She earned her Ed.D in Teacher Leadership from Walden University. After 26 years teaching art, she expanded her role as art educator to include teacher mentor and instructional coach in 2013. Common Core Standards Applicable to Art:Dr. Lane’s participation in the NYS Network Team Institutes and role as instructional coach provided her with an in-depth working understanding of ELA and Math Common Core Standards. Not all Common Core Standards can be integrated into art lessons and the documents are lengthy. Dr. Lane examined those Standards and pulled out the ELA and Math standards applicable to art in grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.