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Boys Will Be Boys? Exploring Gender Stereotypes and Biases in the Art Room
Identity is an important part of being an artist. To be an artist, you must delve deeply into how you...
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How to Craft an Effective Elevator Speech for Your Art Program
Defending a process-based art program (or any art program for that matter!) can be challenging. Student learning looks different in an...
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5 Reasons You Need to Get Outside This Weekend!
As the seasons change and the days get shorter, it can be difficult to get outside, especially if you live...
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How to Work With Students With Special Needs in a Choice-Based Space
Figuring out how to meet the needs of all the students in the art room is a tall order for any...
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Yoga for Art Teachers: 6 Poses to Increase Creativity and Relieve Stress
Being an art teacher means our bodies and minds are always busy. The movements, breathing, and philosophy of yoga promote...
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How to Use Silence as a Teaching Tool
Silence is often underrated as a tool in teaching and learning. Maybe this is because it’s difficult to quantify the...
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Insider Secrets for Successful Found-Object Sculptures
Students in all kinds of classrooms love found-object sculpture. In choice-based and traditional classrooms alike, sculpture projects often take the...
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The Easiest Screen Printing Lesson Ever
Screen-printing is a unique and magical way to create and can lead to amazing discoveries. Unfortunately, it can seem impossible...
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5 Simple Pre-Assessments for Short Class Periods
For many art teachers, assessment is a four-letter word. Assessments eat class time and don’t always provide quality information. Most...
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Could Social Media Be Negatively Affecting Your Teaching?
Professional social media has recently exploded in popularity. From Art Teacher Facebook groups and #TwitterChats to classroom Instagram accounts and...
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The Easiest Way to Leave Sub Plans With Tabletop Centers
Leaving sub plans can be time-consuming and stressful. This is especially true if you run a choice classroom. Sometimes it’s...
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5 Essential Centers for Choice-Based Classrooms
Center-based learning has been growing in popularity in art education. From Teaching for Artistic Behavior to Makerspaces, the idea that...
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