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03/13/2019

New findings provide strong evidence that arts educational experiences can produce significant positive impacts on academic and social development for students.

10/08/2018

This article can apply to even Elementary Art.

It’s why it takes so long to complete a project in my classroom sometimes. Instructions backed by research filled with discussion, hands on doing with students and collaboration, independent working, and even critiques during the process and after we are done of each other’s work... makes a long process but one that really sets in and increases critical thinking.

Art teachers everywhere wrestle with how to balance teaching skills while leaving room for student choice. On the one hand, students need to be taught specific skills and techniques. Following the teacher and learning these skills allows students to create aesthetically pleasing art. Without basic s...

06/04/2018

Commission from Spring of 2018 for Troy University Atlanta

05/17/2016

Historians of science usually date the origin of the Scientific Revolution as 1543, when Copernicus’ De Revolutionibus first put the Earth in...

05/10/2016

Permanent. Not chalk but looks like her sister.

04/26/2016

Despite time and resources devoted to testing and a push for stronger core academic skills, districts are finding ways to keep arts education alive.

04/02/2016

This April, poets and poetry lovers everywhere will join together in cracking open their favorite notebooks and anthologies in celebration of the 20th anniversary of National Poetry Month — a yearly, month-long appreciation of poetry and the amazing writers who compose it. In honor of the month of

02/24/2016

I have seen firsthand how this has worked with the Artist in Residency through the Alabama State Council On The Arts that I'm currently finishing with 5th & 6th grade History students. I will agree, as the article states, it is a lot of extra work to figure out how to combine. However, it was incredibly rewarding to see how effective incorporating art in the classroom can be!

A study found that educators trained in integrating art into math lessons saw better test results from students.

02/22/2016

Some days, I am just 100% thankful to live in a small town. Today is one of those days.

01/27/2016

My kids in Mrs. Powell's 6th grade classes made even the monsters Stalin & Hiltler look good. Very pleased with their dedication to this project. All of the students in 5th & 6th Grade History at Pike Lib have made me proud!

01/17/2016

These skills translate into so many important areas of life. Recently, the collaborative pieces we've been working on in the classroom reinforce this idea over and over. My favorite quote that I know to be so very true... "Through the arts, children practice working together, sharing responsibility, and compromising with others to accomplish a common goal." ❤️🎨

You don't find school reformers talking much about how we need to train more teachers in the arts, given the current obsession with science, math, technology and engineering, but here's a list of skills that young people learn from studying the arts.