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

5 Concrete Ways to Help Students Living in Poverty

As educators, we come across a vast number of students from all walks of life. In Statistics On How Poverty …
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5 Ways to Build Relationships With At-Risk Students

As teachers, building student relationships is at the root of what we do. It’s easier to connect with some students…
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Bringing Back the Art Teacher Hacks (Ep. 056)

The art teacher life is a difficult one, and it can get overwhelming very quickly. Cassie uses this episode to…
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How Does Calling Students Artists Impact Growth Mindset?

Is everyone an artist? For some, the clear answer is yes; everyone who makes a mark is an artist. For…
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3 Ways to Get to Know Your Students on the First Day of School

If you haven’t started already, the school year is quickly approaching. This is the time to think about your first…
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An Easy Way to Make a Powerful and Interactive Anchor Chart

When introducing a new medium, we often want to share many techniques with our students. But, time doesn’t always allow us…
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3 Ideas to Help Discover Your Classroom Management Style (Ep. 055)

Classroom management plans–in particular schoolwide plans–often fail to take into account the needs of the art room. So how do…
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How to Use a Think Sheet for Better Classroom Behavior

In a perfect world, all of our art students would be so highly engaged in their artmaking classroom management concerns…
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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.