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Dealing with Failure: When Achieveme...
In an ideal world full of unicorns and perfect students, post-test data would...
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8 Ways to Collect Data in the Art Ro...
Data! Data! Data! That word is everywhere these days! Administrators...
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Using Exit Slips in the Art Room
Art teachers use multiple forms of formative assessment on a daily basis....
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Using Pre & Post Tests to Measur...
In Part One, I discussed the process to begin using data in your art...
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Using Pre & Post Tests to Measur...
As art teachers, often we feel like square pegs forced into round holes. That...
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Is Performance Based Pay Really Such...
Did you know some schools and states are moving to a performance based pay...
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How the Cubing Strategy can be Used ...
What is Cubing? Cubing is typically used in the classroom as a writing...
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How to Assess Your Art Program: Part...
We are back with the second installment of “How to Assess Your Art...
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How to Assess Your Art Program: Part...
How to Assess Your Art Program is a 2 Part Series covering an assessment...
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Everyone’s Art Time Should be ...
That’s right, I said it, your Art Class time should be cut! This...
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Introducing AOE eBooks! (free downlo...
Assessment As Art Teachers, ‘assessment’ is going to become a bigger and...
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Great Idea: A Visual Rubric
Over at Elementary Art Moments, Kathy has posted a really neat visual...
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Maine Art Assessment Webinars
A colleague of mine recently brought the Maine Assessment Webinars to my...
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Guest Post: Analyzing Art Wall
Today’s Guest post comes from Paige, who blogs over at Art Says That and...
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Do You Let Them Practice?
If athletes practice before the game, why don’t we let our students...
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The Value of Teacher Feedback
Recently I attended a seminar as professional development in our district with...
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Making the Grade
By the end of the year, entering grades is an exhausting and daunting process,...
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Question Deck Download
I am still on an end of the year organizing and ideas kick from our marathon...
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Make Your Own Mini Whiteboards!
One of the most common questions I get from readers involves the class...
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The Ultimate Assessment PDF
Anglea Maiers, who is someone I greatly look up to in the field of Education,...
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Portfolios in a Cinch
On Monday, I talked about how to use a portfolio as an assessment tool by...
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I’ve Got You Covered!
Looking for a simple summative assessment to see what your students know at...
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Guest Post: Passion
Yesterday I was a guest poster on Angela Maier’s Educational blog....
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Color “Sort” Game
I made up a new game for my students this week! It’s called a...

Hi, I'm Jessica Balsley, Founder of The Art of Education. AOE exists to provide Art Teachers with Ridiculously Relevant™ Professional Development, including: 






