Foreign Language Online Resources
Awesome TPRS Blogs:
Martina Bex’s “The Comprehensible Classroom”
The TPRS Teacher – Amazing blog with so many resources, ideas, and videos!
Bryce Hedstrom’s Blog – The amount of useful materials on here is amazing!
Susan Gross’ Website – A PLETHORA of incredible resources!
Other Websites:
Duolingo is a fun website with which to learn a second (or third, or fourth!) language, and a great way to reward students on a Friday!
Getting things for your classroom:
– Amazon Wish List – (http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/ref=sv_wl_0)
– Class Wish (http://classwish.org)
– Reddit Gifts for Teachers (http://redditgifts.com/exchanges/reddit-gifts-teachers/)
– Donors Choose (http://www.donorschoose.org)
Music Online Resources
Planning
- 11 Facts about Music Education
- The Music Development Program – The Royal Conservatory Music Development Program provides a recognized national standard of musical success through an effectively sequenced course of study from beginner to advanced levels (basically, a curriculum for all ages, in all instruments!)
- Rocking it Out: Exploring Music Teaching Methods – Check out this fun and engaging activity on the NYTimes blog (and many more)!
- http://schools.nyc.gov/offices/teachlearn/arts/Blueprints/MusicBP08.pdf– Published by the state of New York these provide benchmarks, blue Prints, and example of student work at K, 2, 5,8 and 12.
- http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/arts/pub/artwork.pdf-New York State examples of student work in music and explanations of what they represent.
- Music Education Links – Especially helpful for elementary music teachers!
Videos of Classrooms
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8513639954007693449, Josh Czupryk teaching his kiddos
Getting things for your classroom:
- Amazon Wish List – (http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/ref=sv_wl_0)
- Class Wish (http://classwish.org)
- Reddit Gifts for Teachers (http://redditgifts.com/exchanges/reddit-gifts-teachers/)
- Donors Choose (http://www.donorschoose.org)
Art Online Resources
Featured Resource:
Common Core and the Arts – Wondering how Common Core is going to affect your instruction, and how you can start supporting your students in the transition NOW? Look here!
All Grades
- Art2Day: http://www.art2day.co.uk/artist-search.html
- The Art of Ed http://www.theartofed.com
- The Smart Teacher http://www.thesmartteacher.com/
- National Art Educators http://www.arteducators.org/
- Artsonia https://www.artsonia.com/
- The Teaching Palette http://theteachingpalette.com/
- A Faithful Attempt http://afaithfulattempt.blogspot.com/
- Art Inspired http://artinspired.pbworks.com/w/page/13819585/FrontPage
- Blick http://www.dickblick.com/lesson-plans/
- Teaching Channel https://www.teachingchannel.org/5-ways
- Arkansas Art Educators http://www.ararted.org/fall-conference.html
- Mississippi Art Educators http://www.msarted.org/
- The Greenville Arts Partnership: http://greenvilleartspartnership.wordpress.com/
- The Google Cultural Institute: http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/home
Elementary/Middle
Deep Space Sparkle http://www.deepspacesparkle.com/
Teach Kids Art http://www.teachkidsart.net/
Thomas Elementary Art http://thomaselementaryart.blogspot.com/
- Shine Bright Zamarano http://zamoranoarts.blogspot.com/
- Dali’s Moustache http://dalimoustache.blogspot.com/
- Art With Mr. E http://artwithmre.blogspot.com/
- There’s a Dragon in my Art Room http://plbrown.blogspot.com/
- Art is Basic http://www.artisbasic.com/
- Artful Artsy Amy http://artfulartsyamy.blogspot.com/
- Art Projects for Kids http://www.artprojectsforkids.org/search/label/recycle
- The Artful Parent http://www.artfulparent.com/
- The Lake Forest Louvre http://lakeforestartdepartment.blogspot.com/
- Mrs. Knight’s Smartest Artists http://dolvinartknight.blogspot.com
High School
- Student Art Guide http://www.studentartguide.com/
- Mr. Bodnar http://www.mrbodnar.com/my-classroom.html
- Mrs. Macre’s Art Class http://macresartroom.blogspot.com/
- Artisun http://artisun.blogspot.com/
- Splatters and Smudges http://splattersandsmudges.blogspot.com/
- Valley Central School District http://www.vcsd.k12.ny.us/Page/2072
- Art of Apex High School http://apexhsart.blogspot.com/
- The Blooming Palette http://thebloomingpalette.blogspot.com/
- Ridge High School Art Department http://www.ridgeartgallery.com/index.html
- Vans Custom Culture Shoe Contest http://www.vans.com/customculture/
- Bryan High School Art Department http://bryanart.org/
- Columbus North High School http://www.bcsc.k12.in.us/Page/1529
Art History
- Making Art Fun: Meet the Artist http://makingartfun.com/htm/meet-the-artist-index.htm
- Google Art Project http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/project/art-project?hl=en
- Your Paintings http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/
- The Getty http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/index.html
- Colossal http://www.thisiscolossal.com/ (awesome for modern artists!)
- The Jealous Curator http://www.thejealouscurator.com/blog/
Local Art
- Arkansas Art Council http://www.arkansasarts.org/programs/registry/medium.aspx
- Arkansas Delta Made http://www.arkansasdeltamade.com/
- Mississippi Arts Commission http://www.arts.state.ms.us/artist-roster/artist-roster.php
- Mississippi Folk Life http://www.arts.state.ms.us/folklife/view-by-name.php
Art Elements and Principals
- Split Complementary http://splitcomplementary.blogspot.com/2012/02/elements-principles-of-design-icons.html
Teaching For Artistic Behavior
- Teaching For Artistic Behavior http://teachingforartisticbehavior.org/
- Evergreen Art http://evergreenart.birdsong.org/
- Studio Learning http://studio-learning.blogspot.com/
- Art with Ms. Alexa http://choicebasedartafterschool.blogspot.com
- General TAB group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TAB-ChoiceArtEd/?yguid=419710033
- TAB book club group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tabbookclub/?yguid=419710033
- Goodreads Book List: http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/11719.Books_for_the_TAB_Art_Teacher
And of course, if you don’t use http://pinterest.com/ it is a great way to keep and organize ideas. Here are a few people I suggest to follow for art related stuff:
- Donna Staten http://pinterest.com/artgirl90/
- Scartteacher http://pinterest.com/scartteacher/
- Cindy Sullivan http://pinterest.com/louisesullivan/
- Katherine Douglas http://pinterest.com/twoducks/
- Scott Russell http://pinterest.com/scottart/
- LMS Art http://pinterest.com/TheresaWooley/
- Christopher Triner http://pinterest.com/ctriner1/
- And mine, if you’re interested http://pinterest.com/melbradshaw/
Getting things for your classroom:
- Amazon Wish List – (http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/ref=sv_wl_0)
- Class Wish (http://classwish.org)
- Reddit Gifts for Teachers (http://redditgifts.com/exchanges/reddit-gifts-teachers/)
- Donors Choose (http://www.donorschoose.org)
Arts Articles, Videos, Resources, and More!
What An Arts Education Meant to Me – A writer meditates on how the Arts impacted her life, regardless of the fact that she ended up being a writer instead.
Austin’s Butterfly – See how simple critique in the classroom can help a student of any age transform his or her art!
Six Reasons That the Arts Are the Ideal Vehicle to Teach 21st Century Success Skills – Pretty self-explanatory title!
Articles and Resources About the Delta
Use this page as best you see fit. Any and all of our contents can and should tie a local sense of history, culture, and what is happening today!
Mysterious Mississippi Murder Stokes Suspicions Bred by an Ugly Past – CNN article about the recent murder or Clarksdale mayoral candidate Marco McMillian
Foreign Language Planning Resources
From TFA’s Own
Examples of Unit Plans, Assessments, and Long-Term Plans – get some ideas here!
Unit Assessment Reflection Template – Help your students reflect on their work!
From Others
Looking to string in culture throughout a unit? Wondering what a thematic unit could look like? Here are some standard based units that target various grade levels (and most can be adapted for other grades!):
- A Standards-Based Thematic Unit (Spanish)
- A Thematic Unit (Spanish) – La Peineta Colorata
- A Thematic Unit (Spanish) – El Beisbol
- A Thematic Unit (Spanish) – Crictor
Many more can be found here (both in French and Spanish!).
TPR(S) Resources
Blogs
Bryce Henderson – Check out his amazing blog, resources and example student work here
Websites full of videos!
Denver Public Schools TPR(S) videos – Awesome teachers in action!
Learner.org TPR videos – Especially strong for linking culture with TPR
Individual videos worth checking out!
Ben Slavic – From PQA to TPRS: Moving from PQA to Storytelling…complete with video! There is commentary so it is relevant for all languages, but bonus for French teachers, it’s Ben Slavic!
