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Art Teachers, Come Together for Sand...
There are some days we wake up, and it feels like it would be easier to close...
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Give Your Students a Winter Break Ar...
I distinctly remember my Elementary art teacher giving us a winter break art...
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2012 Art Ed Blog of the Year –...
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3 Tricks to Get Your Students Lined ...
One of the most chaotic times in an art teacher’s day is the clean up/...
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2012 Art Ed Blog of the Year –...
**Nominations are now closed for this contest. The finalists have been...
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Do Art Teachers Have Too Many Extra ...
Duties. Sigh. As an educator and an employee of a system that needs to run...
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2012 Art Ed Conference Tour Recap
If you’ve been following our updates on Facebook and Twitter, you know a...
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Helping Color Blind Art Students
The art room is typically a place of refuge for all students to feel like they...
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Teaching Art Goes Beyond Hand Print ...
Have a wonderful and restful holiday from the AOE Team! We are thankful for...
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The Artistic Edge: How the Arts Help...
The newly released book “The Artistic Edge” by Lisa...
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Strategies to Handle Difficult Paren...
There are so many positive ways to reach out to parents and help them feel...
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Getting Rid of Paint Spills, Stains,...
Lets talk about stains! Back in this article of yore, we got on the topic of...
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No One Told The Art Teacher…Wh...
Here’s the scenario. You are sitting in your classroom before students...
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Calling Kansas and Wisconsin Art Tea...
Sound off Kansas and Wisconsin! The Art of Education will be traveling on our...
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Using Art to Brighten Someone’...
We are all about Work/Life Balance here at AOE, and I am sure some of you feel...
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Assessment As Advocacy Presentation ...
As promised, for those of you who couldn’t attend my session...
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8 Tips for Creating Engaging Confere...
This weekend, just like my colleague Chelsie, I presented at the Iowa /...
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Fine Motor Focus: Teaching Kids to C...
Fine motor skills are such an important part of what is learned and refined in...
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Meet Our New Educational Partner
AOE Classes Just Got Better! That’s right folks, AOE Classes (the most...
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Winter Course Schedule
We have now released our Winter Course Schedule for the months of December,...
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I Have a New Career in Art Ed
Sometimes life takes twists and turns you don’t expect. I’m not one for...
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Introducing PD PAKS!
For years AOE has been helping art teachers with their individual professional...
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Why It’s Ok for Creative Kids ...
Did you know the founders of Google both went to a Montessori...
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5 Common Problems in Art Department ...
For the past three years part of my job description involved creating,...
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Hi, I'm Jessica Balsley, Founder of The Art of Education. AOE exists to provide Art Teachers with Ridiculously Relevant™ Professional Development, including: free daily articles, videos, online classes, group PD, and more...
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