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Creating Colorful Klee Castles
Discover how we used this Paul Klee Castles lesson as a springboard for kindergarten students to explore mathematics and art together.
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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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Using Technology to Support Arts Integration and STEAM
Ready to experiment with new tech tools that could help support instruction?
Resources
Want to Build Grit in Education? Try the Arts.
Between the two ideas of grit in education and resilience lies a unique opportunity: arts integration.
Educator PD
Building Trust in the Classroom
This article explores a strategy to help student cope with insecurity in their artistic processes and build trust in the classroom.
Educator PD
A Summer of Creative Experiences
Looking to recharge your batteries after a long school year?
Strategies
Visual Arts Activities for Mindfulness
Cultivating awareness in the classroom can positively impact our students.
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K-5 Arts Integration Curriculum Planning Kit
Are you ever frustrated with the lack of time for arts integration curriculum planning?
Classroom Management
The Power of Letting Go
With accountability being heaped on teachers, many are worried about "getting it right” and about "being on task".
Resources
How to Cultivate a Mindful Classroom
In this month's article, I interview Mary Kay Connerton, a Yoga instructor, who uses yoga to engage students and cultivate a mindful classroom.
Strategies
Insect Art: Chalk and Glue Technique
Identifying these scientific characteristics can be visualized using this glue and chalk technique that allows students to create their own insect art.
Strategies
Arts Integration Inspired by Paul Klee’s Once Emerged from the Gray of Night, 1918
Learn how to use artist Paul Klee to inspire an arts integration lesson using search and find.
Strategies
The Brilliance of Integration: Making Music for the Deaf
Think music can't be enjoyed if you can't hear it?
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