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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Podcast

Strategies to Support Social and Emotional Learning (Ep. 188)

As teachers, we understand that social and emotional learning is a vital part of what we do in our art…
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Article

How to Avoid Your Administration’s Bad Side

Being an art teacher is one of the best professions in the world! But every once in a while, you…
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Article

How to Help Students Remember Demos

Demonstrations are one of the most common practices for art teachers. Yet, even when you nail the demonstration, you still…
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Podcast

Using Humor in the Art Room (Ep. 109)

Humor is a very interesting tool to use in the classroom, and it can be used for good. But sometimes,…
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Podcast

Managing Behaviors and Avoiding Escalation (Ep. 186)

After publishing her popular article last week, Abby sits down with Tim to discuss the best strategies to manage student…
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Article

5 Examples of Personal Interests to Share in the Classroom

As an educator, you know so much of teaching is building relationships with your students. Once students know you care…
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Article

Why You Should Be Connecting to Other Curriculums

The worst thing to hear from a student is, “When am I ever going to need to know this?” This…
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Article

What You Need to Know About ELLs in the Art Room

If you teach in the United States, chances are you have English Language Learners (ELLs) in your classroom. In the…
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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.