Article The Modern Student Needs Movement
A guide for teachers on using movement to enhance focus, support classroom transitions, make deeper content connections, and ultimately transform the future of learning.
Current Topics in Arts Integration
A selection of articles covering current approaches to arts integration in the classroom, inclusion, rigor, social-emotional learning, and adopting an arts integration approach at the school and district level.
Article Ethically, Effectively, and Artistically Understanding Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Educational leaders will learn about the growing presence of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools and discover best practices for leveraging the technology ethically, effectively, and artistically.
Article Cocreating Magic & Meaning Through Mural Making
Explore ways to support teens’ social and emotional development by incorporating “Artner” collaborative practices into mural making projects—building confidence, collaborative skills, and community-mindedness.
Article The Power of Music for Self-Management
Explore the power of music to understand one's emotions and actions. Teachers will learn how to integrate songs and musical games into lessons to build and practice self-regulation in a community context—even without a musical background!
Article Mindfulness Needs an Upgrade — It’s Time to “Move” Our Feelings
PreK-2 teachers will make mindfulness thrive in the classroom when they integrate WORD Movement and practice conscious media selection.
Article Developing Self-Awareness and Social Awareness Skills through Musical Theater
Middle and high school teachers will explore the power of musical theater to build social and emotional learning skills, connect with others, and view stories around them in new ways.
Article Developing an Artistic Eye for the Math Classroom
Middle school math teachers will unlock students’ “artistic mathematical eye” with arts objectives, lesson openings, essential questions, and student choice.
Article Understanding Arts Integration and SEL
Gain an understanding of how social and emotional learning (SEL) and the arts reinforce the necessary skills to grow and develop in different settings. Learn how school-family-community partnerships contribute to equitable, trusting, and creative learning environments.
Article Fostering a Culture of Connection through the Arts
Embedding the arts into the culture and climate of schools can create opportunities for students to connect and build relationships in a “post-pandemic” era.
Article How School Leaders Can Support Arts Integration
School leaders can foster arts-integrated learning spaces by planning with purpose, cultivating a shared mindset, growing with their community’s resources in mind, and celebrating every step.
Article How Teachers Can Transform Learning in Inclusive Arts-Integrated Classrooms
Inclusion teachers can bolster engagement with arts integration by adapting time, classroom tools, and instructional techniques.
Article Academic Rigor Through Arts Integration
When K-12 teachers integrate arts into specific disciplines they can build creative learning spaces without compromising rigor in a primary content area.
