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Embedding the Arts in the PBL Process
Embedding the Arts in the PBL Process - Explore integrating the arts in the project based learning process by identifying access points.
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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Episode 32: What to Do When the Project Flops
After a HUGE year of ups and downs here at EdCloset, I know a thing or two about what to do when the project flops.
Strategies
Let the Music Play On
Let The Music Play On - In this lesson, we discuss the role music plays in our life during times of tragedy and struggle.
Assessment
Using Artists’ Statements for Assessment
An artist statement and assessment tool can help determine which students create something that is meaningful, and which students just go through.
Strategies
Core Music Anchor Standard 10
As part of our year-long series unpacking the Core Arts Standards for General Music, we now look at Core Music Anchor Standard 10.
Educator PD
Episode 31: Driving Artistic Inquiry in the Classroom
In today's episode of the SparkChasers Podcast, I'm delving into how driving artistic inquiry in the classroom can help to synthesize our priorities.
Resources
3D Printing… Where Do I Start?
Looking to do 3D Printing in the classroom? The key to 3D printing is the design process.
Strategies
An Arts Integrated Thanksgiving Project
Instead of a traditional Thanksgiving lesson, I extend my instruction using the book How Many Days to America: A Thanksgiving project Story by Eve Bunting.
Curriculum
Arts Integration Lesson: The Four Seasons of Sound
Kindergarten-2nd grade students use Vivaldi's Four Seasons of Sound to explore the changing seasons through reading Fletcher and the Falling Leaves.
Advocacy
Parent/Teacher Conferences as Vehicle for Arts Advocacy
Parent/Teacher Conferences are an opportunity to educate parents about what their children are learning and creating in the arts.
Strategies
Tech: Making the Most of What You Have
Sometimes, it's all about making the most of what you have to work with.
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