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 Your School Year by Spreading Positivity With Art

The beginning of a new school year is full of change for most students. Many are entering new grades with new…
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Article

10 Ways to Promote Inquiry in the Art Room

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Article

22 Ways to Make Your Classroom Welcoming for All Students

The art room is a place for freedom of expression. It should be the safest place in the whole school,…
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Article

How to Get Students to Open Up in the Classroom

In order to do their best work, students need to feel comfortable and able to give fully of themselves. It’s…
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Article

How to Plan Your First Day at the High School Level

Do you review the syllabus, rules, and procedures on the first day of school? Many teachers do. It’s important to…
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Article

How to Make Your First Day of Teaching Middle School Art a Blast

I used to hate the first day of school. Your students probably do, too. Why? Because it’s boring! No middle…
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Article

Name Designs: The Perfect Lesson to Start Your Year

After working at the elementary level for fourteen years, I moved to the high school arena. From day one, I…
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3 Essential Downloads for the First Day of School

Back-to-school planning is in full swing for most art teachers, and we are here to help streamline your classroom prep…
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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.