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How to Create a Space to Communicate Student Objectives

Administrators often encourage teachers to display lesson objectives for students to see. This is no different for the art room!...
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Article

A Concrete Example of an Elementary TAB Unit

Teaching concepts with TAB is easier than you might think. In fact, once your classroom is up and running with...
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Podcast

Does Creativity Require Procrastination? (Ep. 022)

Is procrastination an important part of the creative process, or is it simply laziness and avoidance? If it’s integral, how...
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Article

The Perfect Portfolio Cover Sheets for Your K–8 Students

Last year, we released some super popular K-8 and High School Curriculum Documents. Each sheet gave a one-page look at a...
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Podcast

The Problem with Craft (Ep. 021)

“Craft” is a contentious word in many art rooms and art programs. Craftsmanship is an important part of what art...
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Article

The Best Advice for Switching From Elementary to Middle School

Summertime for art teachers is often a time for relaxing and recharging. For many, this might be spending some extra...
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Article

The Best Kind of Fundraiser From a Parent’s Perspective

I have to admit that when my kids come home with the usual fundraising materials, I’m generally less than excited....
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Article

12 Key Steps to Leading Amazing Mural Projects

Have you ever wanted to start a mural project? Does the process seem too complicated and unpredictable to begin? I...
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How to “Shut Your Monkey” and Get More Done

There are a lot of things that can hold art teachers back. Although many of us would say we have...
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Article

What REALLY Matters When Planning Instruction?

When we plan our lessons, we think about the information we want students to know: How to mix green To...
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How to Use Puppetry to Engage Your Students

“Well, good day (insert student’s name here)! Would you like to take a tour of my gardens? They are really quite breathtaking....
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Podcast

Teaching on the Fly: When the Best Laid Plans Go Bad (Ep. 015)

We’ve all had projects that have flopped, but how do we transition out of that failure into something meaningful? Andrew...
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