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5 Reasons You Need a Break

We’ve all heard it from our friends, “Oh, it must be nice to have the next two weeks off.” And...
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3 Quick Ways to Assess Student Learning in the Art Room

How do you know your students are learning? How can you quickly and simply assess student learning? What assessment techniques...
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How to Cure the “No-Name” Epidemic

No name. No name. What a shame! This “no-name” epidemic might be one of the biggest struggles art teachers deal...
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Why Meeting Your Kids at the Door Is So Important

Transitions between classes can be some of the most stressful parts of your day. Your previous art class quickly exits...
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How to Get Started With Clay

As an art educator, you know creativity takes risk and practice. You know the process is just as important as...
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Podcast

Keeping Them in the Classroom (Ep. 113)

It can take time to develop your classroom management strategies, but new ideas can always be brought in to improve...
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Why Is It So Hard to Be a Teacher Today?

If you’ve been teaching for more than five years, chances are many of the strategies you learned are no longer...
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How to Create a Social Contract in the Art Room

Have you ever heard of a social contract? It can be a wonderful way to incorporate Social Emotional Learning skills...
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Podcast

Strategies to Support Social and Emotional Learning (Ep. 188)

As teachers, we understand that social and emotional learning is a vital part of what we do in our art...
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How to Avoid Your Administration’s Bad Side

Being an art teacher is one of the best professions in the world! But every once in a while, you...
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How to Help Students Remember Demos

Demonstrations are one of the most common practices for art teachers. Yet, even when you nail the demonstration, you still...
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Podcast

Managing Behaviors and Avoiding Escalation (Ep. 186)

After publishing her popular article last week, Abby sits down with Tim to discuss the best strategies to manage student...
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