This past week end, I started teaching my arts integration grad course through the district in which I work. 16 teachers from grades Pre K-12 gathered together and worked hard getting started on the track of Arts Integration. It was wonderful! We talked, we listened, we created, we collaborated, we connected. What else can you [...]
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What can happen when teachers get together to discuss student learning? Lots – and not just for the students, for the teachers too. That is what I have discovered through the organization of our district’s Arts Integration PLC. Nearly three years ago, I sent out an email to all the teachers in Amesbury, Massachusetts where [...]
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Yesterday our district had a professional development day on the topic of vocabulary. Some 4th grade colleagues presented to all the elementary and middle school teachers a method of introducing vocabulary that they had started last year. What they were doing was centered around Robert Marzano’s teachings from his book Building Background Knowledge for Academic [...]
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If there’s one thing that’s overlooked in education, it’s professional development where teachers are able to feed their own fires. Sound corny? Ya, a little bit, but it’s true! If you want to know why I said it that way, read this post where I first started talking about feeding our flames. But basically, what [...]
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Summer was fun, relaxing, rejuvenating, busy, short, eventful, and satisfying. And now, summer is officially over. Sorry – someone had to say it! But with summer over, a new school year begins and I for one feel like I need that structure again. My hope is that I will find that balance of health and [...]
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Well the Teacher Art Retreat is underway and we are having a great time! So far, we have moved, breathed, eaten, glued, designed, shared, talked, played, acted, painted, laughed, questioned, and reflected. (I’m sure I’m missing a few verbs…) Our hinged box books are built and tomorrow we will work on the content of the [...]
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What do you think of when you hear the words professional development? I sent this question out to my PLN on Twitter and here are some of the replies I received: Sad, isn’t it? Teachers are not slackers. We are hard working. So when we are put into situations where PD doesn’t “DO it” for [...]
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Earlier this week, Katherine Damkohler wrote a post for the ARTSblog website called Arts Integration Isn’t Enough. (Be sure to go and read this post!) It reminded me of a piece I wrote a few weeks back on ArtsEd VS ArtsInt. In it, I felt the need to not only define each, but to set [...]
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I am so excited to announce The Inspired Classroom’s first ever Teacher Art Retreat summer event! Join teachers from the area who are ready to treat themselves to three days of art making and idea sharing. Whether you are interested in ARTS INTEGRATION, ART EDUCATION, or just need some time for YOURSELF, this retreat, built [...]
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