Curriculum
Proportionate People STEAM Lesson
What's exciting about this middle school STEAM lesson is how changing proportion can alter perception, just based on the way imagery is presented.
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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Educator PD
Top Ten Tips for Attending an Arts Conference
Ten Tips for Attending an Arts Conference. Be sure to get some hints and tricks for your next conference by following our guide!
Strategies
The Rule of 18 – It’s Something to Fret About
Luthiers use a mathematical formula - the Rule of 18 - to calculate the placement of the frets that can easily be turned into an exciting STEAM project!
Educator PD
Art in the Garden
May is the perfect month to use a teaching garden to integrate the arts.
Strategies
How to Create a Tunnel Book for Arts Integration
A Tunnel Book is surprising, innovative, technically amazing, and is perfect for Arts Integration.
Strategies
Creative Mindfulness: Using Visual Art to Cultivate Zen in the Classroom
How do you know where to start? Try these 3 tips for bringing more creative mindfulness into any project, lesson or unit.
Classroom Management
Positive Interactions in the Art Room
This article from ArtsEd Lab Magazine on student relationships in the classroom is a must-read!
Educator PD
Lighting the Way: Lighthouse STEAM Projects
Have you ever wondered how those beautiful lighthouses you see were constructed?
Assessment
Art Assessment Idea: Visualizing Growth
I wanted to come up with a way to assess growth in my classroom and at the same time promote artistic confidence and persistence.
Strategies
1×5 Strategy for Creative Thinking
The 1x5 strategy is a creative thinking strategy that provides 1 object or idea and has students alter it 1 time for 5 rotations.
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