Bexley City Schools. (2016, June 19). Retrieved February 13, 2019
A two-year study by researchers at the Brain and Creativity Institute (BCI) at the University of Southern California shows that exposure to music and music
March 22, 2019
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Reichenberg, K. (2018, November). DMS reimagines after-school remediation with STEAM sessions. Retrieved February 13, 2019
A Virginia middle school is making its after-school remediation program into a science, technology, engineering, arts and math club. Students will perform hands-on activities that
March 22, 2019
Learning Is Social & Emotional Contributor. (2018, October 23). How to Teach Social-Emotional Skills Through Performing Arts. Retrieved February 13, 2019
For this post, Dan Gilbert, project manager at the Afterschool Alliance, spoke with Paul Griffin, founder and president of the Possibility Project in New York
March 20, 2019
Jackson, J. (2018, October 11). Dance Teacher: Arts Ed. Could Be the Key to Student Engagement. Retrieved January 17, 2019
We all want to explore, discover, and feel inspired. As teachers, we try to harness this drive in our classrooms. Every lesson plan, for example,
February 20, 2019
Silver, H., & Kreisman, S. (2018, August 9). Making Lessons Memorable: Designing from Two Perspectives. Retrieved January 16, 2019
What do we want students to learn? What do we want them to remember—tomorrow? Next month? Next year? Clearly, we cannot separate learning from memory.
February 6, 2019
Mehta, J. (2018, June 21). Listening to Learners: The Starting Point for Real Change. Retrieved July 23, 2018
Last month in Vancouver, at the annual symposium of the BC Networks of Inquiry and Innovation Jordan, a Grade 10 student from a mid-sized secondary
January 9, 2019
Eva, A. (2018, April 23). Three Ways to Cultivate Gratitude at School. Retrieved May 21, 2018
When fear and divisiveness cast a shadow over our schools, gratitude may help us see the good. Here are three gratitude practices you can share
October 4, 2018
Willoughby, C. (2018, April 26). Ohio students perform their poems in school cafe. Retrieved May 21, 2018
Language arts teachers Macarena Dunn and Maddie Armstrong have organized a poetry cafe at their Ohio intermediate school to provide an authentic audience and teach
October 4, 2018
Nania, R. (2018, March 12). Reading to kids for 15 minutes makes a difference in development. Retrieved March 16, 2018
A child’s first years of life are the most important when it comes to brain development, yet the majority of children in the U.S. miss
September 27, 2018
Hierck, T., & Peterson, K. (2018, March 22). Focusing on the 19 behaviors most essential to a positive school culture. Retrieved May 14, 2018
Positive climates do not just happen. They arise from the practices and rituals implemented and encouraged within a school. Tracking and reinforcing the behaviors that
September 27, 2018
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