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A Colorful Way to Get to Know Your Students
The beginning of the year is full of excitement. There are new school supplies to ogle, rooms that have freshly...
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Let’s Debate: Assessment Anchors
In a recent Assessment in Art Education class, we had a wonderful debate centered around the pros and cons of...
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Budget Friendly Fiber Arts for Your Classroom
I enjoy fiber arts personally. My grandmother taught me how to knit and crochet as a small girl and the...
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Using Chalk to Create Vibrant Wax Resist Paintings
I love to teach and use wax-resist painting in the art room. From crayons to oil pastels to batiks, this...
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How to Handle a Teaching Observation That Goes Terribly Wrong
I have had two teaching observations that have taken a turn for the worst and lived to tell the tale. ...
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What Is Your Parent-Teacher Conference Style?
It’s that time of year again. Spring is just around the corner. We can feel it in the air but...
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8 Ways to Collect Data in the Art Room
Data! Data! Data! That word is everywhere these days! Administrators are asking for it, PLC’s spend time analyzing it and...
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5 “Must See” Websites for the Art Room
Technology integration is definitely a buzz word right now as it should be (said the writer and online instructor…I get...
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How I CAN Statements Can Work for You
Many teachers, schools, and districts are buzzing about I CAN statements. What is all the hype and are they really...
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3 Easy Right Brain Drawing Strategies
Have you ever noticed that younger students (say, Kindergarten through 4th grade) are more uninhibited with their drawing than older...
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Glue Stick or Glue Bottle? That is the Question.
Glue is an issue in every art classroom. We are forever teaching our students (at every age) how to use...
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Are All Children REALLY Artists?
Can any adult become an artist? Can anyone learn how to draw? If you are like most art teachers, these...
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