Keeping students engaged and on task can be just as challenging as planning for the new school year. If you find yourself missing fun or stuck on how to keep your learners engaged in the lessons, the ...
Read More“When students make connections, transform knowledge, and articulate the reasons behind their creative choices, learning becomes sticky, meaningful, and authentic.” How can you nurture col ...
Read MoreCreativity and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) go hand in hand. Art has been used to convey messages, themes, ideas, and emotions throughout history—even crossing language barriers. But it isn&r ...
Read MoreHow can you creatively showcase art and another discipline? What are the benefits of collaborating between different disciplines? Can you overcome struggles that can happen when collaborating between ...
Read MoreThere are two perspectives on creativity. Through the lens of art, it speaks to expressing yourself in meaningful ways. However, there is also a scientific side of creativity that focuses on improveme ...
Read MoreThe one certainty in education is students learn differently. Information is not always received or processed the same way. For some students, this is due to neurodivergence. What does it mean to be n ...
Read MoreWhile often used interchangeably, a school’s culture and climate are in fact different. They influence and drive one another for sure, but climate reflects the attitude of the school, and cultur ...
Read MoreAn art room’s structure can be just as important as the curriculum! Engaging students with the space and materials that surround them. Using your classroom’s layout to your advantage can h ...
Read MoreHow do you inspire students to dive deeper into the thinking around what they create? Every artwork tells a story; and narrative, point of view, language, perspective, etc. support and strengthen the ...
Read MoreA picture is worth a thousand words. The more we can share and showcase that the stronger a student’s voice becomes. This is what makes visual storytelling so important. It enhances student lear ...
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