Curriculum
Connective Learning Opportunities between the Arts and Common Core
Connective Learning Opportunities - How to integrate Common Core and the Arts with integrity - through the PRACTICES embedded within all Standards!
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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Assessment
The ART of Setting Student Growth Targets
Have questions about Student Growth Goals? Well, we've created an online resource all about it.
Organization
STEAM Leadership: How is this meeting improving your STEAM implementation?
As the new school year begins, we're discussing STEAM leadership and STEAM implementation.
Resources
Are You Trying to Over-Integrate?
Are you over integrating? Are you trying to over-integrate multiple arts areas into one lesson?
Strategies
“Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra”: Art and Writing Prompt for the Music Classroom
Looking for a way to integrate art and writing?
Organization
Spark Chasers: A New Podcast Series This Fall
This fall we will be introducing a new podcast series for all of you out there, titled SparkChasers.
Strategies
The Name Dance: A “Getting to Know You” Activity
Looking for an activity to introduce your students to one another, and help you remember their names?
Strategies
CCSS & Dance: Using the Common Core Standards to inspire Dance Literacy
The use of the Common Core ELA standards can greatly foster dance literacy.
Organization
Digital Organization: Maximizing Your Teaching Resources
Digital Organization - Today, we're discussing digital technology in the classroom and some awesome tools to help you in the classroom.
Student Groups
STEAM Leadership: The Maker Movement
Recently, I was exposed to a growing trend that is generating tremendous momentum called the "Maker Movement".
Assessment
Writing SLOs Flowchart for Arts Educators
Writing SLOs flowchart can help you measure student growth.
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