Teachers' Guide to Resiliency through the Arts

This book invites teachers to ask how the arts can support the goals of their classroom and school. Ideas from 6 art forms are shared to improve student learning for every student in every classroom. Strategies are provided to relax and engage the mind, body and emotions, reduce the effects of toxic stress and trauma and promote resilient living and learning through the arts. Cally Flox,M.Ed. is the founding director of the Beverley Taylor Sorenson BYU ARTS Partnership, the licensed administrator and teacher in Dance, Math and P.E. She collaborates with leaders from multiple universities, school districts, and arts organizations to develop innovative solutions to improve student learning and school culture through the arts.Her training in educational and developmental kinesiology as well as sensory integration informs her strategies for authentic brain/body learning. Melissa Sadin, Ed.D. is the executive director of Ducks and Lions-Trauma Sensitive Resources. She is the program directo