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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Article

The Ultimate Art Holiday Gift Guide

Whenever the holidays roll around, I always have parents ask me, “What are some good gifts for my artistic child?”…
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Video

3 Tricks to Get Your Students Lined Up Quietly

One of the most chaotic times in an art teacher’s day is the clean-up/line up time. No matter how crazy…
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Article

Build Independent Learners With the “Ask 3, Ask Me” Strategy

My Middle School students are allowed to quietly talk to their table mates while they work. They are allowed to…
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Article

Crème de la Crème: The Best Lotion for “Art Teacher Hands”

Today I’d love to talk about art teacher hands. If you’re not familiar with the term, perhaps you know them…
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Video

A Creative Way to Label Your Tables

Labeling tables is a quick way to add structure to your art room. With table labels, it’s so much easier…
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Article

Strategies to Handle Difficult Parents

There are so many positive ways to reach out to parents and help them feel more involved in their child’s…
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Article

How to Get Great Parent Volunteers and Keep Them Coming Back!

The first time I had a parent volunteer to work in my art room I nearly fell over!  I had…
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Making Student-led Conferences Work in the Art Room

Yesterday I wrote about connecting with parents at conferences. Today I want to share a strategy to continue this conversation…
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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.