Curriculum Approaches

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Painless Origami for the Choice-Based Space

Table-top centers are a great way to introduce new media in your TAB or choice-based classroom. They also make a...
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A Better Argument for Art Education

These days, it sometimes feels art education is under attack. The culture of high-stakes testing has increased over the last...
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Squeeze Art History Into Any Schedule With a 5-Minute Museum

If there is one resource art teachers can always use more of, it’s time! Time to delve into the new...
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Simple Steps and Supplies to Get Started With Glass Fusing

Glass fusing is all the buzz in the art education world these days. It’s an engaging process, connected to STEAM,...
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How to Create a Reference Library for Your Students

How often do students ask you to print off images to use as reference materials for projects? In my classroom, this...
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Enhance Your TAB Centers With Schoolwide Collaborative Projects

Art teachers are unique. We teach hundreds of kids each week separated into dozens of classes. So how on earth...
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Art Teachers are the Key to Growing the Creative Leaders of Tomorrow (Ep. 041)

Being able to think creatively is a vitally important skill to every area in education, and of course, art teachers...
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How Visual Thinking Strategies Can Help You Lead Great Class Discussions

Have you ever wondered how you might improve class discussions about art? As art teachers, we know the importance of...
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4 Simple Tricks to Improve Your Cleanup Routine

Teaching good studio habits is a huge part of TAB philosophy. Artists need to know how to clean up after...
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3 Great Ways to Use Parent Volunteers in a TAB Classroom

My first year running a TAB classroom, I stayed until 7pm(!) most nights organizing stations, creating visuals, labeling drawers and...
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Why It’s Time to Stop Using Craftsmanship Rubrics

What sort of art is the best? Is it the highly realistic painting with fruit so dimensional it looks like...
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How to Easily Add STEAM to Your TAB Curriculum

Incorporating STEAM in your TAB classroom can seem like a huge undertaking. Many TAB teachers already facilitate risk-taking, innovative thinking,...
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