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Art Technique: Chalk Landforms
Strategies Art Technique: Chalk Landforms 1 Min Read • Visual Art Are you looking for a way to freshen up your landform lessons? Maybe you want to dip [...]
SEL and the Arts: Developing Self-Awareness
Approaches SEL and the Arts: Developing Self-Awareness 3 Min Read • Social Emotional Learning Last month, we began a series on social-emotional learning and the arts. Social and [...]
Why Affective Learning Makes for Effective Teaching
Approaches Why Affective Learning Makes for Effective Teaching 3 Min Read • Social/Emotional Learning One of my guilty pleasures is watching reality television, particularly performing arts competition shows. [...]
Arts Integration Misconceptions You May Have Believed – Until Now
Approaches Arts Integration Misconceptions You May Have Believed - Until Now 4 Min Read • Arts Integration Arts Integration is not a new idea. It first appeared in [...]
What’s New with #K12ArtChat?
Resources & Tools What's New with #K12ArtChat? 2 Min Read • Social Media It is hard to believe that #K12ArtChat is 3! We just recently celebrated our anniversary... [...]
Introducing Art Integration Kits
Approaches Introducing Art Integration Kits 2 Min Read • Arts Integration This is an exciting moment for us at EducationCloset. For over 2 YEARS, my team and I [...]
Build Relationships Through Letter Writing
Advocacy Build Relationships Through Letter Writing 2 Min Read • Community Connections It happens to the best of us: I was having a rough day. You know what [...]
5 Inexpensive Flexible Seating Ideas
Organization 5 Inexpensive Flexible Seating Ideas 3 Min Read • Flexible Seating Okay, I know you have probably heard all about flexible seating and its benefits for students. [...]
The Art of Creating Community
Advocacy The Art of Creating Community 3 Min Read • Community Connections As teaching-artists and artist-teachers, every September we have bestowed upon us a fresh group of learners, [...]
Classroom Management and Relationships Go Hand-In-Hand
Classroom Management Classroom Management and Relationships Go Hand-In-Hand 4 Min Read • Student Engagement Let’s face it. Maker classrooms and arts-integrated classrooms bustle. The environment is lively, as it [...]
Watercolor Optical Illusions Lesson
< Back to all free lessons Lesson Overview Watercolor Illusions GRADES 8-9 SCIENCE AND ART How do artists use optical illusions? Lesson Process: Step 1: Review [...]
3 Essential Steps to Building Valuable Relationships With Parents
Advocacy 3 Essential Steps to Building Valuable Relationships With Parents 6 Min Read • Parents How do you build valuable relationships with parents? Are you still writing newsletters [...]
The Power of Positive Relationships in Schools
Advocacy The Power of Positive Relationships in Schools 3 Min Read • Community Connections Do you work at building positive relationships in your school? Do you have time? [...]
Conferencing to Build Community in Your Arts Program
Advocacy Conferencing to Build Community in Your Arts Program 4 Min Read • Community Connections Parent-teacher conferences have arrived for many educators. I think back to my days [...]
5 Ways to Empower Yourself
Advocacy 5 Ways to Empower Yourself 4 Min Read • Community Connections Are you a fan of SNL? During my college years, I watched every weekend. At that [...]
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