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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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Video
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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How to Use TAB Art Stations to Spark Creativity, Reflection, and Autonomy
Teaching for Artistic Behavior, or TAB, is more than exploration and choice; it’s a guiding framework for cultivating the artist…
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The November Mailbag: Staying Hands-On, Critiquing Social Media, and Calmer Classrooms (Ep. 542)
In this November mailbag episode of Art Ed Radio, host Tim Bogatz and guest Amanda Heyn answer listener questions about…
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Think Like an Artist: 18 Brainstorming Strategies for Every Art Medium
Brainstorming is more than a worksheet—it’s a process of developing ideas. Every artistic medium asks artists to think in different…
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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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Trick the Eye: 6 Mind-Bending Trompe-l’Oeil Art Lesson Ideas Students Will Love
Deceiving the eye with unique, creative projects is fun for the whole art room. It challenges students to refine their…
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Podcast
Halloween in the Art Room (Ep. 541)
Halloween is Jen Leban’s favorite holiday, so Art Ed Radio host Tim Bogatz invited her back on the show to…
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Article
4 Unique Air-Dry Clay Project Ideas Your Students Will Love
If you’ve fallen in love with air-dry clay, you know it’s fun, manageable, and versatile. While it can be a…
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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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10 Smart Painting Tricks To Keep Your Art Room Clean This Year
Paint is one of those magical art media that instantly hooks students! Yet it can also become one of the…
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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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