This easy cat drawing is inspired by the artist, Laurel Burch. Kids will showcase their personalities by creating their own unique patterned cat drawings. This is one of those tried-and-true art ...

My college art instructor asked me that question nearly 40 years ago and I remember his words as if they were said yesterday. I was obviously the least “talented” person in his class and he was ...

With the right inspiration and a little improvisation of your own, making your own creative curriculum lesson plans can deliver far more engaging experiences for students. So, how do you find new ...

What is a Lesson Plan? An effective lesson plan demonstrates how a teacher creates objectives for his or her students and measures how those objectives are mastered. Creating a lesson plan begins with ...

Wow! You’ve been super busy. Is spring break on the horizon for you? I hope when it comes you’ve planned to step off the grid for a bit. Congrats on the book! You know how excited I am for you. The ...

What would you say is the hardest part of teaching? For me, it is lesson planning. It takes me on average six hours a week to plan instruction for the nine science units I teach each year. It’s not ...

Anne Guarnera is a doctoral candidate in Spanish at the University of Virginia. You can find her discussing teaching and learning on Twitter as @aguarnera and learn more about her work on her website.

Overall, we found the AI-generated lesson plans to be decidedly boring, traditional and uninspiring. If civics teachers used these AI-generated lesson plans as is, students would miss out on active, ...