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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Transform Your Art Room: How to Decorate on a Dime to Foster Artmaking (Ep. 4)

Art teachers spend more awake hours in the art room than at home during the school year. This is one…
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Zero Budget Art Room

Welcome to Zero Budget Art Room, your ultimate resource for maximizing creativity on a shoestring budget! Join us as we…
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What Do You Need to Know About Teaching High School vs. Elementary Art?

Stepping into the world of the secondary art classroom is an exciting transition for elementary art teachers. However, it can…
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Advice for Effective Classroom Management in the Art Room After the Break

As art educators, we have mixed emotions when we return to school after spring break. On one hand, it’s exciting…
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4 Tips and 12 Ideas to Help Traveling Art Teachers Who Teach at Multiple Schools

Two heads may be better than one, but are two schools? Imagine stepping into multiple school environments on a daily…
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6 Helpful Tips for General Ed Teachers Transitioning to the Art Room

Are you a general education teacher thinking about leaping into the world of art education? Or are you a newly…
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10 Neat Ways to Group Students in the Art Room for Collaborative Projects

We know collaborative projects have so many positive benefits for our art students. They build skills like patience, empathy, cooperation,…
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5 Strategies to Overcome Chronic Absenteeism and 4 Effective Systems for Art Room Catchup

Note: Follow district and school policies regarding absenteeism and grading. Have you ever had a student who was absent from…
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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.