Run the Art Room

Are you excited for a fresh, new school year but are unsure where to start planning? Over the next six episodes, we equip you with tips and tricks to add to your classroom management toolkit.

Stay tuned for best practices and systems around entering and exiting the art room, art material prep, distribution, and collection, attention getters, and more! Join Keisha Casiano from The Art of Education University as she brings eleven art teachers from around the world together to help YOU successfully run your art room.

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Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6

Everything You Need to Know About Classroom Management in the Art Room

What Do New Teachers Need to Know About Classroom Management? (Ep. 304)

5 Essential Tips for Managing High School Students

Art Room Management 101 (Ep. 004)

Learn How to Play Teachers vs Students—A Fun Classroom Management Game

Quick Classroom Management Strategies (Ep. 6)

5 Classroom Management Strategies for the Art Room

The Benefits of Using an Art Room Mantra

8 Classroom Management Tips No Choice-Based Teacher Can Be Without

How to Cure the “No-Name” Epidemic

Behavior Management at the Elementary Level

3 Ideas to Help Discover Your Classroom Management Style (Ep. 055)

Calming the Classroom Chaos (Ep. 207)

Why Meeting Your Kids at the Door Is So Important

Classroom Management Resources

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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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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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Article

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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5 Ideas to Walk the Line Between Creative Freedom and Art Room Structure

If you have ever been in an art room, you know that many students freeze when you hand them a…
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No Sink Art Room? Handle Painting, Clay, & Messes Like a Pro

Zero sinks, one sink, or maybe your sink area gets clogged with students! Perhaps you don’t have your own art…
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Aligning With Your Colleague to Create the Shared Space You Need This School Year

Art teachers tend to be pretty independent. We manage our own spaces and make countless decisions every day, so sharing…
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Lessons and Community Building at the Start of the Year (Ep. 534)

The beginning of the school year is the perfect time to slow down, build trust, and establish the routines that…
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Managing the Art Room

Clay, paint, ink, water spills, messy hands, cutting tools, slippery floors, and busy bodies. Classroom management in the art room is like no other subject area. When it is well-designed, the art room is a magical place. And when it goes awry, it can be chaotic.

Leverage best practices, design an efficient space, and ideate a classroom management system unique to you and your students.

Join fellow art teachers who understand the challenges and celebrations of art teacher life. Leave with new ideas, new friends, and a plan ready to implement right away.