Advocacy

Every teacher understands the struggle of planning for a sub. It can be challenging in the art room because of...

No name. No name. What a shame! This “no-name” epidemic might be one of the biggest struggles art teachers deal...

Art educators work hard. Imagine a list of everything you do in one single teaching day. It is almost impossible!...

No doubt, taking students on a field trip can be stressful. There are a million and one logistics to figure...

As art teachers, we handle the most challenging of circumstances and still create positive learning experiences for our students. We...

Do you ever find yourself looking at a classroom problem with not a clue in the world about how to...

As art teachers, many of us worry about budgets, money, and even whether our job will be there from year...

Being observed can be a stressful experience. The fear of judgment by a supervisor or colleague can be unnerving when...

What is Visual Culture? In Kerry Freedman’s book, Teaching Visual Culture: Curriculum, Aesthetics, and the Social Life of Art,  she...

Download in full-color. Download a print-friendly version. Batik is a near-ancient craft and process by which artists use fabric, wax,...

Teaching is a tough job and can be made tougher when you have a bad boss. This challenging experience is...

If you’ve been teaching for more than five years, chances are many of the strategies you learned are no longer...