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Making Connections: How Different Forms of Art Relate

How do we get students there? We must do it ourselves first, so check out my tips on making connections between art forms.

Dec 23, 2015

Educator PD

SmART Ideas: Create Your Avatar

today's video tip, I'm sharing how to use this idea of creating an avatar to better understand and craft character development.

Dec 22, 2015

Organization

Get Organized with Shoebox Kits

If a teacher can create a shoebox kits for each experiment they plan throughout the year, all he or she has to do is pull out the shoebox.

Dec 22, 2015

Resources

STEAM-ER Series: Deep Inquiry

Welcome to the STEAM-ER series! Over the next few weeks, we will be discussing engagement through rigor for each of the STEAM content areas.

Dec 21, 2015

Educator PD

January 2016 Issue of STEAMed Has Arrived!

Our January 2016 issue of the FREE quarterly digital magazine, STEAMed, has finally arrived just in time for your holiday reading pleasure!

Dec 18, 2015

Curriculum

Unpacking ESSA

What about ESSA? it's a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), a 1965 civil-rights law signed by President Lyndon B.

Dec 18, 2015

Strategies

Episode 35: Integrating Mindful Movement with Sheena Jeffers

In episode 35 of our SparkChasers podcast, we talk with dance expert Sheena Jeffers about mindful movement in the classroom.

Podcast episodeDec 17, 2015

Educator PD

Colorful Arts Integration Ideas

So, you want to do some colorful arts integration with your young students, but don’t know where to start?

Dec 17, 2015

Classroom Management

Go TEAM! How to Have Productive Groups

We have our students participate in a poductive group works all the time, and they do it quite efficiently.

Dec 16, 2015

Educator PD

SmART Ideas: Conversation Cards

In today's video tip, I'm sharing with you how I created some of these conversation cards (it's super simple) and how I use them with students.

Dec 15, 2015

Educator PD

The Nutcracker Project: Unit Outline, part 2

In part two of the Nutcracker project, you will find the Arts and informational writing components of the project, which complement the language arts.

Dec 15, 2015

Strategies

STEAM-ER Series: Engagement

Over the next few weeks we will be discussing engagement through rigor for each of the STEAM content areas in our STEAM-ER Series.

Dec 14, 2015

Strategies

Episode 35: Integrating Mindful Movement with Sheena Jeffers

In episode 35 of our SparkChasers podcast, we talk with dance expert Sheena Jeffers about mindful movement in the classroom.

Educator PD

Colorful Arts Integration Ideas

So, you want to do some colorful arts integration with your young students, but don’t know where to start?

Classroom Management

Go TEAM! How to Have Productive Groups

We have our students participate in a poductive group works all the time, and they do it quite efficiently.

Educator PD

SmART Ideas: Conversation Cards

In today's video tip, I'm sharing with you how I created some of these conversation cards (it's super simple) and how I use them with students.

Educator PD

The Nutcracker Project: Unit Outline, part 2

In part two of the Nutcracker project, you will find the Arts and informational writing components of the project, which complement the language arts.