Organization
Collaborate?! When? How?
One of the hardest things about teaching is the lack of time to actually talk/collaborate/share with colleagues.
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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Assessment
Assessment: Arts Enhancement and Arts Integration
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Curriculum
Celebrating Shakespeare Through the Arts
There are many ways that even our youngest students can celebrate Shakespeare and his brilliance through the context of the arts.
Advocacy
Celebrating the Arts “Out” of School
One of the best ways of increasing & celebrating arts in school is to reach beyond the school walls.
Educator PD
STEAM Prank: Rattlesnake Eggs
This April Fool’s Day, try an educational STEAM prank using rattlesnake eggs that's an exciting mix of science, math, visual art, and technology.
Strategies
Upcycling Wearables STEAM Lesson
Integrate engineering into your classroom with this STEAM lesson plan designed for high school students.
Classroom Management
Reflection – Don’t Leave a Project Without It!
One of the biggest missed opportunities in a lesson is leaving time for learning reflections.
Curriculum
Carving Out Time for Arts Integration
With a little creativity & flexibility, art integration would be easily and effectively fit into a structure and will successfully be figured it out a way.
Educator PD
Equality in Instruction and Exposure
Occasionally, there are teaching moments that wake you from routine instruction.
Resources
Art Bots: STEAM for Art Teachers
As soon as I read the words “Affordable Art Bots” workshop, I was in!
Strategies
Art Gems in the Oscar Short Film Nominees
Spoiler alert! If you are planning to see the films that were nominated for an Oscar in the Short Film category this year, don’t read this article.
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