ISSUE #13 • APRIL 2018
ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES
Looking for ways to make assessment more meaningful and less stressful? In this issue, we’re sharing our best practices for assessing arts integration and STEAM lessons in ways that matter most to you and your students.
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Student Portfolios as Integrated Assessments
Assessment Student Portfolios as Integrated Assessments 4 Min Read • Portfolios Making time for student assessments in one of the biggest concerns I hear from preschool teachers. It [...]
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CLASSROOM IDEAS
Student Reflection and ELA Growth in the Art Room
Assessment Student Reflection and ELA Growth in the Art Room 2 Min Read • SLO Increasing student growth is what teaching is all about! For one of my [...]
3 Ways to Teach 1-Point Perspective
Approaches 3 Ways to Teach 1-Point Perspective 7 Min Read • Arts Integration I have spoken to many art teachers over the years who hate, loathe, or despise [...]
Our Town: An Arts Integration Activity
CURRICULUM IDEAS Our Town: An Arts Integration Activity 5 Min Read • By Janna Thompson One of my favorite arts integration activities from Pre-K to 12 [...]
IntegratED Lesson Library
Curriculum IntegratED Lesson Library 2 Min Read • IntegratED Curriculum Supplement Looking for an arts integrated lesson sample from our IntegratED Curriculum? Sometimes, we just need to see [...]
3 Fun Ideas to Lay Dead Words to Rest
Strategies 3 Fun Ideas to Lay Dead Words to Rest 6 Min Read • Literacy Here Lies Happy A dead word is a word in the English language [...]
Creating Assessments to Demonstrate Student Growth
Assessment Creating Assessments to Demonstrate Student Growth 3 Min Read • SLO For far too long in my teaching career, I assessed for a unit and moved on. [...]
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