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A new chapter!

In the last two weeks, I've begun an exciting new chapter in my life, personally and professionally. In my work life, I've started a new job as a campus-based digital learning coach in a district that is much larger than any I've ever been with. This job is also two hours away from my house, so I'll be living apart from my husband during the work week. So far, we are working it out with a little stress but lots of patience. As a young adult, I remember struggling to envision a future for myself where I would be independent and adventurous. I'm anxious by nature, and I used to think that my fear and anxiety would hold me back forever. Well, I still get anxious and worried, but I'm pushing myself to go out of my comfort zone, to really try to grow as a person. We ask our students to learn, to exert effort to try to understand new concepts and processes. As educators, we need to model the same growth mindset that we expect. Likewise, I ask my teachers to t

Huge List of Online Resources for K-12 Art

As a former art teacher, I have a treasure-trove of links to online activities, resources for lesson planning, interactive sites, and more. I'll be sharing them below, by category. Please contact me to report broken links. Elements of Art The Elements of Art: Getty Museum Printable Worksheet About Visual Elements Definitions of Visual Elements and Design Principles Artist's Toolkit: Explore the Elements of Art NGA Elements of Art Interactive SFMOMA Art Basics Shape Shape Quiz Shape Interactives Shape Lab Fling the Teacher, Shape Quiz Color Interactive Color Wheel Color in Motion Color Mixing with the Met Principles of Design Principles of Design at the Getty Principles of Design Handout Art Principles Animated Design Museum - Discover Design

Tame the TEKS with Digital Tools!

Photo from Unsplash Reading through the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) can be yawn-inducing and frustrating. I have a favorite app and a new-to-me Chrome extension that help me find what I'm looking for when I use the TEKS for planning. First up, the TEKS app from Mastery Connect is a great way to access standards on your iOS or Android device. You can easily tap through to view standards by subject, then grade, then strand, etc. The search bar that helps locate specific TEKS without skimming or using the "find" function. Yesterday, I was looking through the TEKS on my Chromebook. On a whim, I searched "TEKS" in the Chrome web store, and TEKS Accordion popped up. To use it, you install the extension, and then navigate to the TEKS webpage that you need. Once you're there, TEKS Accordion will automatically collapse all of the standards underneath each strand. Then, you can just click to expand what you want to look at. For f

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