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August 21, 2023
Understand the impact of implicit biases of cultures outside of your own.
Natalie Johnson
August 15, 2023
Learn about more resources in your local community to integrate into your teaching on Native American culture.
BYU ARTS Partnership
August 15, 2023
Explore the three-part process of evaluating children's books that amplify Native voices in the classroom.
BYU ARTS Partnership
August 15, 2023
Learn how to find appropriate Native American resources to use in a classroom setting.
Heather Francis, Stephanie West
August 15, 2023
Understand the basic principles behind the Native American Literacy Project and how to employ them to amplify Native voices in your classroom.
BYU ARTS Partnership
March 23, 2023
This dance lesson helps students in the upper grades explore the difference between distress and eustress and coping strategies that can be used in their personal lives.
Heather Francis
March 16, 2023
Emily Soderborg shares what we tell teachers who ask us questions about the "Utah Indians" song that is so often used in 4th-grade presentations when teaching about Utah history.
Emily Soderborg
February 7, 2023
Even if you don't have a Native Teaching Artist to help facilitate the dance experience, our lesson plan, "Native American Round Dance," provides myriad ways to engage your students in understanding the cultural significance of this intertribal dance.
BYU ARTS Partnership
January 4, 2023
A leadership workshop with Jim Reese inspired the BYU ARTS Partnership goals for 2023 and recommendations for leaders looking to effect change in schools and classrooms through the arts.
Cally Flox
December 1, 2022
Our instructional designers have designed maps showing the historical and modern geography of Native lands in our area to help teachers empathize with Native perspectives and understand Native American terminology and facts. 
Heather Francis
November 17, 2022

November can be a tricky month for teachers trying to acknowledge two noteworthy occasions, Native American Heritage Month and Thanksgiving, in ways that highlight the contributions of the many culturally distinct nations found across the American continents.

Brenda Beyal
November 15, 2022
Heather Francis reflects on the inspiration she received watching Jessica Jensen, BTS Arts Dance Educator in the Jordan School District, perform as Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act.
Heather Francis
November 9, 2022
Connie Stone is a third-grade teacher at Canyon Crest Elementary School in Provo City School District. A graduate of the Arts Leadership Academy, Connie integrates the arts into her classroom.
BYU ARTS Partnership
October 31, 2022

Teachers fearful of cultural appropriation in the classroom are looking at the resources they’ve used for years, asking themselves, “Do I want to continue using this resource in my classroom?” 

Heather Francis
October 25, 2022
Sketchbooks are not just for artists: anyone can benefit from using a sketchbook or visual journal. Maintaining a sketchbook or similar visual practice is useful for recording ideas and developing meaning-making skills that link memory with experience. Journals and sketchbooks cultivate curiosity, inquisitiveness, exploration, and imagination.
Cindy Clark
May 27, 2022
Second grade students at Fox Hollow Elementary School in Lehi recently became acquainted with the artist Jean-Michel Basquiat through his story and his art.
Laura Giles
May 16, 2022
One evolving aspect of the BYU ARTS Partnership Native American Curriculum Initiative is the journey of helping classroom teachers choose culturally accurate and authentic literature. This blog contains a three-part process we have created to help in the literature review process.
Brenda Beyal
May 3, 2022
Heather Francis recounts a visit to Jennifer Cherry's kindergarten class. A great example of arts integration in early childhood education, her students perform the plant life cycle through movement and music.
Heather Francis
April 4, 2022
What Native foods appear on your Thanksgiving table? Stephanie Shipley shares authentic Native American recipes from the 8 sovereign nations in the region of Utah and how she gained an appreciation for the power of food to bring communities together.
Stefanie Shepley
March 28, 2022
What do teachers need to know about the Native American Hoop Dance? What can they share with students about the history of this intertribal dance tradition? Read about the importance of hoops to get answers to these questions and learn about the significance of storytelling in the Native American Hoop Dance.
Heather Francis
December 2, 2021
Here is a fact sheet that can help you and your students to better understand the different Native Nations, Tribes, Bands, and Clans that reside here in Utah.
BYU ARTS Partnership
August 19, 2021
In the BYU ARTS Partnership, the leadership team works like an ensemble of performing artists following a "lead sheet," collaborating together to elicit harmony and inclusion. Use our "lead sheet" as a model to elevate the strengths of others around you and learn about the leadership principles that guide our work.
Cally Flox
April 21, 2021
Laura Giles introduces Teresa Love, a seasoned drama and arts educator. Teresa shares her commitment to preparing teachers to bring theatre into their student's lives. She shares how teachers can include storytelling, puppetry, theatre games, improvisation, and other integrated activities every day.
Laura Giles
April 13, 2021
What is the BYU Arts Bridge Program? Follow Heather Francis as she films several elementary education teachers as they complete arts-integrated projects in the classroom through the BYU Arts Bridge Program.
Heather Francis

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