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6 Activities to Get Your Students Excited to Talk About Art

Whether it’s a piece of art history by a master, a contemporary installation, a community mural, or a student drawing,...
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State of Art Education 2023: We Need Your Input!

Art teachers are valuable. Art teachers are resilient, flexible, and dedicated. Art teachers provide spaces for students to grow, create,...
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3 Inspiring Strategies for the IB Visual Arts Comparative Study

Have you ever wondered how much time people spend looking at art? The answer might shock you. Findings from a...
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From the Archives: Implementing Formative Assessment Strategies

Tim is out this week, so we’re bringing back an excellent episode from the archives. It’s no secret that student...
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How to Take Letter Grades Out of Your Art Room to Refocus on Learning

Do you ever feel like grading is a thorn in your side? Many art teachers do! Giving a letter grade...
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Reset and Get Back to Best Practices You Love Through SEL and Assessment

Another school year is right around the corner. You have taken time to recharge, and now you are shifting your...
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How to Motivate Your Students Beyond Grades

Students come to your art room from many diverse backgrounds. They have different home lives, cultures, religions, and, of course,...
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Utilizing Digital Portfolios (Ep. 325)

In today’s episode, Tim welcomes on new guest and future NOW Conference presenter Sejal Vaywala to talk about how she...
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How to Teach Self-Reflection, Critiques, Artist Statements, and Curatorial Rationales Like a Pro

Teaching art in the 21st-century is different from previous centuries. (Yes, some of us have taught in two different centuries!)...
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Podcast

How You Can Gamify Your Classroom (Ep. 320)

Kyle Wood returns to the show today to discuss gamification in the art room and his upcoming NOW Conference presentation...
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Strategies for Teaching Photography (Ep. 231)

Photography—with all of its necessary equipment, knowledge, and technology—can be a difficult medium to teach. Today’s episode tries to break...
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5 Points of Discovery to Unpack When You Teach IB Visual Arts

Whether new or seasoned, you are probably well aware that unpacking the International Baccalaureate (IB) Visual Arts curriculum guide takes...
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