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Make Visual Note Taking Fun in the Art Room: Sketchnoting Strategies (Ep. 5)

What if drawing could help your students remember more? Research suggests that drawing can support memory and recall, even when...
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The Best Ways to Brainstorm in Student Sketchbooks to Be More Creative Thinkers (Ep. 4)

Do your students’ sketchbooks fill up with the same cliche drawings over and over again? Brainstorming can help students move...
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Simple Sketchbook Routines for Busy Art Rooms: Fun Activities & Sub Work (Ep. 3)

Are you struggling with students who don’t know what to draw? A consistent sketchbook routine can transform your art room....
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More Than a Sugar Rush: Meaningful Rewards for the Art Room

Haven’t you heard? Art teachers are raving about systems that work, and rewards are popping off. However, not every art...
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Stop Losing Sketchbooks! Storage & Supply Ideas for the K-12 Art Room (Ep. 2)

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the number of sketchbooks in your art room? You are not alone. In this...
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How to Choose The BEST Sketchbooks for Art Teachers: Buy or DIY? (Ep. 1)

Sketchbooks can be intimidating. Hardcover, spiral-bound, softcover, handmade, digital, travel-size, graph paper, drawing paper, or a simple binder with copy...
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Sketchbooks 101: A Guide to Build Better Sketchbooks, 1 Page At a Time

What if one page could change everything? Welcome to The Art of Education’s Sketchbooks 101, a new YouTube series designed...
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Transform Your Pre-K Art Room with These 6 Essential Routines!

Are you feeling nervous about teaching Pre-K art? The tiniest artists in the building may have the smallest hands, but...
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5 Ideas to Walk the Line Between Creative Freedom and Art Room Structure

If you have ever been in an art room, you know that many students freeze when you hand them a...
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Aligning With Your Colleague to Create the Shared Space You Need This School Year

Art teachers tend to be pretty independent. We manage our own spaces and make countless decisions every day, so sharing...
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Draw the Line: 5 Classroom Boundaries Every High School Art Teacher Needs

One of the best parts of being a high school art teacher is the relationships you build with students over...
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Picture Perfect Culture: 5 Weekly Routines That Build on Art History

We all want our students to walk away from our class loving art and able to recognize iconic pieces. But...
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