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Amanda Heyn

Hi, my name is Amanda Heyn, and I’m the Director of K-12 Professional Development and Media at AOEU. I oversee our PRO Learning platform, NOW conferences, magazine articles, and podcasts. I earned my teaching degree from UW-Madison and spent time in the classroom before joining AOEU. As a former art teacher, I know what it’s like to sit through PD that isn’t relevant to you, your students, or your teaching practice. It makes my heart so happy to partner with art educators all over the country to develop meaningful and relevant PD! When I’m not at work, you’ll find me trying to perfect my gluten-free baking skills, digging into a good book, or hanging out with my husband and our two growing kiddos.

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An In-Depth Look at Air Dry Clay

It seems as though there are always questions swirling about air dry clay, with many teachers wondering if they should...
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A Making Manifesto to Help Your Students Take More Risks

It’s no secret that in today’s educational landscape, creativity is king. We’re constantly bombarded with buzzwords like STEAM, Makerspaces, and...
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A Surefire Way to Get Your Students Excited About Sketchbooks

As adults, we’re well aware of the benefits of sketchbooks. They’re the ideal place for planning artwork, taking notes, practicing...
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Enter Today to Double Your Budget for Next School Year!

The disparity in art budgets across the country is astounding. According to our Facebook fans, while 23 percent of art...
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The Art Teacher’s Ultimate Guide to Getting Hired

Over the years, we’ve published a lot of great information about landing your dream job. To help streamline things, we’ve...
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4 Early Childhood Activities to Build Basic Skills

We all know teaching kindergarten is no easy feat. But what about teaching students even younger than that? If you have...
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The Ultimate Blog of the Year Reference List

Over the last five years, we’ve had the privilege of highlighting some of the best Art Ed blogs out there in...
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Introducing the 2017 Art Ed Now Winter Conference!

Did you know that the most anticipated Art Ed event of the season has officially been released? That’s right! You...
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10 Things You Need to Know Your First Year Teaching Middle School Art

My mom always says it takes a special person to teach middle schoolers. (She taught middle school, so I’m not sure...
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10 Things You Need to Know Your First Year Teaching Elementary Art

If this is your first year of teaching at the elementary level, you might’ve been inundated with pee pants horror...
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Teaching Art Around the World: South Korea

Welcome to the last installment of our very first Teaching Art Around the World Series! If you missed out, here...
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2 Engaging Activities to Develop Your Students’ Visual Literacy

As art teachers, we have so much to fit into our precious time with students. Sometimes, more abstract concepts like...
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