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An Easy Way to Teach Your Students About Positive and Negative Space
There are some concepts we teach in the art room that seem trickier than others. The first example that comes...
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5 Pieces of Solid Advice for Your Digital Photography Students
I launched a new digital arts curriculum this year, and digital photography was a big part of it. Everyone claims...
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Why Rubrics Deserve a Second Look
Today we welcome a guest post by AOE’s Educational Director Heather Crockett who is going to let us in on...
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Fantastic Summer Homework Ideas for High Schoolers
If your high schoolers are anything like my high schoolers, they love spending time talking about how bored they are....
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Why Not… Introduce Your Students to Tinsmithing!
I truly believe the media we present to students has a great impact on their enthusiasm for class. It’s great...
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3 Ways to Transform Toys From Playthings to Learning Tools
When I first started teaching middle school art over a decade ago, I was surprised and intrigued by the number...
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The Best Architecture Books for All Grade Levels
“Architecture is art you can’t escape.” My husband said those words to me the other day, and they really stuck...
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7 Critiques You Can Use in Your Classroom Today!
Conducting critiques is an important part of teaching art. Critiques teach higher-order thinking skills, get students to interact with one...
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Use Sticky Notes to Keep Your Planning On Track
If you’re having trouble keeping lesson planning under control, I recommend sticky note lists! Why? Well, when things get super...
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The Best Games to Play in Line
Chew on this: if we line our students up with 3 minutes before the end of class, and we see...
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5 Ways to Freshen Up a Still Life
Still lives are a staple of art education, but, boy, can they get boring in a hurry. Have you been...
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This New Color App Will Blow Your Mind
Considered on of the most influential books on color, Josef Albers’s Interaction of Color has become the go-to book for...
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