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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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Building a Meaningful Digital Art Curriculum (Ep. 535)

On this episode of Art Ed Radio, host Tim Bogatz talks with Angela Matsuoka, a K–12 curriculum designer at The...
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The Bottom Line on Line: Ideas to Teach this Element with Confidence!

Learning about the Element of Line is often a great starting place for all grade levels. Creating a lesson plan...
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Lessons and Community Building at the Start of the Year (Ep. 534)

The beginning of the school year is the perfect time to slow down, build trust, and establish the routines that...
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3 Ways To a Picture-Perfect Process AND Product with the Studio Habits of Mind

Social media is a fun place to find inspiration for art teacher life, especially beautiful art project ideas. The polished...
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Literacy Face-Off: Bringing Reading & Writing to the Art Room with Hilarious Art Supplies

Three mystery box rounds. Two art teachers. One chance to create frame-worthy artwork—Who will make their mark? The challenge? Art...
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Art Teacher Fails Every Art Teacher Makes and How to Fix Them

When things go wrong in the art room, it can go very wrong. A paint spill can turn into a...
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Nature Artwork Showdown: 2 Art Teachers Branch Out with Mystery Art Supplies

Three mystery box rounds. Two art teachers. One chance to create frame-worthy artwork—Who will make their mark? The challenge? Art...
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Don’t Avoid Figure Drawing: How to Teach the Human Figure in Elementary Art

Drawing people can feel complicated. Students get frustrated when their drawings don’t match what they imagine. Plus, considering how to...
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Easy, Practical Exercises to Teach Composition in K-12 Art

You’re probably already teaching composition in your art class. You introduce the rule of thirds. You review the Principles of...
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