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Collage as Argument

Jaime Patterson — Wed, 20 May 2026 07:00:51 +0000

Strategies Collage as Argument 3 Min Read • Visual Art Strategy We teach students to make arguments with words. But some of the most powerful arguments ever made were made entirely with images. Think of a protest poster. A propaganda painting. A magazine cover. These weren't decorative. They [...]

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First Person

Jaime Patterson — Wed, 20 May 2026 07:00:46 +0000

Strategies First Person 3 Min Read • Theatre Strategy There's a difference between knowing about something and knowing it from the inside. Describing photosynthesis is one thing. Speaking as a chloroplast is something else entirely. This week's strategy, First Person, asks students to step inside their content and [...]

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Podcast Pitch

Jaime Patterson — Wed, 20 May 2026 07:00:29 +0000

Strategies Podcast Pitch 3 Min Read • Media Arts Strategy Think about the last time a podcast grabbed you in the first 30 seconds and you knew you weren't going anywhere until it was over. That opening did something specific. It asked a great question or dropped you [...]

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Sculptor Clay

Jaime Patterson — Wed, 20 May 2026 07:00:09 +0000

Strategies Sculptor/Clay 3 Min Read • Theatre Strategy Every sculptor starts with a clear vision of what they want to communicate. The challenge is making the material say what they mean. This week's strategy, Sculptor/Clay, puts students in both roles at once: the sculptor who has something to [...]

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2026 Teacher Summer Reading List

Susan Riley — Wed, 13 May 2026 19:05:58 +0000

Summer Books for Teacher Series 2026 Teacher Summer Reading List: 20 Books Worth Your Time (Plus a bonus!) 5 Min Read • Professional Development It's that time of year again! Our popular annual "Teacher Reading List" series is back. We've curated 20 of the very best books for [...]

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Concept Playlist

Jaime Patterson — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:33:46 +0000

Strategies Concept Playlist 3 Min Read • Music Strategy You know that feeling when a song comes on and you're instantly transported to a specific moment, emotion, or place? That's not an accident. Music carries meaning in a way nothing else quite does and when students tap into [...]

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Art as Anchor

Jaime Patterson — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:22:37 +0000

Strategies Art as Anchor 3 Min Read • Visual Art Strategy A painting can say things a textbook can't. It invites students into content through a completely different door. When a carefully chosen artwork is placed in front of a class, curiosity takes over before the lesson even [...]

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Conscience Alley

Jaime Patterson — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:03:20 +0000

Strategies Conscience Alley 3 Min Read • Drama Strategy "I see both sides!" is easy to say... but actually feeling the weight of both arguments is something else entirely. This week's strategy, Conscience Alley, puts students physically inside a difficult decision. Two lines of classmates voice opposing perspectives [...]

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Frame It

Jaime Patterson — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:48:34 +0000

Strategies Frame It Strategy 3 Min Read • Media Arts Strategy Have you ever scrolled past a photo and stopped cold, not because of what was in it, but because of how it was taken? That's the power of framing. It's not just a photography trick. It's a [...]

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Concept in Motion

Jaime Patterson — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:22:44 +0000

Strategies Concept in Motion 3 Min Read • Dance Strategy We spend a lot of time asking students to sit still. Here's the irony: their bodies are actually trying to help them learn. This week's strategy, Concept in Motion, stops fighting that instinct and puts it to work [...]

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