This session will provide itinerant teachers with practical tools and strategies for designing and delivering high-quality, standards-aligned arts instruction. Participants will explore the Arts Instructional Guide and learn how to develop effective, sequential lesson plans that support student engagement, creativity, and skill development across artistic disciplines. Emphasis will be placed on aligning instruction with grade-level expectations and fostering real world connections. By the end of the session, participants will leave with a planning framework and sample lessons they can immediately implement in their classrooms.
Arts education provides a powerful platform for fostering Social Emotional Learning (SEL), especially for young learners. This session is designed for itinerant arts teachers working with TK–5/6 students and focuses on embedding SEL principles into everyday instruction. Participants will explore strategies for helping students identify and express emotions through artmaking, build empathy through collaborative projects, and develop self-awareness and resilience through reflective creative practices. Practical tools, lesson ideas, and classroom routines will be shared to help teachers support students’ emotional growth while managing multiple school sites. Discover how SEL and visual arts together can empower students and enrich learning.
This session will provide itinerant teachers with practical tools and strategies for designing and delivering high-quality, standards-aligned arts instruction. Participants will explore the Arts Instructional Guide and learn how to develop effective, sequential lesson plans that support student engagement, creativity, and skill development across artistic disciplines. Emphasis will be placed on aligning instruction with grade-level expectations and fostering real world connections. By the end of the session, participants will leave with a planning framework and sample lessons they can immediately implement in their classrooms.
Arts education provides a powerful platform for fostering Social Emotional Learning (SEL), especially for young learners. This session is designed for itinerant arts teachers working with TK–5/6 students and focuses on embedding SEL principles into everyday instruction. Participants will explore strategies for helping students identify and express emotions through artmaking, build empathy through collaborative projects, and develop self-awareness and resilience through reflective creative practices. Practical tools, lesson ideas, and classroom routines will be shared to help teachers support students’ emotional growth while managing multiple school sites. Discover how SEL and visual arts together can empower students and enrich learning.
