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There are so many methods you can use with tempera paint. The possibilities are endless. Today I’d like to talk...

We all know to expect the unexpected at the end of the school year. Between field trips, ice cream socials,...

Shish-ka-what? That’s right, beads on a stick! My students love wearing their art and I love teaching jewelry lessons, but...

I have had two teaching observations that have taken a turn for the worst and  lived to tell the tale. ...

By now, many of you have heard the statistic that the fear of public speaking ranks right up there with...

Nothing can make a teacher more nervous than anticipating an administrator observation. The best way to ease these anxieties? Be...

It’s that time of year again.  Spring is just around the corner.  We can feel it in the air but...

I am taking each and every one of my 315 students to the Des Moines Art Center this week on...

Many teachers, schools, and districts are buzzing about I CAN statements. What is all the hype and are they really...

Let’s face it. Observational drawing can be downright boring for our students. The default setting many art teachers revert to...

Let’s face it; drawing is a difficult concept to teach. Drawing takes a lot of practice, patience and students tend...

When I first started teaching, I never thought I would be the kind of teacher that would be in front...