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Screaming for Scratch Paper
Have you ever noticed that when you administer any high-stakes test, you always receive scratch paper in your testing box?
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Fun? In School?!
While engaging in the serious work of education, yourself permission to indulge in some art-making with the pure intention of just having some serious fun!
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Content or Kids: Choosing Your Teaching Focus
One of the most enlightening discussions was around their attitude to teaching middle schoolers.
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Don’t Forget to Ask: Guiding Reflection to Deepen Learning
While I believe that having an arts experience is worthwhile for any child, I know that any experience is richer with guided reflection.
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Make Not Art the Servant
In our zeal to improve test scores and make learning the core curriculum more engaging, let us not make art a faithful servant to the core curriculum.
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Finding an Arts Integration Buddy
Why not employ the same technique for creating Arts Integration lessons by finding an Arts Integration Buddy?
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Are You a Provocative Educator?
We need provocative educators who are unafraid and unashamed to push their students to go beyond the "right answer" and to find their OWN answer.
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Now That’s Getting Personal!
When something is getting personal, we care deeply about it; it carries meaning for us.
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What’s Your Ship Date?
Time between the dream and the reality is the pursuit of perfection, but all artists know that without a ship date, their dream will never become a reality.
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Intention…That’s What’s Missing!
There is something that you feel your students lack, or your lessons lack?
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The Step AFTER Differentiation
Often, the step after differentiation is the most critical - and overlooked - piece to moving a child forward in their journey to true success.
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