‘Artful Teaching’ in Juneau schools couples art — including this awkward pose — and curriculum

A group of four students make themselves a pumpkin after their teacher asked them to become something related to Halloween. (Photo by Quinton Chandler/KTOO)
Jessica Collins’ social studies classroom in Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School is full of energetic seventh- and eighth-graders. Chairs and desks are pushed to the sides of the room.
The students are separated into groups of four and they’re frozen in awkward poses.
One group is sitting with their legs crossed and all four kids