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Professional Development

All teachers need professional development. Why not make it meaningful to your individual teaching practice? In this area, you'll find a wide variety of ways you can keep your own creative juices flowing. Be sure to dig into the subtopics for more specific PD opportunities.

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Planning for Success

The best way to have a successful Arts Integration lesson is to be over-prepared so you can relax and enjoy the process of planning for success.

Organization

Mantras for Sanity

"Baby steps” combined with “keep it simple” have proved to be useful mantras when my enthusiasm overrides my reason and human limitations.

Organization

Who Exactly Does the Integrating?

WHO exactly does the integrating? arts integration lesson is one where the content and fine arts standards are being taught and assessed equitably.

Assessment

Write Like an Artist!

Have you tried using artist statements as assessments in your classroom?

Educator PD

Attention to Detail

I was working with a team of elementary teachers to develop a series of arts integrated writing activities that would provide students a targeted practice.

Educator PD

Preparing Students for Changing Careers

Career-based education in the next few years, as more stakeholders begin to realize that we are no longer preparing students for a single, lifelong job.

Assessment

Shaking Student Growth through the Arts

Many districts are moving to Student Learning Objectives or Student Growth Targets as a part of their teacher evaluation for use with Common Core.

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