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.

Watch The YouTube Series
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

How to Start a Cross-Curricular Conversation

Have you ever realized another teacher in your school was teaching the same concepts you were teaching in art? “Wait,…
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Article

5 Ways to Avoid Power Struggles and Defiance in the Art Room

Have you ever had a student deliberately disobey a simple instruction? It may start with something as simple as asking…
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Article

5 Tips to Make Changing Grade Levels Positive

If you are changing grade levels this school year, you may be experiencing a bit of anxiety mixed with excitement….
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Article

Why You Should Start the Year With Kindergarten Self-Portraits

Are you looking for a way to get to know your kindergarten artists and for them to get to know…
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Article

How to Better Support Your Marginalized Students

The following article is written by an art educator working in a district that supports marginalized members of the community….
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Article

Jump-Start the Year With Sumi Ink Club

The first day of school can be exciting, emotional, and challenging for many students. It is our role as art…
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Article

How to TASK Your Students With Performance Art

If you are looking for a new way to engage students at the beginning of the year that will get…
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The Best Way to Introduce Your Students to 3D Pens

With the rapid pace and changes in technology, it’s hard to know what will stand the test of time, what’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.