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https://artwithmrse.com/blogs/blog/how-to-feel-confident-teaching-adapted-art?srsltid=AfmBOoq2-NG9oUsyCZNg5reb3UP15ejegjvE5bue5IcSSAhdrUVW_R3G

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How to Feel More Confident Teaching Adapted Art

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“Help! I’m a new teacher and I have limited experience teaching an adapted art class. How do you structure your class? “My school just added a self contained art class to my schedule and I am at a loss of how to start planning for them” “My students with special needs are mainstreamed into my Gen Ed classes and I am lo

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Move to music and then freeze when the selected artwork is onscreen like one of the images in the artwork. Students may freestyle move to the fast in-between video sections.

Music from Pixabay (royalty-free) - https://pixabay.com/videos/

Artwork image titles and artists are identified within the notes. JP pulled together the music and images for educational purposes only.

0:08   Title- Dancing Couple, 1999, Artist- Romero Britto (1963- present)

0:24    Title- A Sunday on La Grande Jatte,1884; Artist- Georges Seurat (French, 1859–91)

0:41    Title- The Scream, 1893 by Edvard Munch; Artist- Edvard Munch (1863-1944)

0:57    Title- Jammin at the Savoy, 1981; Artist- Romare Bearden (1911-1988)

1:13    Title- American Gothic, 1930; Artist- Grant Wood (1891-1942)

1:30    Title- Unity in Art, 2020; Artist- Keith Haring (1958- 1990)

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UDL Example Chart of Representation, Expression, and Engagement in the arts.

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Where can I learn more about Adaptive Arts strategies and resources? 

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Where can I learn more about Adaptive Arts strategies and resources? 

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Register below for free online Adaptive Arts Sessions. Choose one or all to learn and share with your art and music colleagues. The session dates, times, and topics are listed. Sessions are designed for art and music educators interested in exploring adaptive arts strategies and resources.

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Print this resource and share it with students to help them respond to prompts in the art classroom.

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SAUSD's Visual and Performing Arts Teachers Lead the Way with Universal Design for Learning

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SAUSD's Visual and Performing Arts Teachers Lead the Way with Universal Design for Learning

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Take a look at how Santa Ana Unified School District's Visual and Performing Arts teachers are leading the way with Universal Design for Learning in the classroom.

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SAUSD's Visual and Performing Arts Teachers Lead the Way with Universal Design for Learning

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Using a Comprehensive Arts Education Model ...

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Using a Comprehensive Arts Education Model ...

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Using a Comprehensive Arts Education Model to Meet the Needs of Neurodiverse Students in Arts Education - NAfME

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Using a Comprehensive Arts Education Model to Meet the Needs of Neurodiverse Students in Arts Education By NAfME Members Brandon Roeder and Eve Snyder Presented Using a Comprehensive Arts Education Model to Meet the Needs of Neurodiverse Students in Arts Education at the “NAfME is ME!” 2022 NAfME National Conference…

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Ruby's Story of Inclusion: The Middle School Years

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Ruby's Story of Inclusion: The Middle School Years

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"Inclusion isn't something you learn in a book or lesson plan...it must be lived each and every day." Notice the use of "band buddies" and strategies of inclusion to support the success of Ruby and her classmates.

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Ruby's Story of Inclusion: The Middle School Years

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Learn about UDL and its application in all content areas.

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CAST created the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework so that all learning experiences in school, the workplace, and life are thoughtfully designed to elevate strengths and eliminate barriers. Because everyone deserves the opportunity to grow and thrive.

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The Office of Accessibility and VSA seeks arts, education, and cultural organizations to provide accessible, arts-based education experiences to students with disabilities, pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Organizations are invited to submit proposals to implement Access/VSA Programs.

To view the RFPs and to apply, visit

https://www.accessvsa.org/vsaprogramsites

Apply here by June 5!

Proposal submission deadline: June 5, 2026
Notification: Selected recipients will be notified by September 11, 2026
Contract term: October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027

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Become an Access/VSA Program Site! | Kennedy Center

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The Access/VSA site provides online learning and resources. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Office of Accessibility and VSA works toward a world where people with disabilities of all ages can learn through, participate in, and engage with the arts.

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The Access/VSA International Network is an active global community that shares best practices in arts access, brainstorms solutions to common (and uncommon) issues, and blazes an accessible path to the world of arts and culture.

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UDL is not a special education initiative, nor a general education initiative…it is an every child initiative. Visit to learn about UDL and classroom applications.

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Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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UDL Forward!

The UDL Forward Community is an asynchronous and universally-designed environment in which educators engage in sense-making and resource sharing for UDL implementation. Committing to UDL means creating expert learners, designing environments and experiences with the UDL Guidelines and expert learner characteristics, and supporting systems change ensures equitable educational opportunities and helps Wisconsin educators operationalize the Wisconsin vision for equity.

Join the UDL Forward Community to engage in learning conversations, participate in events, and amplify how UDL is working in your school community. Content, events, and discussions will advance UDL in your practice and in your own professional learning experiences.

Encounter, Apply, and Grow UDL Practices:
UDL Blasts: Short and To the Point
The UDL (Universal Design for Learning) Articulate Module catalog below is a collection of short, self-paced learning experiences that aim to promote understanding of UDL principles and help educators design more inclusive and accessible learning environments. The goal is to provide educators with flexible, accessible, and engaging learning experiences that support their growth and development as UDL practitioners, and are meant to be used as a starting point to build readiness for deeper learning and exploration of UDL.

UDL Forward's Learning Design Labs: Authentic Context for Design Thinking with Community Support

Three modules focus on "doing" UDL and address Creating Expert Learners, Universal Learning Design, and Assessing the Learning Process as part of UDL Forward's Learning Design Labs. Join a community of practitioners and find your "best fit" learning by engaging in content Live Streams and recordings, asynchronous and synchronous discussions, and one-on-one (or team-based) design thinking coaching sessions. Bring a piece of learning that will be something implemented in your work context, for learners of which you intend on impacting to comprehend, engage in, and take action to meet their learning goals. This is a great opportunity to dive into UDL with content, sense-making, and community!
Click to sign up for UDL Forward's Learning Design Labs and invite others to join in too!
Questions can be directed to Jayne Bischoff, DPI UDL Consultant at Jayne.Bischoff@dpi.wi.gov.

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UDL is not a special education initiative, nor a general education initiative...it is an every child initiative. The roots of UDL are found in early civil rights and special education legislation that emphasized the right of all students to a free, appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment.

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The Kennedy Center- Arts Education Research & Resources

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The Kennedy Center- Arts Education Research & Resources

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The VSA and Accessibility Department offers a large selection of publications, guides, and other resources dealing with a wide variety of subject matter in arts, education, and disabilities.

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Here are some ways to make sure you and your organization are being inclusive of people with disabilities.

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Arts for All Wisconsin is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that uses dance, drama, creative writing, music, and visual art to celebrate the creative power and artistic accomplishments of children and adults with disabilities throughout Wisconsin. AFA Wisconsin’s choirs, artist residencies, and art classes and workshops provide an outlet for creative expression and unlimited possibilities for personal, academic, and professional success.

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This video show integration of video technologies to teach orchestra in a middle school setting.

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Ashley Hillman Scottsbluff Public Schools

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This is a fantastic example of the Skoog being used to facilitate inclusive music practice, enabling a pupil to play on an equal footing with their peers and play in the band.

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"Inclusive education is different because every child is different in your classroom, and inclusion is about incorporating every child, and making every child feel like they belong."

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Watch and listen to the perspective of a student about inclusion.

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Down Syndrome & Intellectual Disability Queensland

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Music Inclusion Ensemble - Berklee College of Music 

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Music Inclusion Ensemble - Berklee College of Music 

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Talented musicians from across the country are coming together in Boston for a unique concert experience featuring artists with physical or mental disabilities. WBZ-TV's Courtney Cole reports. See the 2024 concert - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHMN6Gy53kk

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Musicians with disabilities come together for performance at Berklee College of Music in Boston

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Together with Tech - inclusive music education in action

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Together with Tech - inclusive music education in action

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Together with Tech brought together pupils from mainstream and special schools to make music using accessible music technology. This way of making music was new to the whole group, creating a level playing field where everyone could learn and experiment together and where tech was valued as a viable creative instrument.

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Together with Tech - inclusive music education in action

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Best Practices: Successful Inclusion — Dea's Story

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Best Practices: Successful Inclusion — Dea's Story

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Seventh grade student Dea discusses her life as a vision-impaired student in a general education classroom. The video demonstrates how special education students can thrive in general education settings.

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Fairfax Network - Fairfax County Public Schools

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Best Practices: Successful Inclusion — Dea's Story

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See what children with disabilities can do

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See what children with disabilities can do

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Unicef video

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See what children with disabilities can do

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6 Stories That Prove Anything Is Possible

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BEATING THE ODDS | 6 Stories That Prove Anything Is Possible

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Print this resource and share with students to help them respond to prompts in the music classroom. (I created and then used this with my elementary students who communicated nonverbally/non-speaking.)

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Wisconsin School Musician 2018 article - For the reprinting, hyperlinks were pulled since many were not functioning for the 2025 reprinting.

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This is Session #1 of the Wisconsin Art Education Association series - Adaptive Arts Sessions. The sessions are led by co-hosts WAEA members, Susan Loesl and Julie Palkowski. The focus for this session is on building relationships through UDL in the arts. Check session resources at - https://www.wiarted.org/art-in-special-education.html

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The New Jersey State Education Department has created a social emotional learning framework that connects to the arts. Check it out.

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Building Classroom Relationships through UDL

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Building Classroom Relationships through UDL

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This is Session #2 of the Wisconsin Art Education Association series - Adaptive Arts Sessions. The sessions are led by co-hosts WAEA members, Susan Loesl and Julie Palkowski. The focus for this session is on building relationships through UDL in the arts. Check session resources at - https://www.wiarted.org/art-in-special-education.html

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This board is from Arts for All - Wisconsin, link to webpage- https://www.artsforallwi.org/Portals/0/Documents/Communication%20Boards_2020-21_Spanish-English.pdf

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This communication board in Hmong is from Arts for All Wisconsin - https://www.artsforallwi.org/Portals/0/Documents/Communication%20Boards_2020-21_Hmong-English.pdf

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Teaching Students with Visual Impairments

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Teaching Students with Visual Impairments

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This webpage provides multiple music resources and suggestions on instructional strategies to support learners who have a visual impairment or are blind.

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Teaching Students with Visual Impairments

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Music Adaptations for Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired

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Music class is a preferred activity for many students who are blind and visually impaired, but it shouldn’t be assumed that all students that are blind will be musicians or be uniquely gifted in this area. Like other areas of the curriculum, adaptations m

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Choose between two choices, showing the motion that is assigned. This fun activity encourages learner choice and to communicate with motions.

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This link shares a video that could be used for music in movement/scarves, as well as art classroom tracing shapes. Let me know in the comments what you think and how you used these.

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"Best Day of My Life" - American Authors, Creative Movement Scarf Activity

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Art Games for Kids

Examples -

5 Things - https://artsology.com/auguste-renoir-art-game.php#google_vignette.

Who Painted That - https://artsology.com/who-painted-that.php#google_vignette

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Artsology has been providing free arts games for kids for 19 years! The goal with the arts games is to engage kids with fun games as a way to introduce them to art history ... and it seems to be working! We have over 100 cool games online, as well as more than 100 arts investigations which have been used as art education resources by art teachers in the classroom, by homeschooling parents, and sometimes just for fun and interest! Teachers also love our collection of 69 Printables, including mazes, board games, word finds, crosswords, and more! Also, make sure to check out our exclusive series, The Arts Adventurer, in which we " look for art that doesn't come with white walls or an audio guide." Below are a highlighted selection of art games, arts ed resources, and arts adventures.

"Artsology has been rated as one of the top 15 art teaching and learning websites by our research team."
- Tingting (Windy) Wang, Ph.D., Department of Art, Rowan University

(Many more can be found by clicking on the navigation links at the top of the page)

New! Drip Painting Pole Vaulter Game

Use your pole vault to move through the drip painting environment - how far can you go?

Play it now!

New! Interactive Painting Game

Try our new interactive painting game!

Play it now!

New! Egyptian Sculpture Game

Find 5 things that are different between these two versions of an Egyptian tomb sculpture!

Play now!

New! Drawing with Lightning

An interactive game where you can "draw" with lightning bolts! Play game now!

New! Monster Maze

A maze featuring a carved dagger handle from the 1300s. Get this maze!

New! Renoir Art Game

Can you find 5 things that we changed in this painting by Renoir? Play game now!

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Artsology has received an ADS Editors' Choice Award, in recognition of our value as a educational resource in the Art, Creativity, Early Childhood, and Visual Arts category. All Digital School is an educational resource platform that compiles educational materials and tools that everyone can use online. It was launched last March to help educators, parents, and students find the best materials, websites, and tools that are suitable for them during the pandemic and to create better learning experiences for everyone. Thank you to ADS!

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Artsology | Art Games for Kids | Arts Education Resources for Teachers | Cool Games Online

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Artsology has been providing free arts games for kids for 19 years! The goal with the arts games is to engage kids with fun games as a way to introduce them to art history ... and it seems to be working!

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This word document can be used to build a lesson plan for art, dance, music, and theatre through UDL principles.

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This template allows fields to be filled for each lesson created. The template information is based on Wisconsin 2017 Music Education Standards.

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Create a copy from this link. Modify the template as needed for your classroom.

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By NAfME Member Rachael Fleischaker

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Resources for Success in the Arts Classroom

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Resources for Success in the Arts Classroom

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This is Session #3 of the Wisconsin Art Education Association series - Adaptive Arts Sessions. The sessions are led by co-hosts WAEA members, Susan Loesl and Julie Palkowski. The focus for this session is on building relationships through UDL in the arts. Check session resources at - https://www.wiarted.org/art-in-special-education.html

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This is Session #4 of the Wisconsin Art Education Association series - Adaptive Arts Sessions. The sessions are led by co-hosts WAEA members, Susan Loesl and Julie Palkowski. The focus for this session is on building relationships through UDL in the arts. Check session resources at - https://www.wiarted.org/art-in-special-education.html

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"A free, web-based suite of interactive tools that makes learning music accessible through striking visual layouts. Because it requires zero hardware or musical training, students with physical or cognitive challenges can explore pitch, rhythm, and melody simply by clicking, dragging, or moving a mouse. The "Song Maker" grid is particularly effective for young learners to build immediate, rewarding cause-and-effect compositions."

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How were these built?

All our experiments are all built with freely accessible web technology such as Web Audio API, WebMIDI, Tone.js, and more. These tools make it easier for coders to build new interactive music experiences. You can get the open-source code to lots of these experiments here on Github.

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Music is for everyone. Play with simple experiments that let anyone, of any age, explore how music works.

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The Wisconsin Art Education Association Art in Special Education webpage provides multiple resources, information, news, and strategies to support educators in their role to engage and inspire all learners.

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Art in Special Education Chair Susan Loesl ​ ​ waeaadaptiveart@gmail.com