Strategies
Formula Elements: smART Ideas Strategy
Use the Formula Elements Strategy to bring the dance elements of body, space, energy and time into your lessons.
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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Are You Wounding Artists or Fostering Them?
Years ago I read a book about how to teach children to draw.
Classroom Management
Escape Room for Educators
Try something new as a staff and discover the fun in escape room team building!
Educator PD
Endangered Species Infographic PBL Lesson
In this Endangered Species Infographic PBL Lesson, I will outline how, as a school community, we can make a difference and bring awareness.
Curriculum
Hologram Art STEAM Lesson
In this new middle school STEAM lesson, we are focusing on the connections between science and art through using a hologram.
Resources
Design Thinking: Game Challenge
The challenge was to create an original game using design thinking.
Educator PD
So Your Work Is Your Life
I hear so much about having a work/life balance so I try to make myself stop working.
Curriculum
Base Ten Buildings – A STEAM Activity
To help students master the crucial concept of base ten buildings, I like to have my students practice with these blocks to develop their number sense.
Classroom Management
The Power of Mistakes: Creating a Classroom Environment
Classroom environment is important and mistakes are crucial to growth.
Advocacy
Back to Zen with Dan Tricarico
Over the past year, Dan Tricarico and @K12ArtChat have been trading wonderful like-minded tweets and it’s been lovely getting to know him.
Resources
Setting and Reaching Your Goals
The first thing to consider when reaching your goals is to make sure it's realistic.
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