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Top Art Analysis Activities & How to Assess Thinking and Reflection in Sketchbooks (Ep. 6)

What can a sketchbook reveal about student learning? More than you might think. In this final episode of The Art...
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6 Sketchbook Strategies to Help Students Overcome the Blank Page

There’s something intimidating about a brand-new sketchbook page: it’s clean, open, and full of possibility! However, for some students, that...
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Make Visual Note Taking Fun in the Art Room: Sketchnoting Strategies (Ep. 5)

What if drawing could help your students remember more? Research suggests that drawing can support memory and recall, even when...
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The Best Ways to Brainstorm in Student Sketchbooks to Be More Creative Thinkers (Ep. 4)

Do your students’ sketchbooks fill up with the same cliche drawings over and over again? Brainstorming can help students move...
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Simple Sketchbook Routines for Busy Art Rooms: Fun Activities & Sub Work (Ep. 3)

Are you struggling with students who don’t know what to draw? A consistent sketchbook routine can transform your art room....
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8 Ideas for a Safer Art Room (Ep. 540)

What would you say is the most dangerous part of your art room? In this solo episode of Art Ed...
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Stop Losing Sketchbooks! Storage & Supply Ideas for the K-12 Art Room (Ep. 2)

Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the number of sketchbooks in your art room? You are not alone. In this...
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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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5 Tricky Sketchbook Situations Tackled! Practical Solutions to Common Challenges

Sketchbooks can be tricky—we know they’re a good artistic practice, but they can easily become extra work for you and...
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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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