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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Contemporary Artists Who Inspire Bravery

Art and activism are a powerful combination. In the book, Seeing Power: Art and Activism in the 21st Century, art…
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Investigating Identity (Ep. 180)

In today’s episode, guest host Sarah Krajewski talks about her own experience investigating identity and how that learning can transfer…
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8 Tips to Make Better Lists

Lists can be an essential part of ensuring you are as productive as possible. But your lists are also just…
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A Self-Portrait Lesson to Encourage Self-Awareness

If you ask a group of first graders about emotions and feelings, they can usually name a few. “Happy! Sad!…
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11 Ways to Improve Your Writing Skills

While our focus tends to be on the visual, art educators also need to effectively communicate in writing. The quality…
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Teaching Drawing to Beginners (Ep. 254)

Today, art teacher Jordan DeWilde joins Tim to talk about his new book, 30-minute drawing for beginners. Listen as they…
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How Tiny Art Can Lead to Big Awareness

Mindlessly doom scrolling on Instagram can sometimes be worthwhile. This was the case when I came across the account @tinyartshow….
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A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Ceramic Candles in the Art Room

Creating with clay continues to be a crowd favorite among students. One of the even more intriguing things about ceramics…
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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.