The art of the conversation tends to be a lost one, and yet it is such an effective means of learning. Listening and responding, call and response, you are almost in a constant state of learning and reflection. Conversing is an important part of a teacher’s journey. Here are some reflections on how I have [...]
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Sometimes the ones we need to convince of the power of arts integration are not the parents and community members, but the educators themselves. There are many educators who are skeptical, but even the ones who love the idea of the arts in schools are still hesitant to make it happen. Why is this? I [...]
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Promoting a love affair between the student and his or her work is one of our schools’ most important aims.” At least it should be… And the arts can help us to do just that… What are your thoughts??? ~EMP Quote from Chapter 8 “What Education Can Learn from the Arts” in the book Art [...]
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There is a new Arts Integration ezine out by Susan Riley, our guest blogger this month. It will be published each quarter and this quarter the theme is 21st Century Skills. Our Inspired Classroom readers can be among the first to get a free copy of this premier issue! Just email Susan with the special [...]
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This is Susan Riley’s final post in her series written especially for The Inspired Classroom on School-Wide Arts Integration. If you haven’t read the others, please do so. You can access her archive of posts here. They are full of great ideas and practical information – just what we love! Be sure to follow Susan [...]
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I’m laughing at this title because it is in recent months that I have been eating vegan. (It has been a wonderful thing for me.) But, I must admit that cheese is a weakness and the one faithful cheating I have done is to eat a large plate of nachos with a girlfriend of mine [...]
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This is the second post in Susan Riley’s mini series for Getting Started with Arts Integration. She is focusing on how she was able to lead her teachers in MD to make change school wide. This post has great ideas and info, so please read on and be sure to catch all the guest posts [...]
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Call them “high-concept, high-touch senses” (Daniel Pink), “Survival Skills” (Tony Wagner), “Habits of Mind” (Ellen Winner and Lois Hetland), or “Habitudes” (Angela Maiers), these 21 Century Skills are imperative to our children’s future success. Back in February of 2010, our blog series was focused on Education in a New Era. Here are some highlights from [...]
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This week I am happy to bring you a guest blogger, Susan Riley. Susan is a music teacher in Columbia, MD and works as the arts integration site coordinator. The the school-wide arts integration program she leads is recognized by the Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance as the “best arts integration program in the [...]
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