The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM https://artsintegration.com/ K-12 Teacher Professional Development Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:39:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Concept Playlist https://artsintegration.com/2026/04/02/concept-playlist/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:33:46 +0000 https://artsintegration.com/?p=84079 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 https://artsintegration.com/2026/04/02/art-as-anchor/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:22:37 +0000 https://artsintegration.com/?p=84070 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 https://artsintegration.com/2026/04/02/conscience-alley/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:03:20 +0000 https://artsintegration.com/?p=84064 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 https://artsintegration.com/2026/04/02/frame-it/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:48:34 +0000 https://artsintegration.com/?p=84060 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 https://artsintegration.com/2026/04/02/concept-in-motion/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:22:44 +0000 https://artsintegration.com/?p=84056 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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]]> Pause and Predict Strategy https://artsintegration.com/2026/03/31/pause-and-predict-strategy/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:01:21 +0000 https://artsintegration.com/?p=84052 Strategies Pause and Predict Strategy 3 Min Read  •  Media Arts Strategy Teachers are busy. So this strategy keeps things simple and effective. The best part? You already know how to do this one. You press pause. That's it. That's the move. This week's strategy, Pause and Predict, [...]

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]]> The Bridge Strategy https://artsintegration.com/2026/03/31/the-bridge-strategy/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:28:50 +0000 https://artsintegration.com/?p=84047 Strategies The Bridge Strategy 3 Min Read  •  Music Strategy Every song has a section called the bridge. It usually occurs after you've heard the verse and the chorus at least once. The bridge is the connector that takes you from what you thought you knew to a [...]

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]]> Partnership Announcement Between The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM and Story Tapestries, Inc. https://artsintegration.com/2026/02/19/partnership-announcement/ https://artsintegration.com/2026/02/19/partnership-announcement/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:50:57 +0000 https://artsintegration.com/?p=83985 Partnership Announcement The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM and Story Tapestries, Inc. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM and Story Tapestries Announce New Partnership Collaboration will expand professional development and curriculum resources for educators nationwide WESTMINSTER, MD– February 2026 – The Institute for Arts Integration [...]

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]]> https://artsintegration.com/2026/02/19/partnership-announcement/feed/ 0 Inside the Mind of a Creative Pioneer https://artsintegration.com/2026/01/29/inside-the-mind-of-a-creative-pioneer/ https://artsintegration.com/2026/01/29/inside-the-mind-of-a-creative-pioneer/#respond Thu, 29 Jan 2026 07:00:29 +0000 https://artsintegration.com/?p=83892 ART WORKS FOR TEACHERS PODCAST | EPISODE 165 | 22:48 MIN Inside the Mind of a Creative Pioneer Fredricka Reisman has spent decades championing creativity in education... and she learned from the best. In this conversation with Susan, she shares her personal mentorship with Dr. E. Paul Torrance, the origins of [...]

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]]> https://artsintegration.com/2026/01/29/inside-the-mind-of-a-creative-pioneer/feed/ 0 Empowering Every Learner: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Arts Education https://artsintegration.com/2026/01/22/empowering-every-learner-practical-strategies-for-inclusive-arts-education/ https://artsintegration.com/2026/01/22/empowering-every-learner-practical-strategies-for-inclusive-arts-education/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2026 07:00:09 +0000 https://artsintegration.com/?p=83787 ART WORKS FOR TEACHERS PODCAST | EPISODE 164 | 34:20 MIN Empowering Every Learner: Practical Strategies for Inclusive Arts Education When students struggle to show what they know, it’s often not a lack of learning, it’s a barrier in how we teach or assess. In this episode, Susan sits down with [...]

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