Jun 17, 2013

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3 Keys to Building Lasting Relations...

3 Keys to Building Lasting Relationships with Teaching Associates

If you work with special education students, you have probably experienced a...

May 31, 2013

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Watercolor Flower Bouquets: Free Les...

Watercolor Flower Bouquets: Free Lesson Plan Download

Grade Level: PreK-2 Art Education Lesson Plan Art Elements: Line, Shape,...

May 29, 2013

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Will You Flip for “Flipped Tea...

Will You Flip for “Flipped Teaching?”

Flipped Teaching (also known as reverse instruction or the inverted...

May 24, 2013

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Using Chalk to Create Vibrant Wax Re...

Using Chalk to Create Vibrant Wax Resist Paintings

I love to teach and use wax-resist painting in the art room.  From crayons to...

May 14, 2013

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5 End-of-the-Year Rituals Revealed

5 End-of-the-Year Rituals Revealed

It’s that time of year again.  Spring is here, students are bouncing...

May 10, 2013

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A Creative Way for Students to Leave...

A Creative Way for Students to Leave Their Mark!

As an elementary art teacher, I find Spring to be bittersweet.  I am ready to...

Apr 10, 2013

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How to Handle a Teaching Observation...

How to Handle a Teaching Observation that Goes Terribly Wrong

I have had two teaching observations that have taken a turn for the worst...

Apr 5, 2013

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Pastel Landscape: Free Lesson Plan D...

Pastel Landscape: Free Lesson Plan Download

Grade Level: PreK-2 Art Education Lesson Plan Art Elements: Line, Space Art...

Apr 4, 2013

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5 Ways to Support Autism Awareness M...

5 Ways to Support Autism Awareness Month in April

The Center for Disease Control now reports that 1 in 88 children will be...

Mar 27, 2013

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What is Your Parent-Teacher Conferen...

What is Your Parent-Teacher Conference Style?

It’s that time of year again.  Spring is just around the corner.  We...

Mar 20, 2013

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8 Ways to Collect Data in the Art Ro...

8 Ways to Collect Data in the Art Room

Data!  Data!  Data!  That word is everywhere these days!  Administrators...

Mar 15, 2013

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5 “Must See” Websites fo...

5 “Must See” Websites for the Art Room

Technology integration is definitely a buzz word right now as it should be...

Mar 4, 2013

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Keep the Cookie Cutters in the Kitch...

Keep the Cookie Cutters in the Kitchen!

I recently had an “adult art experience.”  A girlfriend and I...

Feb 22, 2013

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Negative Space People: Free Lesson P...

Negative Space People: Free Lesson Plan Download

Grade Level: 3-5 Art Education Lesson Plan Art Elements: Space, Proportion Art...

Feb 21, 2013

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How I CAN Statements Can Work For Yo...

How I CAN Statements Can Work For You

Many teachers, schools and districts are buzzing about I CAN statements. ...

Feb 4, 2013

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3 Easy Right Brain Drawing Strategie...

3 Easy Right Brain Drawing Strategies

Editor’s  Note: Welcome to “Drawing Week” on AOE.  Come...

Jan 31, 2013

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Glue Stick or Glue Bottle? That is ...

Glue Stick or Glue Bottle?  That is the Question.

Glue is an issue in every art classroom.  We are forever teaching our...

Jan 28, 2013

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Are All Children REALLY Artists?

Are All Children REALLY Artists?

Can any adult become an artist?  Can anyone learn how to draw? If you are...

Jan 18, 2013

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3 Fresh New Ways to Teach About Colo...

3 Fresh New Ways to Teach About Color

Hands down, color theory is my favorite thing to teach.  I do a color unit...

Jan 8, 2013

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Easily Transition Between Back-to-Ba...

Easily Transition Between Back-to-Back Classes Using Tote Trays

This is one classroom organizational technique that I could not live without,...

Dec 19, 2012

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Help Renew Our Passion for Teaching ...

Help Renew Our Passion for Teaching After a Crisis

In light of the recent tragedies in Connecticut, I can’t help feeling a...

Dec 17, 2012

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Book Review: Sky Color by Peter Reyn...

Book Review: Sky Color by Peter Reynolds

We all know and love Peter Reynold’s books like The Dot and Ish.  His...

Dec 13, 2012

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Why You Should NOT Work in Your Clas...

Why You Should NOT Work in Your Classroom Over Winter Break.

I have always refused to work in my classroom over Winter Break.  Now, that...

Dec 5, 2012

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Top 10 Inspiring Quotes for the Art ...

Top 10 Inspiring Quotes for the Art Room

I love using quotes.  There is just something about them, the way they are...