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Jaime Patterson is the Director of Content for The Institute. She understands educators need practical, time-saving ideas for bringing creativity into their classroom. These articles offer resources on the top issues facing educators today.

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Celebrating Achievements of Black Artists

In honor of Black History Month, we've compiled a list of free resources for teaching lessons about specific artists of color for your AI classroom.

Arts Integration Lesson Organizer
Resources

Arts Integration Lesson Organizer

Get a smooth start to your academic year by organizing supplies and laying the groundwork for Arts Integration and STEAM lessons!

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Resources

Arts Integrate Your Vacation!

Check out these artsy towns that will help you optimize your summer break as destinations that are both fun to visit and full of artistic inspiration to bring back to your classroom!

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Assessment

Stepping Outside the Assessment Box

Let's take a moment to focus on three lesser-known assessments and how each can be successfully implemented in the classroom.

Educator PD

Reading Portraiture

Have you seen the Obama's presidential portraits?

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Strategies

Where They’re From: A Media Arts Project

Connecting with students can sometimes be difficult but connecting with those for whom English is not their first language and it can be even more daunting.

Resources

Design Across the Arts

Although there is a popular link between the design thinking process and visual and media art, this process can easily be applied to the performing arts if standards align.

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Process Drama Ideas to Try

Process drama is an integrated theater technique that allows students to experience events and topics from the curriculum in an authentic way.

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