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How to Navigate the Impact of Mixed-Masked Classes in the Art Room

We all hoped for a normal school year. After a summer break filled with fewer restrictions, gatherings with family and...
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3 Efficient Ways to Track Communication Home in the Art Room

Logging communication for sharing general information, celebrating a student’s success, or collaborating about a struggle, may feel like one more...
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The Magic of the Art Room: 13 Mystical Media That Continue to Mystify

Do you remember the first time you stepped foot into the art room? The smell of crayons, the feel of...
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How to Have a Successful Conversation With Parents in the Art Room

From sending progress reports to messages about performance or behavior, we communicate with caregivers daily. Sometimes you will need to...
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10 Exciting and Practical Ways to Use Tempera Paint at Any Age

Tempera paint has been a staple in elementary art rooms for as long as there have been elementary art rooms....
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How to Bring Social Justice, Trauma-Informed Teaching, and SEL Into the Art Room

The following article is written from one art educator’s experiential lens. We recognize that it may not be safe or...
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Podcast

Strategies for Defusing and De-escalating Behaviors (Ep. 288)

This school year has seen an increase across the board when it comes to behavior issues–both in frequency and severity....
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13 Fresh and Seamless Ways to Expand Your Art Lesson

Have you ever felt your students’ attention and interest wane when working through long units? Sometimes it feels good to...
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A Quick and Easy Way to Bring Local Artists into Your Art Room

COVID has reshaped online learning and the use of video conferencing. A year into the pandemic, over 1.2 billion students...
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Don’t Miss These 30 Artists That Bridge SEL and Art!

Regardless of grade level or content area, SEL is a term that keeps popping up in conversations ranging from those...
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Podcast

Looking at Ideas for Collaboration (Ep. 285)

We hear all the time about how our students should be working together and how we need to give them...
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Podcast

Exploring Compassion-Based Teaching (Ep. 284)

In today’s episode, AOEU graduate and elementary art teacher LeighAnn Greene joins Tim to talk about her research and implementation...
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