by guest blogger | For Arts Teachers, SEAL: Social-Emotional Artistic Learning
Is art the key to better mental health? Expressing yourself through art has proven again and again to have a positive impact on one’s physical and mental health. What is art therapy? To put it simply, art therapy is: “the application of visual arts in a...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
There are many reasons to teach poetry in the classroom. Whether it’s National Poetry Month or just another day, arts integrated poetry ideas are a great teaching strategy to use across the curriculum. Poetry can be used in your classroom regardless of what you...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
Arts Integration VS Arts Education? Is this a battle? I don’t think so! Many arts educators are concerned that if their school or district starts to implement arts integration, arts education is going to disappear. Now way! Not gonna happen. Let me tell you...
by Julie Simon | Arts Education and Integration, Classroom Stories
Ah… back to school time! Well, at many schools that means parent info nights and ice cream socials. What a great time to talk curriculum and advocate for a year of arts integration and creativity! Here’s Julie’s story of how SHE can advocate for...
by guest blogger | Arts Education and Integration
Music has been touted as an aid for a variety of things, but it can be a controversial topic. Some people are convinced their performance on professional and academic matters is better when they are listening to music, while others claim the opposite. We love music at...
