Arts

Research-based strategies for supporting the development of reading and speaking skills, no instruments required.

A look at how teachers can have students collaborate across grades on an art project that promotes creativity and teamwork.

These visual and audio cues can help middle and high school teachers quickly get students back on track.

How an art project on making rock sculptures helped a class of first graders settle down and find their focus.

A band teacher explains how a process he uses to train budding musicians’ inner voice can be used to help struggling readers improve.

To reap the benefits of music on learning, kids need consistent and abundant musical practice, according to the latest cognitive research.

From laundry art to 'name that tune,' arts teachers are finding creative ways to transition to remote teaching.

Look through the door of one classroom and you might see the students hunched over, not engaged, even frowning. Look through the door of another classroom, and you might see a room full of lively students, eager, engaged and participating. What is the second teacher doing that the first one isn't? He or she is using creativity in that classroom.

When students learn about each other’s identities, it helps them understand their own biases and prejudices, as well as build a space of respect and tolerance for all.

When students translate the concepts they're learning into visual representations, it reveals much about how deeply they understand the material.

When educators are intentional about teaching kids to see and represent differences, the students—and their works of art—blossom.

A look at how teachers are fostering students’ social and emotional development across grade levels with music education.