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Pause and Predict Strategy
The pause and predict strategy uses that one simple action to turn any video clip into a powerful media arts thinking experience.
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The Bridge Strategy
The Bridge Strategy uses musical song structure as an analytical tool, helping students identify the turning point in any content they're studying.
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Inquiry in Art and Social Studies
Inquiry in art and social studies is a natural pairing that can lead to extraordinary conversations.
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Teaching Strategies in the Social Studies Classroom
Teaching social studies can be very daunting but it can also have very rewarding results for your students!
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Race and Bias in the Classroom
New York Times Bestselling Author Jodi Picoult stops by to discuss her new book, Small Great Things and racial bias in the classroom.
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Historical Figures Mashup Lesson
This free high school arts integration lesson uses mashups to connect social studies, literature & media arts with historical figures.
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Using Maps to Inspire Arts Integration
Maps is used to inspire arts integration and it's the lessons that seamlessly align with math, social studies, science, and visual art.
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Celebrate Veterans Day with an Arts Integrated Activity
This arts integrated activity will allow us to integrate some social studies standards, ELA standards, music standards, AND art standards for Veterans Day.
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