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Listening Maps as a Means for Understanding Music
Approaches Listening Maps as a Means for Understanding Music 2 Min Read • Arts Integration In my days of teaching general music, one of my favorite resources to [...]
“Note to Self” Lesson Plan Tip Before Summer
Organization "Note to Self" Lesson Plan Tip Before Summer 3 Min Read • Planning In an ideal world, we would all have perfectly written lesson plans that are [...]
Constellation Dance STEAM Lesson
< Back to all free lessons Lesson Overview Constellation Dance GRADES 3-5 SCIENCE AND DANCE How are constellations represented? Students view images of constellations in the sky at night, trace [...]
40 STEAM Apps and Websites
Resources & Tools 40 STEAM Apps and Websites 9 Min Read • Technology We're dubbing 2017 the Year of Creativity and we want you to join in.  What [...]
Proportionate People STEAM Lesson
< Back to all free lessons Lesson Overview Proportionate People GRADES 6-8 MATH AND ART How can you use proportion to manipulate perception? View images of famous landmarks (The Eiffel [...]
Top 20 Books for Teachers in 2017
Resources & Tools Top 20 Books for Teachers in 2017 5 Min Read • Inspiration It's that time of year!  Our annual picks for the top 20 books [...]
Top Ten Tips for Attending an Arts Conference
Professional Development Top Ten Tips for Attending an Arts Conference 6 Min Read • Conferences In the past few years I have been fortunate enough to attend several [...]
The Rule of 18 – It’s Something to Fret About
Curriculum The Rule of 18 - It's Something to Fret About 4 Min Read • Common Core Have your ever sat down and watched a violinist play?  No, [...]
Art in the Garden
Approaches Art in the Garden 5 Min Read • Project Based Learning May is the perfect month to use a teaching garden to integrate the arts. From science [...]
How to Create a Tunnel Book for Arts Integration
Approaches How to Create a Tunnel Book for Arts Integration 3 Min Read • Arts Integration Looking for an innovative way to introduce foreground, middleground, and background to [...]
Creative Mindfulness: Using Visual Art to Cultivate Zen in the Classroom
Approaches Creative Mindfulness: Using Visual Art to Cultivate Zen in the Classroom 2 Min Read • Arts Integration What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is the practice of bringing one’s [...]
Makers Slam
Approaches Makers Slam 4 Min Read • Design Thinking Hello everyone! I am so absolutely excited to begin my blogging journey here with EducationCloset and share all of [...]
Google Drive, Organization, Efficiency and You
Organization Google Drive, Organization, Efficiency and You 3 Min Read • Planning Let me start by revealing that I am a recovering Luddite. At least that is how [...]
Ditch the Textbook!
Resources & Tools Ditch the Textbook! 5 Min Read • Inspiration Not sure what you think of when you hear "ditch the textbook", but for an art teacher [...]
Build a Professional Learning Network (PLN) on Twitter
Resources & Tools Build a Professional Learning Network (PLN) on Twitter 3 Min Read • Social Media All right, I admit it. I am a Twitterholic. As I [...]
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