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Timesaving Trick: Making Time for Weekly Lesson Planning

How often do you sit down at your desk and make a date with your lesson plan book? Wait. Sit...
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Stashing Lesson Materials Using Large Folders

Keeping my art room organized is important for my sanity. When my art room isn’t kept clean and organized, I...
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Is Your Art Curriculum Designed Selfishly?

I will admit : My first few years of teaching I was a selfish art teacher when designing my art...
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How to Use Google Drive in the Art Room

Even though our subject area is hands on, art teachers still have a lot of supplies and documents to keep...
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How to Organize a Successful “Arts Night” for Parents and Students

A few years ago, in an effort to bolster excitement in the arts, the specialist team and I designed and...
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No One Told the Art Teacher…When Kids Miss Art

Here’s the scenario. You are sitting in your classroom before students are scheduled to enter, patting yourself on the back...
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HOTS (Higher Order Thinking Skills) in the Art Room

We all learned about Bloom’s Taxonomy for Higher Order Thinking Skills as undergrads. It isn’t a new idea; in fact,...
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The Importance of Attending an Art Conference

There are many reasons why art teachers don’t attend local art conferences. Some of the most common reasons include the...
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5 Common Problems in Art Department Meetings and How to Fix Them

For the past three years part of my job description involved creating, planning and implementing professional development for the art...
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3 Ways to “Do” Kinesthetic Learning in the Art Room

Kinesthetic learning occurs when learning takes place by the student carrying out a physical activity, rather than listening to a...
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Getting Out of the Art Room Bubble

Recently, Jessica wrote an article about the importance of forming friendships at work. I couldn’t agree more, but being in...
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Creating a Substitute Teacher Folder for Your Art Room

Do you have your substitute teacher plans ready to go this school year? Often times this job gets pushed aside...
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