Research and Best Practices
The Handbook is designed to guide state, district, and school Title I personnel in providing high-quality, research-based family and community engagement programs and experiences. Thirty-six experts on a range of topics contributed to the Handbook. Each chapter provides grounding in research and practical action principles for the field. A concluding chapter lists specific recommended practices for the state, district, and school. 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.
Linear Toothpick Sculpture Art Project
This creative high school art project asks students to create a free standing linear sculpture composed of units. It gives an example of how a lesson plan can be designed with National Standards in mind. Students learn how artists communicate visually in their work using the elements of design. It comes from the rich Incredible Art Lessons website.
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,.....
