Research and Best Practices
The largest in-depth study of school leadership to date, this report gathers and analyzes quantitative data confirming that education leadership has a strong impact on student achievement, as measured by student test scores. The study shows that leadership makes its mark largely by strengthening a school’s “professional community” – an environment where teachers work together to improve classroom instruction. It also finds that rapid turnover of principals reduces student achievement. In addition, the study shows that although the.....
Fine Arts Resources
TIps for Art Teachers on Planning and Teaching Special Needs Students
This website offers tips for art teachers on how to plan and teach special needs students.
Engaging Learners the SMARTboard Way - Using the Smartboard in the Classroom
Interactive whiteboards are gaining in popularity in schools. SMART technology is one of the most popular interactive whiteboard options. This workshop explores ideas for using interactive whiteboards in the classroom, adapting existing Notebook projects, and integrating resources for each subject area.
Linear Toothpick Sculpture Art Project
This creative high school art project asks students to create a free standing linear sculpture composed of units. Students learn how artists communicate visually in their work using the elements of design. It comes from the rich Incredible Art Lessons website.
Faculty Photo Montage Art Lesson
From the rich art website - Incredible Art Lessons - the purpose of this assignment is to introduce digital manipulation using Adobe Photoshop. Scanning, Crop and selection tool techniques, use of the digital camera and how to create a photomontage using the faculty as the subject to print.
Watercolor Exploration - Music Integration - Elementary Art Lesson
This is one of many elementary art lessons on this rich website - Incredible Art Lessons. The goal of this lesson is for students to learn that mistakes are sometimes good things, and to encourage generosity and cooperation towards one another while exploring experimental watercolor techniques.
Link to National Arts and Education Network
ARTSEDGE — the National Arts and Education Network — supports the placement of the arts at the center of the curriculum and advocates creative use of technology to enhance the K-12 educational experience. ARTSEDGE empowers educators to teach in, through, and about the arts by providing the tools to develop interdisciplinary curricula that fully integrate the arts with other academic subjects.
ARTSEDGE offers free, standards-based teaching materials for use in and out of the classroom, as well as professional development resources,.....
