Arts integration isn't just something you add to your lesson plans; it's a way of seeing your classroom differently!

We sat down with Regi Strickland, our Senior Director, to talk about what that shift actually looks like in practice. Before joining ArtsNOW, Regi spent years teaching first and second grade then became an instructional coach, all at an arts-integrated magnet school. She knows about the mindset shift from the inside, not just from theory! That's part of what makes her perspective so useful: she's talking about the questions she asks and the way she approaches a lesson that isn't "working" as someone who's actually stood in front of that classroom. Her take: once you start looking for the arts connection, you can't unsee it, and neither can your students. What shifted your thinking about arts integration? #ArtsNOW #InspiringLeaders #artsintegrated #artsintegration #artsintegrationworks