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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Classroom Management Resources

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Article

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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Podcast

Expectation Corrections (Ep. 177)

Classroom management is pivotal to having a successful classroom, but teachers don’t always realize its importance when it comes to…
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Article

Rethinking Units With Trauma-Informed Teaching In Mind

Connections across the curriculum add value to students’ learning experiences. In seeking to make connections, it is not unusual for…
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Podcast

Teaching With a Mask On (Ep. 176)

Today, Nic tells her story of what it has been like to teach with a mask on during the pandemic….
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Article

The Importance of Making Space for Working and Creating

In the Spring of 2020, like most art teachers, I found myself teaching, making art, and living all within the…
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Article

How to Steal Students’ Attention with Art Heists and Forgeries

The world of art theft, heists, and cons is fascinating. These stories of crime don’t only fascinate art lovers; they…
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Podcast

Experimenting with Digital Collaboration (Ep. 175)

In today’s episode, Don Masse joins Nic to talk about teaching during the pandemic and how kids can still work…
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Article

6 Games Perfect for the Art Room

In every art room, some students naturally work more quickly than others. However, the speed of students working doesn’t necessarily…
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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.