Arts
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in the arts.
A Look at How Arts Teachers Can Promote a Sense of Community
Arts teachers can help all students in a school feel that they’re part of a collaborative learning community, even when they’re not together.994
The Power of Undo in Digital Art
When students make artwork digitally, they find new ways to take risks, build confidence, and get creative.2.5k
Connecting SEL to Academic Outcomes
Skills that students develop in social and emotional learning—empathy, collaboration, and so on—are closely connected to standards in many academic subjects.1.4kNew Studies Link the Arts to Crucial Cognitive Skills
What happens to our brains ‘on art’? New studies—often backed by brain imaging technology—are beginning to dial in on the answers.15.3k
Borrowing a Literacy Strategy From Band Class
A band teacher explains how a process he uses to train budding musicians’ inner voice can be used to help struggling readers improve.7.1k
‘The Show Must Go Online’: Arts Teachers Adapt to At-Home Instruction
From laundry art to 'name that tune,' arts teachers are finding creative ways to transition to remote teaching.4.2kRock On! How I Taught Focus to a Class That Wouldn’t Sit Still
How an art project on making rock sculptures helped a class of first graders settle down and find their focus.19.3k
Celebrating Cultural Identity Through the Arts
When afterschool program Ballet Folklorico teaches kids traditional Mexican dance, they build not only social and emotional skills, but also community.1.6k
Teaching Drama in Distance Learning
Tips and strategies to help literature and drama teachers adapt theatrical pedagogy for the Zoom stage.1.2k
22 Simple Ideas for Harnessing Creativity in the Elementary Classroom
Look through the door of one classroom and you might see the students hunched over, not engaged, even frowning. Look through the door of another classroom, and you might see a room full of lively students, eager, engaged and participating. What is the second teacher doing that the first one isn't? He or she is using creativity in that classroom.16.3k
A Photography Project That Develops Interpersonal Skills
Photography can help students work on communication, empathy, and teamwork—and see their communities through a new lens.1.1k
Student Photographers Document History During the Pandemic
As the world closed down, a high school photography assignment captured the imaginations of students and teachers around the country.1.3kWhy Arts Education Is Crucial, and Who's Doing It Best
Art and music are key to student development.20.4k
Creativity and Academics: The Power of an Arts Education
Increased self-confidence and self-understanding, enhanced communication skills, and improved cognition are among the many reasons for teaching the arts.7.2k
Building a Schoolwide Culture of Consistency
A principal has turned a school in the Bronx around by asking teachers to promote literacy every day—in every subject area.2.6k