About the Author

Jennifer Carlisle

Hi, my name is Jennifer Carlisle but I go by just Jen. I am a 5th and 6th grade art teacher in Norfolk, Nebraska; the world famous home of Johnny Carson. I graduated from Wayne State College with a B.S. in Art Education and a Masters Degree in Counseling. I continue to take classes and constantly work to improve my teaching because I have the best job in the world.

When I’m not teaching, I am busy being mom to three amazingly wonderful kids and wife to one crazy house painter. We recently bought a house that works great for my husbands business but will be a “life long” project. When I am not working on house projects, I feed my soul with craft nights, great books, bible study and gardening. I have been a long time follower of the Art of Education and am humbled to be writing for this amazing online magazine.

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How to Utilize Art History to Add More Variety to Your Lessons

Vincent Van Gogh’s textures… Piet Mondrian’s lines and primary colors… Pablo Picasso’s faces… We all know certain artists make it...
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Yes! You Can Make Cool Artwork With Microsoft Paint

How many of you love painting with paint? Not that kind of paint!  This kind of paint! The computer program,...
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Keep Up With Hundreds of Blogs the Easy Way!

At AOE, we just wrapped up our 2014 Art Ed Blog of the Year Contest, and if you’re like me,...
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7 Ways to Beat the Winter Blahs

January 1. The calendar is blank, a fresh year is before you. It is an awesome feeling. We head back...
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4 Ways to Collect Your Students’ Digital Artwork

So your students just finished this amazing project using technology. They were engaged in the lesson, they worked hard, their...
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Push Your Students With an Art Room Challenge

There are times when planning lessons that I come up with an idea that would be a-m-a-z-i-n-g but simply isn’t...
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5 Tips to Stretch Your Art Room Budget

I get an average of $1.67 per student per year for my art budget. That isn’t much money when you...
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8 Tips for Hosting a Student Teacher in the Art Room

Ah, student teaching. If you are like me, you can still recall the highlights (and lowlights) of your student teaching...
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The Secret to Successful One-Day Clay Projects

  The way my middle school schedule is designed I get to see every student, every week, all year long....
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