Educator Resources
Creative Learning
joy2learn’s premier resources for educators are the seven artist video presentations and the video guide on how to use the videos in the curriculum. In addition, joy2learn offers the following materials, developed in collaboration with top education experts and pubic school educators, to enhance teaching and learning.
Professional Development Program
Bringing Joy to Learning Through Creativity
joy2learn has created a dynamic six-week, 30-hour asynchronous online course to help you unlock your own creativity and give you the tools to help your students do the same. The content for the course, facilitated by online professional development experts, is centered around joy2learn’s artist video presentations plus other resources and culminates in a project you design for use in your classroom.
Joy2Learn has been approved as a professional development provider by the New York State Department of Education, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Texas State Board of Education. Educators who complete the course can earn valuable professional development education credits from New York, Massachusetts and Texas. Check with your state or district to see if you can earn professional development credits for this course.
Click here for more information about the course.
What educators are saying about joy2learn
Lesson Plans and Examples
Through joy2learn’s professional development course, lesson plans have been developed for multiple grades and multiple subjects by educators for educators. These lesson plans are based on joy2learn’s artist video presentations and were created as the final course project in joy2learn’s professional development course. You can also see examples of how to use the lesson plans to teach multiple subjects. These lesson plans could be tailored to your classroom – or inspire you to create your own lesson plan!
How to Use Lesson Plans
Some examples of how to use Joy2Learn’s Lesson Plans
in your teaching.
Teacher Testimonials
See and hear NYC teachers discuss how they use joy2learn’s artist video presentations in their classrooms. The United Federation of Teachers in New York City hosted joy2learn for several workshops with NYC teachers to share observations and exchange suggestions. These insightful discussions offer ideas and inspiration for using joy2learn to engage students and enhance learning.
Research Highlights – The Impact of the Arts on Learning
Learn what research has revealed about the impact of the arts on student learning. joy2learn provides access to just some of the many research studies on this topic. You may be motivated to learn more and apply research findings to your teaching.