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Sarah Dougherty

Sarah Dougherty has been involved in art education for the last eight years, including teaching in both the elementary and high school art classroom. She currently serves as the Visual Arts Curriculum Coordinator and as the Local Program Director of the federal Turnaround Arts initiative in the Des Moines Public Schools. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Bio-Medical Illustration from Iowa State University in 2005, her certification in K-12 Art Education from the University of Iowa in 2007, and her Master of Arts in Teaching from Morningside College in 2014. Her expertise includes curriculum development, urban school improvement, and arts integration.

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10 Ways to Take Your Art Show Up a Notch

Thinking about how to shake up your school art show this year? Need some inspiration to help hit that Presenting...
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Five Easy Ways to Gather STEAM in Your Art Room

No doubt you’ve heard about STEM initiatives in your district or state. Hot on STEM’s heels is STEAM (Science, Technology,...
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My Love-Hate Relationship With Social Painting Parties

If you haven’t experienced one yourself, I am nearly positive you’ve seen it on your friends’ facebook pages or run...
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What High School Teachers Need to Know About Curriculum

  High school arts curricula run from the very structured to the, “Hey, here is the course title. Teach whatever...
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The Ultimate Eraser Management Plan

Erasers can be the source of both serious debate and intense frustration among art teachers. They are so tricky to...
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What You Need to Know About Standards-Referenced Grading in Art

If you’ve heard anything about grading in any subject lately, it is probably all about standards-referenced grading. Today we’re specifically...
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Use Socrative for Easy Formative Assessments in the Art Room

One of the best things about formative assessment is that it delivers instant and useful feedback to you and your...
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How to Write a Great Essential Question

It’s time for a Pop quiz! Which of these is an essential question for the art room? A. How do...
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How to Introduce your Classroom Management Plan

If you are thinking about how to start your school year off right, chances are you’ve spent some time on...
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How to Prepare for Any School Emergency

Be Ready to Get Ahold of Others In addition to posting emergency numbers next to  your phone, also identify numbers...
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The Best Games to Play in Line

Chew on this: if we line our students up with 3 minutes before the end of class, and we see...
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Ditch the Trinkets: 5 Creative Ways to Reward Students

You can read arguments from both camps on the extrinsic vs. intrinsic motivation rewards debate. In fact, I’ve been teaching...
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