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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Educator PD
Resolve to Set Goals that Matter
Goals are things that we can set for ourselves that propel our motion towards progress forward.
Educator PD
Bringing History into the Classroom
Acess to history archives, video, documents, and other tangible items that will get your history lessons out of the textbooks into students' imaginations.
Resources
Time: A “Four Letter Word” in Education
Time is the only thing that allows things to be done well.
Curriculum
Arts Integration and STEAM Conference
Annual Connectivity STEAM Conference and this year's focus will be all about Arts Integration, STEAM and the Common Core.
Assessment
EdCloset Best of 2013: Integrated PARCC Assessment Rubric
PARCC draft writing rubric for grades 4-5. The writing standards and rubrics provide all of us with such a natural way to weave into Common Core as ...
Curriculum
Informational Arts Lesson Seed
In this high school lesson, we're combining visual art, reading and music to focus on informational text analysis of non-traditional texts.
Strategies
How to Catch a Shark – Getting Your Students To Use Descriptive and Specific Language
At every opportunity ask students to dig deeper into their observations and rationales by using descriptive and specific language.
Organization
Moving from Lesson Seeds to Lesson Plans
Lesson seeds here at the Institute focus on authentic Arts Integration and STEAM concepts rather than lesson plans.
Strategies
Structuring Dance
It’s all about structure. Here are a few pointers that may help you with structuring dance, a piece based on a story or a process.
Strategies
Touchpoint Ideas for Effective Classroom Experiences
Discover the educational benefits of an effective classroom layout.
Curriculum
Decoding daVinci: STEAM Lesson
In this week's STEAM lesson and seed, we're sharing a unique way to showcase daVinci and the use of visual journaling and sketchbooks.
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