Welcome First-Year Art Teachers!

We are so glad you decided to become an art teacher. Being a first-year teacher is hard, but being a first-year art teacher takes hard to a new level! Planning and implementing lessons is just one piece of a much larger puzzle. While you are learning about your new students, exploring a new building, and sifting through a closet of inherited (or abandoned) goodies, AOEU is here to support you. We hope you take a few moments to breathe, browse the resources, and pick and choose what you need to navigate your first year in the art room.

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From topics about connecting with students and colleagues to creating art and preventing burnout, find the support you need from a fellow new art teacher. Join Brittney Witt as she shares tons of tips, tricks, and resources to make your first year of teaching art as smooth as possible! Subscribe to AOEU so you don’t miss new content. 

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The Podcast

Relationship Building Art of Education Magazine & Media

What Do New Teachers Need to Know About Starting the Year? (Episode 1)

Classroom Management Art of Education Magazine & Media

What Do New Teachers Need to Know About Classroom Management? (Episode 2)

Physical Space Art of Education Magazine & Media

What Do New Teachers Need to Know About Organization? (Episode 3)

Curriculum Art of Education Magazine & Media

What Do New Teachers Need to Know About Curriculum? (Episode 4)

Curriculum Art of Education Magazine & Media

What Do New Teachers Need to Know About Professionalism? (Episode 5)

Professional Practice Art of Education Magazine & Media

What Do New Teachers Need to Know About Evaluations? (Episode 6)

Curriculum Art of Education Magazine & Media

What Do New Teachers Need to Know About Assessment? (Episode 7)

Professional Learning Art of Education Magazine & Media

What Do New Teachers Need to Know About Professional Development? (Episode 8)

Discover Innovative Ideas Written by Practicing Art Teachers on the Magazine

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Professional Practice

6 Pieces of Advice NOT to Follow Your First Year Teaching

Art of Education Magazine & Media Article
Professional Practice

12 Important Things I Wish I Knew My First Year of Teaching

Art of Education Magazine & Media Article

Listen to Advice and Tips from Veteran Art Teachers

Professional Practice Art of Education Magazine & Media

10 Things I Wish I Had Known My First Year (Ep. 028)

Advocacy Art of Education Magazine & Media

Adventures of a First Year Art Teacher (Ep. 029)

Professionalism Art of Education Magazine & Media

5 Things Cooperating Teachers (and Student Teachers) Need to Know (Ep. 089)

Curriculum Design Art of Education Magazine & Media

Exploring the National Standards: Create (Ep. 206)

Classroom Management Art of Education Magazine & Media

Calming the Classroom Chaos (Ep. 207)

Curriculum Design Art of Education Magazine & Media

Exploring the National Standards: Connect (Ep. 208)

Curriculum Design Art of Education Magazine & Media

Exploring the National Standards: Present (Ep. 209)

Media & Techniques Art of Education Magazine & Media

Ideas for Making Art Outdoors (Ep. 233)

Professionalism Art of Education Magazine & Media

Exploring Art Teacher Myths (Ep. 366)

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