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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Article

Bring Sports Into the Art Room With the Help of Uni-Watch’s Paul Lukas

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Article

How to Support ELL Students to Thrive in the Art Room

English Language Learners (ELLs) are an ever-growing population in American schools. When an ELL student joins one of your classes,…
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Roll for Initiative! 4 Ways to Bring Tabletop Gaming Into the Art Room

Tabletop role-playing games, otherwise known as TTRPGs, are currently experiencing a surge in popularity. Dungeons & Dragons sales alone jumped…
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12 of the Top Art Room Hacks You Must See!

We all know that art teachers are creative. Despite that, we can all appreciate discovering new ways to make teaching…
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Declutter the Art Room Now: 5 Considerations for Meaningful Spring Cleaning

We have good intentions. Yet somehow, we get to the end of the school year and find ourselves stuffing supplies…
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Article

4 Ways to Find Balance and Support When You Are Experiencing Grief

Grief is part of the human experience. It can show up any time in your life when you suffer the…
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Strategies for Teaching Photography (Ep. 231)

Photography—with all of its necessary equipment, knowledge, and technology—can be a difficult medium to teach. Today’s episode tries to break…
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Bring Nature Into Your Art Room With These 5 Project Ideas

Nature is endlessly inspirational. Historically, artists have made many artworks based on an investigation and observation of nature. Interestingly, it’s…
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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.