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9 Ways to Plan for and Support Students Through the AP Art and Design Portfolio

Whether you are new to AP or a veteran teacher, scheduling and pacing are always challenging. While everyone’s school calendar...
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How to Easily Break Down AP Art and Design Portfolios

In 2019, College Board  revamped the structure and assessment of the Advanced Placement Art and Design Portfolios (previously known as...
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The Inequities of Grading: How to Assess Your Own Grading Practices

We have heard it a million times—artwork is hard to grade. It feels near impossible to put a percentage to...
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How to Use End-of-Semester Online Portfolios to Measure Growth

By this point in the year, students have probably made quite a few pieces of artwork ranging from sketchbook exercises...
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Podcast

Centering Student Voice (Ep. 216)

In his first of two episodes as guest host, Candido Crespo welcomes art educator Paula Liz to discuss how we...
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Podcast

Breaking Down AP Portfolios, Part 2 (Ep. 290)

On today’s episode, Tim and Janet Taylor continue their discussion about AP Art and Design portfolios and the myriad questions...
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Podcast

Breaking Down AP Portfolios, Part 1 (Ep. 289)

On today’s episode, Tim and Janet Taylor get together to talk about AP Art and Design portfolios and the myriad...
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What Is Arts Integration and How Is It Beneficial to My Program?

We have all heard the term arts integration and probably assumed we know what it means. But do we really...
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How to Streamline Your Summative Assessments with Our Awesome Plug n’ Play Rubric

Does the word “rubric” make you want to hide under a table? Are you confused about where to start when...
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Podcast

Implementing Formative Assessment Strategies (Ep. 283)

Formative assessment is a challenge for most art teachers. How do we know if we are doing it right? How...
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3 Interactive Ways To Review the Foundations of Art with Advanced Students

Let’s take a moment to acknowledge that the past year and a half has been difficult. It has been traumatic...
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Podcast

Bridging the Kindergarten Gap (Ep. 203)

Teaching kindergarteners is always a challenge. But what does it look like this year, when many kindergarteners are coming to...
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