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A Vision for Art Education Part Three: Authenticity
There is a renaissance happening in art education today. It’s a rebirth of concepts and methods that originated...
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A Vision for Art Education Part Two: Student Learning Outcomes
I recently took part in a discussion about the merits of teacher evaluations based on student growth. This...
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A Vision for Art Education Part One: Space and Media
When examining the art room environment today, we notice that the arrangement of furnishings isn’t much different than the...
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The Secret to Drawing Meaningful Reflection Out of Your Students
If your students blog about their art as mine currently do, you understand the rich reflection that blogging can produce....
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An Art Teacher’s Guide to Writing a Children’s Book
Have you ever dreamed of writing a children’s book? You probably have. In a profession where we are surrounded by...
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Do Art Teachers Need to Be Artists?
When engaging in a conversation about careers, often the first question you will be asked after it is discovered that...
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What Happens When Your Students’ Work Is Censored?
Our annual art show, which is held at the local cultural arts center, was two days away. The...
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The Best Art Supply Store Doesn’t Sell Art Supplies!
If you’ve been an art teacher for more than two months, your mailbox is already filled with art supply catalogs....
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Teach Your Students How to Create an Animated Walk Cycle
Today we will look at the step-by-step process to complete an animated walk cycle. Creating a walk cycle in animation...
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Technology and Art: Beyond the iPad
In today’s art room, technology has become a method or tool for delivering and displaying art but not an actual...
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Did You Steal That Off Pinterest?
Everyone likes Pinterest, but it has produced an art quandary in my life. I kicked off the new semester of...
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Do Teachers Need to Be Experts?
Nothing feels better than having a student ask how to accomplish a task with which we have a certain expertise. Maybe...
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