Last year, student achievement took a huge hit in most districts nationwide due to the impact of COVID-19. At the time, I was a school principal at a low-income, high-needs school, and we had many challenges to overcome as we hired staff members and prepared our extended learning summer program. Like school administrators nationwide, […]
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Extended and Expanded Learning: What Research and Experience Tell Us
I can proudly say that I have been in education for over thirty years. I was a classroom teacher for much of that time, but I also spent many years providing expanded learning opportunities as a private tutor in my community. At first, the big draw for acquiring my services was because I was a […]
Art Lesson Plan: Peaceable Kingdom Masks
Most of us identify masks with Halloween, Mardi Gras, Día de los Muertos, and New Year’s Eve. Masks, however, date back to 7000 BC and were used primarily for rituals, hunting, and ceremony. Just like today, they all came in different sizes, shapes, and materials. Early masks were constructed of wood, leather, and natural […]
Art Lesson Plan: Hawaiian Tapa Cloth Paintings
When we think of Hawaii, one of the first things that comes to mind is the Hawaiian or Aloha shirt. This shirt’s origin dates back to the 1920s but was made famous after WWII when US Servicemen brought them home. And later, as tourists travel to Hawaii, the shirt was the perfect souvenir to […]
2020 School Specialty Crystal Apple Award Winners
Teachers and their students work hard to grow and learn together every year. That’s what inspired us to create the Crystal Apple award. It’s our chance to recognize and reward all the transformational efforts teachers and their classrooms make. This year, at a time when we see teachers and classrooms coming together in innovative […]
Art Lesson Plan: Multi-Media Animal Habitats
Multi-Media Habitats is the perfect animal art lesson for this time of the year. With animals migrating to their summer habitats, others coming out of hibernation, and some preparing for new life, there are endless habitats to choose from. You might live in Wisconsin, where rabbits are building nests for their spring babies, or […]
Art Lesson Plan: Moon Over NYC
We are all familiar with the nighttime works of artists like Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Henri Rousseau, Edvard Munch, and Edward Hopper. These paintings come alive with the use of light, shadow, and color to create depth, enliven asleep objects, and develop movement. Our lesson plan, Moon Over NYC, offers the opportunity to draw from […]
Art Lesson Plan: My Monster Above My Bed
Imagine the fun you can have creating a glowing monster for above your bed. Children and adults have all enjoyed James Howe’s There’s a Monster Under My Bed book for years as well as Disney/Pixar’s movies Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University. Now you have a chance to bring that monster out from under the […]
Starting a Teaching Job Mid-Year: What to Do Over Winter Break
The new semester is starting soon, and for freshly hired teachers, this means that it’s time to get everything ready before the storm hits. Not only will you be starting that first day without knowing the kids in your class, but you’ll be getting used to a new classroom space, building, and school culture. […]
HyperDocs: Applications for Elementary, Middle, and High School
If you’ve been in education long enough, you have seen the comings and goings of many different initiatives, programs and instructional models. One of the newest, and in my opinion, most exciting instructional tools available now are HyperDocs. Today I’d like to take you on a brief journey backwards in time: your elementary, middle […]
Art Lesson Plan: Bar Soap Resist
Using a resist substance is a great way to highlight the importance and experiment with the use of positive and negative space in a piece of art. The resist substance for this art lesson plan is bar soap, and with it young artists can explore the value of using negative space to enhance an […]
5 Back-to-School Goal-Setting Tips for Teachers
Back to school doesn’t have to be daunting, especially if you’ve set solid goals to give you direction. Here are a few ideas to get your back-to-school goal-setting started and for keeping yourself accountable to the goals you’ve selected. Tip 1: Ask yourself questions to learn what is important to you this year What […]
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