Studio Practices

Level: Middle School Art Education Lesson Plan Art Elements: Shape and Color Art Skills: Collage, Rhythm Art History: Romare Bearden * Get more...

Following the popularity of the 100 sketchbook prompts and the video that showed how I grade my weekly sketchbooks, there have...

    A few weeks ago, I was desperately looking for solutions to get some color onto my students’ clay...

Sometimes it feels like the news surrounds us. Increased access to social media has made current events a continual part...

I’m always looking for new ways to engage my students. I like giving them out-of-the-box challenges that will make for...

Christmas trees and Santas are examples of some popular images this time of year. Students see them everywhere as the...

Check out AOE Live’s final episode as the guys talk to Laura Lohman, elementary teacher and author of the incredibly...

It is often said that students–especially our youngest–learn with all of their senses, and the art room is a wonderful...

We all have tried-and-true projects in our arsenals that students love. These are the complete home runs. They are usually...

I once had an art teacher who gave out very few A’s. Only the students with top skills earned high...

As my middle school students trickle into my art room each day, I like to get them engaged in an...

It’s easy to get overwhelmed with grading when you give students a sketchbook assignment every week. For me, 5 classes...