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Viewing Art and Reading
A huge struggle for teachers at the beginning of every year is to get students out of the gates and engaged in authentic, meaningful work. Between establishing classroom routines,…
Teaching ART using the Workshop Model
While the workshop model has proven successful for both language arts and math, not a lot of art educators have tried to utilize the strategy during art classes. Mastering…
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5 Academic Skills Students Can Practice Viewing Art
Click here for a PDF version. By @trevorabryan
Year in Review: Our 10 Most Popular Posts
Our 10 Most Popular Posts of 2015! 1. 10 Websites that Teachers Love Right Now - Check out these 10 websites that you can utilize with students to engage them in new…
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Selecting Artwork (Text) to Discuss
When I select artworks to discuss with my students, I basically consider four things: interest, background knowledge, skills & concepts and opportunity. Although these four things usually work together, I…
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Viewing Art to Start Students Reading
Fostering Strong Viewing Early in the Year Can Promote Strong Reading (& Writing) Later in the Year A huge struggle for teachers at the beginning of every year is to…
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5 Questions with… Trevor Bryan
As a fifth grade teacher, I worked very hard to help my students find connections. One of my colleagues who helped me to make connections between curriculum areas was Trevor…