Instructors

Linda Whelihan

Linda Whelihan is an artist and educator who specializes in engaging individuals and building community through shared art experiences. Her background as a teacher, museum educator, and artist informs her practice and she excels at creating art-full experiences that make lasting impressions. In her studio, she employs a variety of media and art-making techniques including puppetry, creative bookmaking and recycling. She is a natural facilitator and thrives on creating connections through whimsical pieces that charm and delight. She has exhibited and conducted art-making workshops for teachers and students in the Baltimore/Washington area and in Vermont where she has lived since 2007.

BAIP Classroom Teaching Specialist Sarah Aguda

Sarah Aguda is a 22 year veteran of City Schools, with experience teaching Prek-4th grade and general vocal music in an elementary setting. In the summer of 2010, she had her first experience with teaching through the arts and has never looked back! Sarah has served as Arts Integration Coach and Mentor for her school for the last 6 years. She loves the joy and excitement her students feel when engaging with Arts Integration. This fall, Sarah is thrilled to begin a new journey as her school's full time Arts Integration Coach!

Course curriculum

    1. About this Course

    2. Meet Your Instructors

    1. Meet Linda Whelihan

    2. Meet Sarah Aguda

    1. Our Approach to Creature Features

    2. About the Brain-Targeted Teaching Model

    3. Arts Integration Strategies

    4. A World of Books

    5. Visual Vocabulary Decks in the Classroom

    6. Concept Map

    1. Video Lesson

    2. Reflection

    1. Approaching Focus Questions 1-2 Through Arts Integration

    2. How to Draw from Shapes and make a Classroom Field Journal

    3. Assignment Introduction

    4. Teacher Task

    1. Introduction

    2. How to Make a Seahorse

    3. Using Spokespuppets

About this course

  • 34 lessons