
Student Reflection and ELA Growth in the Art Room
To be certain that there has been an increase in student growth, you must assess students before and after 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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To be certain that there has been an increase in student growth, you must assess students before and after learning.

Let's take a moment to focus on three lesser-known assessments and how each can be successfully implemented in the classroom.

Though many teachers grumble when perspective time comes along, the experience can be enjoyable.

You don't want to miss out on this informative, engaging and fun arts integration activity that connects across so many different content areas, your head will spin!

Looking for an integrated lesson sample? This comprehensive lesson library for grades K-5 provide you with full lesson samples in each grade and content.

Just adding the paint does not make this a STEAM challenge.

Here are 3 fun ideas to finally lay those dead words to rest in your classrooms!

If you want to give your students ownership of their learning, you'll definitely want to keep these things in mind when creating assessments that demonstrate student growth.


Teaching dance or movement can be pretty intimidating, so I’d like to share with you some fundamentals that I hope will help you become more comfortable.

When teaching about archaeology and the stories artifacts tell about people in the past, we depend on art to be a way of connecting modern culture to ancient and historical cultures.

Ah, place value. Such a challenging concept for some elementary students.
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