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Nothing can make a teacher more nervous than anticipating an administrator observation. The best way to ease these anxieties? Be...

It’s that time of year again.  Spring is just around the corner.  We can feel it in the air but...

I am taking each and every one of my 315 students to the Des Moines Art Center this week on...

Many teachers, schools, and districts are buzzing about I CAN statements. What is all the hype and are they really...

Let’s face it. Observational drawing can be downright boring for our students. The default setting many art teachers revert to...

Let’s face it; drawing is a difficult concept to teach. Drawing takes a lot of practice, patience and students tend...

When I first started teaching, I never thought I would be the kind of teacher that would be in front...

Have you ever noticed that younger students (say, Kindergarten through 4th grade) are more uninhibited with their drawing than older...

Hands down, color theory is my favorite thing to teach. I do a color unit every year with each grade...

This time of year, you may  notice students becoming immune to the sound of your voice. Do you find art...

I was recently talking with one of my art teacher friends when the topic of absent students came up. Because...

This is one classroom organizational technique that I could not live without, and that all art teachers should consider.  I...