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Podcast

Creating a Culturally Responsive Curriculum (Ep. 129)

Cultural appropriation is a consequential issue for art teachers, and it is important that we spend time creating a culturally...
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Article

How to Use Microscopes in the Art Room

For the past several years, art educators, Marla Seibold and Petra Maton at Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Illinois,...
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Article

How to Collect the Perfect Mark-Making Tools

Adding artful marks to projects using paint or ink teaches students how to layer, pattern, and compose a beautiful piece...
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Article

5 Artworks That Depict Love in Unexpected Ways

Love. At first, this might seem like a topic you and your students don’t want to discuss. The last thing...
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Podcast

Finding Flow with Josie Lewis (Ep. 128)

You may know Josie Lewis from her huge Instagram following, her colorful, creative artmaking, and her idea that art is...
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Article

3 Ways to Really Rev Up Your Curriculum

Does the phrase “curriculum revision” excite you or bring a sense of unease? Whether you are a veteran art educator...
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Article

How to Identify Holes in Your Curriculum

An art educator’s curriculum is never truly finished. Think of your students who are quick to call their project completed....
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Article

How to Get FLEX Curriculum in Your District

To an administrator, teaching art can seem simple. They know you encourage creativity, talk about artists, and make messes in...
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Article

The Perfect Exercise to Think Outside the Box

As a high school teacher, the new shift in inquiry investigation in the AP Art and Design curriculum has me...
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Article

4 Unique Ways to Present Clay Test Tiles

The glazing process is one of the most fascinating things about ceramics. There is a great deal of chemistry involved...
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Podcast

The Art of Painted Paper (Ep. 126)

Today, Nic talks to Jeanne Styczinski, a children’s book author and illustrator, former kindergarten teacher, and artist-in-residence. Listen as they...
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Article

How to Add Color to Your School With Window Painting

As art teachers, we have a special blessing (and sometimes a curse) to constantly notice the areas of our schools...
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