Strategies
The Nutcracker Project: Unit Outline
Should you be interested in replicating my arts integrated Nutcracker project unit, this is the general outline of my lessons.
Project Based Learning
Project Based Learning (also known as PBL), is an approach that connects inquiry, solving real-world problems and meaningful hands-on experiences. This is a perfect opportunity to integrate the arts! But be careful - there's more to this than just fun projects. In this comprehensive area, you'll find everything you need to connect PBL and the arts with integrity. Want to learn more? Try our Project Based Learning in the Arts online class in our Accelerator membership and build a PBL lesson while getting 25 PD hours.
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Educator PD
Embedding the Arts in the PBL Process
Embedding the Arts in the PBL Process - Explore integrating the arts in the project based learning process by identifying access points.
Strategies
Rooted in Inquiry: Problem Based Learning
Implementation of Project and Problem Based Learning is rooted in inquiry, fidelity to standards, and aimed at authentic student engagement.
Curriculum
Why PBL and the Arts Need Each Other
Not only is there a place for both in our classrooms, but the relationship between PBL and the arts can be mutually beneficial.
Educator PD
Effective Questioning in the Arts
The types of effective questioning we ask in the classroom and the opportunities we allow for our students to come to the answers of those questions.
Curriculum
Driving Questions to Guide Inquiry in the Arts
The essential questions in the National Core Arts Standards are a great place to begin looking at how to develop driving questions in the arts.
Strategies
Project to Project-Based Learning: Extreme Makeover
The idea of taking on a project-based learning approach can seem quite overwhelming at first.
Curriculum
Problems in Problem Based Learning: Considering Challenges of Implementing PBL in the Arts
Today, I’d like to share some challenges and considerations to keep in mind when implementing PBL in the arts classroom, as it can be an effective approach.
Strategies
The Umbrella of Inquiry: Problem, Project, and Passion-Based Learning
The umbrella of inquiry includes Inquiry-based learning, project-based learning, problem-based learning, Passion-Based Learning, where do we begin?
Resources
Posting Learning Objectives: Are There Any Objections?
The objective of this post is to describe contrasting perspectives on posting learning objectives, & develop objectives that foster inquiry-based learning.
Educator PD
Inquiry Based Learning through the Arts
Where to start with PBL? Between Projects and Problems, there lies the middle ground of inquiry-based learning.
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.
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