired!
Classroom Management
Keep Holiday Art Projects Real!
Holiday art projects do not need to dilute the focus of art integration in your classroom.
Strategies
Telling Stories with Sound
There are countless opportunities to turn a wordless book into a multimedia extravaganza at any grade level with sound stories.
Strategies
Mapping Pattern: A Trepak Listening Map
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