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Never Underestimate the Influence of an Artist arts education artsed creativity culturally responsive teaching dance integratedlearning integratedteaching kyleabraham loveledlearning transformative education transformativeteaching Dec 13, 2021

How much do you love Prince? Or Beyonce? Jason Mamoa, perhaps? Alok V. Menom? Harry Styles? These popular artist icons can change our cultural expectations, lead us to make self-improvements, encourage the emotions lodged in our bodies to release, and offer us insights and wisdom to lessons...

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Five Skills your Students Can Learn When You Center Creative Arts Practice arts education artsed creativity culturally responsive teaching liberatory ed loveledlearning social emotional learning transformativeteaching Dec 08, 2021

Did you know that creativity can be developed... just like learning how to speak a new language or learning to swim? Here are five skills that your students will gain from creative arts practice routines: 

  1. The Power of Observation: Observation requires attention and awareness. All the...
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Misinterpretations of Anti-Racist, Culturally Responsive Teaching antiracist education artsed creativity culturally responsive teaching liberatory ed loveledlearning social emotional learning transformativeteaching Dec 07, 2021

Misinterpretations of culturally responsive teaching and learning can and will happen! As teachers take on liberatory and or emancipatory pedagogy, a commitment to practice is required. Nuanced attention to complex ideas and questions requires critical and constant reflection. 

In the...

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The Next Big Thing in Culturally Responsive Teaching arts education artsed creativity culturally responsive teaching liberatory ed loveledlearning transformativeteaching Dec 03, 2021

It’s not a new idea at all. It’s a very ancient idea, and one that has clung to the sidelines of our educational system for way too long. It’s been waiting ever so patiently for recognition, acknowledgment, and a ready audience. It’s been dancing in the background with...

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Living Through the Art artsed creativity divinity integratedteaching loveledlearning marvin k white transformativeteaching Oct 11, 2021

Recently, Mariah began a series called #TenMinuteTalks on Instagram.  "I adore the people in my life.  They are artists, teachers, thinkers, believers, creators, innovators, doers, and they inspire me." Mariah says.  Though most are folks she would call kin, some are people she's...

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