Approaches
How Are You Taking Care of You?
As educators, we are some of the last people that we take care of at the end of a long day (or even a long school year).
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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Strategies
The Gist of the SBAC Performance Task
So now that we know a little about the SBAC performance task, how can we create some for our own classrooms?
Educator PD
Refilling the (Educator) Cup
It is not selfish to refill your own Educator cup, so that you can pour into others.
Approaches
What’s Wrong With Being Happy?
What's Wrong With Being Happy? Many times, though, when I present about the benefits of Arts Integration this part becomes the "nod and move on" piece.
Strategies
Read This: Applying Common Core Literature Standards to Musical Theater and Dance
By applying some of those Common Core Literature standards to different areas of art, educators can develop a new way to engage “readers”.
Strategies
Do You Hyperlink Your Teaching?
When you hyperlink your teaching, it provides students with direct avenues for further inquiry and exploration of everything you do.
Strategies
Show Your Smarts!: Strategies for Hands-On Literacy
I was recently engaged in a conversation with colleagues strategies for hands-on literacy and engaging for students.
Organization
End of the Year Integration Organization
End of the Year Integration Organization - What are some of the ways that you get organized for the end of the year?
Approaches
3 Ways to Use Social Media for STEAM Education
How do you use social media with your students as an instructional tool?
Educator PD
Teach Like A Jazz Musician
Fear comes from not having options or the ability to act in a way that is effective.
Curriculum
PBL and STEAM: Do they intersect?
Diving into everything I can get my hands on regarding arts integration and STEAM, I wondered if there room for both PBL and STEAM in my school.
Educator PD
Science and the Visual Arts – A Beautiful Friendship
Here are the steps that we took to create an easily replicable lesson that can be used in virtually every unit and illustrates science and visual arts.
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