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Shannon Campbell replied to the discussion topic VPA-Literate in the group
Maine Arts Education Leaders 5 months, 3 weeks agoView group discussionIm glad that this question is on someone else’s mind. We recently had 2 workshop days highly devoted to developing essential standards for all of the content areas. It is very clear that the administration […]
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Shannon Campbell replied to the discussion topic The Arts and Proficiency Based Graduation in the group
Maine Arts Education Leaders 7 months, 3 weeks agoView group discussionLeah- this is a great resource and has gotten some wheels turning in my brain. One issue i am grappling with at my school is curriculum design and mapping.
Switching over to a standards based diploma would […]
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Shannon Campbell replied to the discussion topic The Arts and Proficiency Based Graduation in the group
Maine Arts Education Leaders 8 months, 2 weeks agoView group discussionAh-the elephant in the room! There certainly is the chance of “art” being taught in other classrooms and lessening the already demand of arts teachers around the state. I am in a fortunate position of working […]
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Shannon Campbell replied to the discussion topic The Arts and Proficiency Based Graduation in the group
Maine Arts Education Leaders 8 months, 2 weeks agoView group discussionI think that this new law is a way to move education forward. Technology has been a game changer, information is literally at the fingertips of everyone, including our students. I have always valued critical […]
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Shannon Campbell replied to the discussion topic Visual Art as Critical Thinking in the group
Maine Arts Education Leaders 10 months, 2 weeks agoView group discussiongreat thoughts charlie and shalimar. At the Deer Isle- Stonington school, arts integration is a huge focus. We are lucky to have several coaches in arts integration visit our school yearly, sponsored through our […]
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Shannon Campbell replied to the discussion topic Teachers Becoming Teacher Leaders in the group
Maine Arts Education Leaders 10 months, 3 weeks agoView group discussionso eloquently put leah- sums it up really well.
”Being a leader in something doesn’t mean you have all the answers, it may mean you enjoy finding the solutions” -
Shannon Campbell replied to the discussion topic Teachers Becoming Teacher Leaders in the group
Maine Arts Education Leaders 10 months, 4 weeks agoView group discussionI really appreciate Patrick’s article. It’s questioning of what makes a teacher leader is something I had never really thought about. I have never really felt completely comfortable calling myself a leader, it […]
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Shannon Campbell replied to the discussion topic Arts Assessment and the un-Common Core in the group
Maine Arts Education Leaders 1 year, 1 month agoView group discussionI really appreciate what you wrote charlie, i think that education really needs to move faster towards conceptual and innovative practice instead of nitpicking over drilling facts (which are all at the fingertips […]
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Shannon Campbell posted an update in the group
Maine Arts Education Leaders 1 year, 1 month agoHello all, finally found my log-on information in my spam folder! My name is shannon campbell, i live in Ellsworth and teach visual arts at the Deer Isle- Stonington Elementary school. This is my 3rd year teaching and i love the challenge of being an educator–it keeps me interested and makes the day fly by. I am really excited about all of the…[Read more]
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Hey Shannon! Me too! I had a ”spam sandwich” from Argy for ”suppah” or I would never have gotten here either! Glad to have you aboard! I’m off to watch ”American Idol”! 30 million music fans have got to provide pretty accurate assessment. eh? I know you don’t watch TV, but I’m hooked!
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Shannon, I remember a Physics class where all the formulas were on the board……some students even wore t-shirts with the formulas printed upside down on the front for easy viewing……..learning is not about memorizing the formulas…..but rather HOW to use them!
Good point.