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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...
As art teachers, often we feel like square pegs forced into round holes. That...
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Assessment As Advocacy Presentation ...
As promised, for those of you who couldn’t attend my session...
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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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Great Idea: A Visual Rubric
Over at Elementary Art Moments, Kathy has posted a really neat visual...
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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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Question Deck Download
I am still on an end of the year organizing and ideas kick from our marathon...
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Lesson: Wayne Thiebaud Clay Cupcakes
Food. We all love it. We all need it. We all connect to it. It brings us...
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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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I’ve Got You Covered!
Looking for a simple summative assessment to see what your students know at...
Collaborate with Google Docs
Google Docs is part of the Google “Family” of applications. If you have a...
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Stashed Away- Sharing Student Art
Yesterday I talked about Parent Teacher Conferences. Sometimes I have...
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Color “Sort” Game
I made up a new game for my students this week! It’s called a...
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Assessment Resources
I’ve been thinking. Here I am, deep in thought, well not really, but I...
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Bubble-licious
I admit it. I am a bit shamed. We have a bubble test (fill in the blank, A, B,...
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POW-er Standards
These babies pack a punch! Welcome to another day of Assessment Week on AOE....
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Top 10 Reasons Art Assessment Matter...
We need data in art education. Yes, what matters can’t always be...

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





