Welcome to mid-November! This month, our HotChalk Experts talk about different ways of "teaching" art and the latest standards for administrators, while our bloggers see if they can get instant feedback from students and the serendipity of a teachable moment. There’s so much to discuss! Also, be sure to check our latest resources at LessonsPlansPage.com – we have thousands of free lesson plans to keep you energized and your students engaged!

What are the Experts Writing About?

In "What is IB Art?" Tere Barbella explores how teaching IB Art differs from teaching a more traditional high school art class. While traditional art courses are structured and follow very prescribed projects and lessons, IB emphasizes a balance between direct instruction and careful coaching, with some interesting results.

Meanwhile, Diane Main continues her most ambitious series yet: standards for administrators. In "ISTE NETS*A Part 2: Digital Age learning Culture," Diane explores how "Educational Administrators create, promote, and sustain a dynamic, digital-age learning culture that provides a rigorous, relevant, and engaging education for all students."

HotChalk Blog Updates

• Ever wonder what your students are thinking? Worried that many of them are not really grasping the key concepts some days? Need to find out if they really WERE listening when you were explaining the expectations for a project? Check out Diane Main’s "Instant Gratification to the Rescue!"
• "Good Teeth," by Shannon C'de Baca, explores how a teachable moment can come from the most unexpected places - even from a sibling’s extreme soda consumption. "There are so many ways to use this teachable moment. I think that dental health combines a bit about acids and bases with some great anatomy. So, that is where we began our inquiry."
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