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Arts Integration
Arts Integration ideas offer an approach to teaching and learning through which content standards are taught and assessed equitably in and through the arts.
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The STEAM Ed App has Arrived!
The STEAM Ed App has arrived in the Android App Market and can be downloaded TODAY.
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Lifelong Learners: The Ultimate Goal
Educators have a responsibility to keep the flame of curiosity alive so our students will be lifelong learners equipped to handle whatever comes their way.
Approaches
Creativity Isn’t Measurable
We are being asked on report cards to grade things like creativity and it just feels wrong.
Strategies
Teaching Nonfiction Content Through the Art of Story
Stories are an effective teaching tool for nonfiction content because they help make new concepts more personal, more memorable, more meaningful.
Curriculum
Teaching Persuasive Writing through Art
This lesson for grades 4-6 uses the Common Core State Standards and National Arts Standards to teach persuasive writing through art.
Resources
Screaming for Scratch Paper
Have you ever noticed that when you administer any high-stakes test, you always receive scratch paper in your testing box?
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Fun? In School?!
While engaging in the serious work of education, yourself permission to indulge in some art-making with the pure intention of just having some serious fun!
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Content or Kids: Choosing Your Teaching Focus
One of the most enlightening discussions was around their attitude to teaching middle schoolers.
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Thinking Out Loud
When we are thinking out loud, we're better able to understand the processes by which our mind takes us to a conclusion.
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Don’t Forget to Ask: Guiding Reflection to Deepen Learning
While I believe that having an arts experience is worthwhile for any child, I know that any experience is richer with guided reflection.
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