Classroom Management
Feeling the Festivities
With this holiday-inspired discovery lab, ignite your students' curiosity and enthusiasm as they learn about different cultures and traditions in our world.
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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Classroom Management
The Importance of Productive Struggle
Persevering when we encounter a productive struggle can be a difficult concept for students.
Advocacy
Using an Artist Call to Boost Creative Mindset
Whatever you teach, an artist call can help your students apply it better to the real world.
Classroom Management
In with the Habits of Mind
" They are Habits of Mind - skills we need to develop in order to function intelligently.
Classroom Management
Integrating Habits of Mind
Integrating Habits of Mind with the arts into classroom instruction isn't as scary as it sounds.
Educator PD
Making Your Habits of Mind Work for You
Developing good habits for yourself first will benefit your students and set the rest of your school year in the right direction.
Classroom Management
Tapping into Student-Teacher Ingenuity
Sparking ingenuity in student teachers starts with encouraging and challenging them.
Resources
Mentoring Student Teachers in Arts Integration
Mentoring student teachers helps to shape their instructional practices...
Educator PD
How to Teach a Student Teacher to Integrate the Arts
When working with student teachers, the two most important aspects are classroom management and the basics of Arts Integration & STEAM.
Resources
Creative Mindsets Wanted
We can spark creative mindsets through hands-on professional development with pre-service teachers.
Resources
Keeping it Real with Student Teachers
Real world teaching experiences are something that your preservice teachers will benefit from most.
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