This National Arts in Education Week, we celebrate our Creative Learning Initiative Ambassadors, Austin Independent School District teachers nominated by principals to honor their creative leadership in school year 2019-20. Creative Learning Ambassadors create the kinds of classrooms we all admire: active, engaged, demanding, inquisitive places that value all students' contributions. These teacher-leaders represent the … Continue reading Congratulations to our 2020 Creative Learning Ambassadors!
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National Poetry Month: Image Capture Strategy Application
Strategy: Image CaptureAudience: 4th grade and upParticipants: This activity is for two or more people Instructions: Read this excerpt from the book, Rebound, by Kwame Alexander: Sometimes, I wishI was a superhero,superflylike QuicksilverSpeed-racingdown the courtsleek as a sports carfaster than NASCAR,leaving all my sadnessin the dust—far,far awayfrom now.Wish I could soarscorethrow downa monster dunklike I … Continue reading National Poetry Month: Image Capture Strategy Application
National Poetry Month: Art Talk Strategy Application
Strategy: Art TalkAudience: Upper elementary students and families, teachersParticipants: This activity is for three to eight people Observation Challenge: Look deeply at the image below. Answer these questions to start to think deeply about this image: What do you see? What shapes, colors, lines?How does this image make you feel?What does this image remind you … Continue reading National Poetry Month: Art Talk Strategy Application
National Poetry Month: Idea and Movement Strategy Application
Strategy: Idea and MovementAudience: Students and families, teachersParticipants: This activity is for two or more people Instructions: Gestures are made with our fingers, hands, and arms and communicate a clear idea. Choose one line of a poem that you love. Read that line over and over and talk about it with a caregiver or a … Continue reading National Poetry Month: Idea and Movement Strategy Application
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