Curriculum
Watercolor Optical Illusions Lesson
Optical illusions are a natural way to integrate visual art and science.
Social Emotional Learning
In a time when schools are facing issues with bullying, poverty, and intense expectations, social emotional learning is more important than ever. As a tool for making meaning and communication, the arts can have a profound impact on the social emotional health of our students. In this section, you'll find resources and tips for integrating SEL with the Arts in your own classroom. Want more? Explore our online SEL and the Arts course for 25 PD hours.
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Advocacy
The Power of Positive Relationships in Schools
Building parent teacher relationships on your campus will help to help free up valuable classroom time constraints to allow for more creativity.
Strategies
5 Ways to Integrate with Music
Use these 5 strategies to help integrate with music during your classroom instruction.
Resources
4 Effective Ways to Use the Single Most Powerful EdTech Tool
” The trainer’s response? The camera!
Resources
Technology Review: Gamestar Mechanic
Do you have students or children that enjoy playing video games or using technology to learn?
Strategies
The Sounds of Science
) on your sound and science lessons? We have some sound advice for you.
Classroom Management
Classroom Management and Art in a Virtual World
Allow your students to experience art and technology in the classroom all while maintaining self-regulated classroom management in the 21st century!
Student Groups
How to Successfully Teach Social Emotional Skills Through the Arts
It is important for students to name their emotions so that they can understand what they are feeling and how they should respond appropriately.
Resources
Easy Ideas for Teaching AI and STEAM with Nearpod
Today, we're checking out how Nearpod can be utilized to integrate the arts and STEAM learning into the general education classroom.
Curriculum
Predicates and Cadences Arts Integration Lesson
Teach students about predicates and sentence fragments using music cadences.
Educator PD
Making Connections: SEL Competencies and the Arts
The arts can have a tremendous impact on social and emotional growth so arts education and integration are the perfect ways promote those competencies!
Educator PD
“The ART” of the Warm-Up
Using Arts Integration to create solid warm-up opportunities before the start of each class promotes creativity in the student and encourages learning!
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