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Preparing for the Future
Over the years, I’ve heard many educators talking about preparing students for the future. They discuss getting students ready for next year or for middle school or for…
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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Joy is an Intervention
It’s such a simple phrase but I find it so powerful. Joy is an intervention. It’s so freeing. My friend, Dr. Mary Howard, wrote these words in a facebook…
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Blank Notebooks
We tend to think of schooling in terms of units quarters or semesters However, these are not usually timeframes that produce remarkable results. Even an entire single…
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Making Choices
In choice based classrooms, it always has to be remembered that learning to make good, smart choices is often the hardest thing to learn. Additionally, all learning and…
Set. Show. Support. See.
In many schools, new programs or initiatives are often implemented as a short-term fix to a problem. There is not a great deal of thought of how the program…
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My Art Standards
My Art Standards Student can engage the creative process. Student can share thinking through conversation and/or work. Student can identify areas of personal interest and/or personal importance and tries…
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5 Skills Students Can Practice by Viewing Art
Viewing art can help students to practice several key academic skills. Incorporate Art Viewing with your students to practice these skills! Trevor (@trevorabryan)
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Time to Tinker
I've been tinkering with the idea of tinkering. This is where my tinkering has led... Beyond teaching literacy and math, the most important concept and skill we can teach our…