Walk Throughs and Pop-Ins: Dealing W...
Imagine you’re in the middle of teaching your students how to choose the...
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Student Friendly Field Trip Follow-U...
I am taking each and every one of my 315 students to the Des Moines Art Center...
Posted by Sarah | 4 Comments
Cut Your Losses: When Art Projects F...
We’ve all been there with our own personal projects a time or two: that...
Posted by Jessica | 9 Comments
Where Do You Read AOE?
One of the philosophies that AOE was founded on, is idea that art teachers...
Posted by Amanda | 8 Comments
Three Tips for Perfectionist Art Stu...
Last week we talked about the role of tracers in the art room. Today, I’d...
Posted by Amanda | 7 Comments
How Do You Handle Absent Students?
I was recently talking with one of my art teacher friends when the topic of...
Posted by Chelsie | 5 Comments
Project Based Learning to the Extrem...
Perhaps you’ve always envisioned doing a large scale, school-wide...
The Ultimate Art Holiday Gift Guide
Whenever the holidays roll around, I always have parents ask me, “What are...
Posted by Jessica | 30 Comments
Do Art Teachers Have Too Many Extra ...
Duties. Sigh. As an educator and an employee of a system that needs to run...
Posted by Jessica | 6 Comments
Strategies to Handle Difficult Paren...
There are so many positive ways to reach out to parents and help them feel...
Posted by Amanda | 4 Comments
Making Student-led Conferences Work ...
Yesterday I wrote about connecting with parents at conferences. Today I want...
Posted by Jessica | 15 Comments
No One Told The Art Teacher…Wh...
Here’s the scenario. You are sitting in your classroom before students...
Posted by Cassidy | 4 Comments
Channel Your Inner Student to Become...
I attend a daily kettlebell class at a local gym. I’m barely awake as I...
Posted by Amanda | 9 Comments
How to Increase Traffic on your Art ...
Here at AOE, we are big fans of blogging. We even have an entire class devoted...
An Easy Way to get Your Lesson Plans...
Most teachers would agree with the following statement; sometimes it’s...
Posted by Chelsie | 10 Comments
Use Formatting to Create Easy to Rea...
Subbing the semester after I graduated (I was a Decemeber grad) gave me a...
Posted by Amanda | 13 Comments
Insider Tips for Getting Great Subs ...
Being away from your room is difficult. Sometimes I’d rather come in sick...
Posted by Heather | 7 Comments
Why You Should NEVER Turn Down a Tre...
My cooperating teacher (way, way back when) told me NEVER to turn down a...
Posted by Jessica | 2 Comments
Why You Should Find a Work Buddy, Pr...
Studies have shown that people who have at least one close friend at work...
Posted by Chelsie | 5 Comments
The Ultimate Guide to Art Fundraiser...
Last week we compared two art fundraising opportunities, Artsonia vs. Art to...
Posted by Erica | 17 Comments
Does Fairness Matter when Showcasing...
Choosing artwork for special shows can be a daunting task for art teachers....
Posted by Chelsie | 58 Comments
Art to Remember VS. Artsonia
As art educators, sometimes our budgets run short, and we turn to various...
Posted by Jessica | 10 Comments
Why Some Kids Don’t Look Forwa...
If you are noticing strange behaviors in your students as the end of school...
Posted by Jessica | 19 Comments
Late Again? Coping with Tardy Teache...
Art Teacher Pet Peeve: Teachers are late dropping off and picking up their...
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