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.

Watch The YouTube Series
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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Paint Dispensing for Dummies

There are so many methods and containers you can use to dispense paint in your art room. I gathered together…
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Using a Management Matrix to Develop and Set Clear Expectations

When implementing your classroom management plan, do you ever hear, “But Mr./Mrs. So-and-So doesn’t make me do that!” or, “That’s…
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The Best Way to Engage Boys in Art Class

There is one item that you can include in your art room that will significantly change the way reluctant boys…
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Article

Going Digital: The Easy Way to Create Digital Lesson Plans

For years and years, I used the typical spiral-bound teacher plan books. You know, the kind the district gives you…
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Have a Seat! 5 Tips For Managing Your Seating Charts

  Today I’d love to share a few quick tips about my seating chart system. With twenty different classes coming…
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Article

Stay Organized by Making Sample Glaze Tiles

Art teachers are always looking for the next best way to sort our assortment of clay supplies. Yes, I get…
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Make Pass-Back a Breeze with Colored Table Folders

Here’s a great way to pass back artwork to students quickly and efficiently using the table folder method.  This concept could…
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The Last Construction Paper You’ll Ever Need

Construction paper is the best investment an art teacher can make.  Every single project (minus the 3D stuff) is reliant…
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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.