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 6

Classroom Management Resources

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Video

Sink Management 101

This post could have been called: How to Survive an Art Room with Only 2 Working Sinks OR Look Out…
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Video

The “Super Handy Yarn Cart”

Behold, the “Super Handy Yarn Cart!” Weaving projects in the art room can easily get out of control! Especially when…
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Article

50 Positive Reinforcements for the Art Room

Positive reinforcement is a game changer in the art room. It’s amazing how a positive reinforcement, no matter how small,…
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Video

8 Unconventional Art Room Organizers

Welcome to my art room! Here are eight quick, easy, and affordable (sometimes FREE) tools you can use to help…
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Article

When to Show a Video

Do you show a lot of videos in your art room? Videos should not replace the teacher, in fact, more and more, showing…
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Article

A Faster Way to Display

Are you looking for a quick and easy way to display student art? What if I told you there was…
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Article

A Classroom Management Strategy Elementary Art Teachers Can’t Live Without

Today I am thrilled to welcome Michael Linsin with a guest post today.  Michael is the author of the book Dream Class: How…
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Video

Art Room Attention Getters

What better way to explain to you how I get my student’s attention in the art room then SHOW you!…
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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.