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.
During this session, participants will learn several reading and writing strategies inspired by Kelly Gallagher’s text, In the Best Interest of Students, that are immediately applicable to all content areas. With the aim of building community and confidence, participants will dive into cultivating a rich classroom environment based on informal discourse amongst students and how to translate that into more rigorous and complex tasks.
Dr. Arielle Miller specializes in urban teacher development and quality. As a 20-year Los Angeles Unified School District veteran and former secondary English teacher, her progressive approach to lesson design and implementation rendered tremendous success with student achievement... Read More →
Thursday July 31, 2025 8:45am - 10:00am PDT Room 132
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.
During this session, participants will learn several reading and writing strategies inspired by Kelly Gallagher’s text, In the Best Interest of Students, that are immediately applicable to all content areas. With the aim of building community and confidence, participants will dive into cultivating a rich classroom environment based on informal discourse amongst students and how to translate that into more rigorous and complex tasks.
Dr. Arielle Miller specializes in urban teacher development and quality. As a 20-year Los Angeles Unified School District veteran and former secondary English teacher, her progressive approach to lesson design and implementation rendered tremendous success with student achievement... Read More →
Thursday July 31, 2025 12:25pm - 1:40pm PDT Room 132
