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.

Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6

Classroom Management Resources

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Printing an edition
Article

An Inspired and Simple Printmaking Lesson for All Levels

One way to engage students in printmaking is to challenge what they may already believe. In his book, Beautiful Blackbird,…
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Article

How to Return to School During a Pandemic

With plans and news of states returning to school, many art teachers are left with more questions than answers. I…
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using google slides for remote critques
Article

How to Conduct Remote Critiques in 2 Easy Steps

Critiquing in the classroom is an essential piece of art education. Not only does it provide opportunities for students to…
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Article

Saying Goodbye at the End of the School Year (Coronavirus Edition)

Teachers leave their classrooms for a variety of reasons. Whatever the case may be, when it comes time to say…
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Article

Prepare to Be Inspired by 13-year Old Artist, Hobbs

Throughout the years, art educators have worked with many impressive and inspiring students. We can all think of a few…
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fish hooks
Article

How to Hook Online Learning to the Arts

Art Education and the Coronavirus (COVID-19) So many kids want to be back in school. Teachers want to be back…
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Article

3 Questions White Art Teachers Are Asking Right Now

“I feel helpless,” wrote a White art teacher on social media in response to everything going on in our country….
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How to Be a Culturally Responsive Art Teacher

Conversations of race and equity in education along with the achievement gap are a priority. Watch the news, observe any…
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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.