Research and Best Practices
This two part rubric and worksheet is for use by individuals responsible for monitoring (1) district-level capacity to support response to intervention (RTI implementation and (2) district-wide fidelity of RTI implementation.
Fine Arts Resources
The Teachers Page - The Library of Congress
This rich website from the Library of Congress contains ready-to-use materials that bring the Library’s primary sources into the classroom. In addition, it builds teacher skills with the Library's professional development curriculum.
Educators can find classroom materials, professional development activities, Teaching with Primary Sources partners, news and events, class starters, teacher updates, and more Library of Congress 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,.....
