The Ultimate Art Holiday Gift Guide
Whenever the holidays roll around, I always have parents ask me, “What are...
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3 Easy Tips to Get Dressed for Your ...
See if you can guess where the following items were spotted: flip-flops, cargo...
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The Top 5 Ways to Fundraise for Your...
As art teachers, we are always looking for a little extra...
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5 Ways an Art Room is Like an Airpor...
Recently I spent an entire day traveling from one airport after another. My...
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Ask and You Shall Receive!
As art teachers, our budgets are mainly used towards consumable supplies. When...
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50 Positive Reinforcements for the A...
These ideas are free. They don’t take much time. None of them involve...
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7 Ways to use Paint Chips in the Art...
Paint chips are a great manipulative for the art room. They are free, easy to...
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Introducing…Stepping Stones
Have you gotten your issue of Arts and Activities Magazine for September? I...
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Manage Your Email in 5 Simple Steps
Delutter Your Space: Email Management 101 I unplugged from my email for 3 days...
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DIY in the Art Room
Our great conversations regarding Making Your Own Whiteboards last week got me...
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Top 10 Challenges of Managing an Art...
Managing the art room is one of the things teachers struggle with the most and...
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5 Smart Supports for Special Artists
Art students with special needs hold a very special place in my heart....
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Two New Lessons!
I have updated my Lessons Page, and I think you will like it! 1. When you go...
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Art Teacher Timesavers
Do you feel like the school day goes by so fast, you look around and you have...
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How to Make and Keep your Goals!
All around the blog-o-sphere people are making resolutions. Although some of...
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Lesson: Value Still Life
Grade Level: 5th Grade Art Elements: Value, Shape, Form Art Skills: Drawing,...
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10 Reflections on Classroom Manageme...
Believing that students decide whether or not you have a good day is a belief...
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5 Reasons the Arts Inspire
The arts in school and in our life can move us, inspire us, and touch us like...
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Top 10 Reasons Art Assessment Matter...
We need data in art education. Yes, what matters can’t always be...
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Tackle Your Organizational Pitfalls
As I think about the start of a new school year, I also think about the...
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5 Simple Steps to “Enjoy the R...
I recently graduated with my Master of Arts in Education. So, in...
10 Ways to Lead in Art Education
What do leaders in Art Education look like? In such a specific field, often...
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5 Simple Ways to Stay Positive at Wo...
You have seen it time and time again. Teachers can be negative....
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5 Simple Steps to Write a Profession...
We’ve seen it time and time again – companies, schools and...
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