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Laura Giles

Teachers as Artists: Get to Know Cindy Clark

February 2, 2021
Laura Giles introduces Cindy Clark, BYU ARTS Partnership leadership team member, visual artist, singer (in the shower), piano player, and teacher. A veteran arts educator, Cindy shares her experiences and unique encaustic visual artwork, as well as her creative process.
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Life is Better With the Arts

October 13, 2020
What is the impact of arts in the classroom? Laura Giles shares how the Arts for Life Utah Initiative began, and how the Utah Partnership for Arts Education advocate for arts education in Utah schools.
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More…POPS opportunities abound for the classroom as well as remote learning

September 9, 2020
Laura Giles highlights the different POPS programs (Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools ). Invaluable for teachers, these programs bring arts education and professional artists across multiple disciplines to students and schools for free or at a subsidized cost.
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POPS: More Opportunities to Refine Arts Education During Summertime

June 9, 2020
Laura Giles shares exciting and fun resources from the Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools (POPS) to integrate the arts into your summer plans.
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POPS: Resources for Professional Development and Remote Learning in the Arts

June 8, 2020
Find resources from the Professional Outreach Programs in the Schools (POPS) that make it easy to integrate the arts into your summer plans.
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Arts Integration and Online Learning: Frindle, Dinosaurs, and Chalk Art

May 18, 2020
Read about ways that teachers integrated the arts with other curricular areas to keep students engaged, spark student creativity, and deepen student learning during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Utah Women’s History to Be Celebrated in 2020

February 7, 2020
Laura Giles writes about Better Days 2020, a nonprofit organization dedicated to popularizing Utah women’s history through art, education, and legislation.
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Celebrating and Honoring Veterans through Music

November 25, 2019
Laura Giles highlights the second annual Veteran's Musical Event at Orem Elementary School. Read the whole article to see which songs the children sang and how these musical works integrated seamlessly with curricular areas like social studies, literary arts, and more!
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Finding the Best Arts Specialist

October 18, 2019
Full of practical tips, this blog shares the BYU Arts Partnership's resources to recruit and hire arts specialists. Read the full article to learn ways you can help build an arts-rich school by hiring the right artist educator for your school.
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School Library is a Hub for the Arts

October 11, 2019
Laura Giles tells us about Wasatch Elementary School in Salt Lake City, Utah, and its important and unique focus: intertwining the arts with other curricular areas, specifically the library's emphasis on art.
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