Posts by Caroline Forni

FOCUS by Mike Schmoker

by Caroline Forni on May 12, 2022


In his book FOCUS, Mike Schmoker argues that focusing on what is essential (instead of continuing to adopt new methods for school improvement) will decrease the achievement gap. He argues that...

Art Education: Incorporating the Arts into the Social Studies Classroom Post #3

by Caroline Forni on May 10, 2022


Lesson Plan Samples: Through my research on Art Education, I have become a strong proponent of incorporating the arts into the classroom, and have tried to do so whenever possible in my History...

Art Education: Incorporating the Arts into the Social Studies Classroom Post #2

by Caroline Forni on Mar 16, 2022


Research and Literature Review Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE) is a theory that developed out of the 1960’s when educators and writers began to see art education as its own distinct...

Art Education: Incorporating the Arts into the Social Studies Classroom

by Caroline Forni on Nov 05, 2021


The history of art has always been a topic that has fascinated me as a historian.  Art is one of the world’s most ancient tools of communication and it is a form in which we as humans can learn a...