Posted by Erica | 22 Comments
The Magic Word for No Hassle Cleanup
There are some classes who take pride in cleaning up the art room and others...
Posted by Cassidy | 39 Comments
5 Ways to Save Your Sharpies
Middle school students LOVE Sharpie markers. They like to use them on art...
Posted by Jessica | 22 Comments
Sink Management 101
This post could have been called: . How to Survive an Art Room with Only 2...
Posted by Jessica | 11 Comments
Gaining Support From Classroom Teach...
Do classroom teachers support your efforts in the art room? I have a story to...
Posted by Jessica | 20 Comments
Welcome to the Gun Show
It started as a simple and wholesome architecture lesson with my 5th...
Posted by Jessica | 9 Comments
The “Super Handy Yarn CartR...
Behold, the “Super Handy Yarn Cart!” Weaving projects in the art...
Posted by Jessica | 9 Comments
50 Positive Reinforcements for the A...
These ideas are free. They don’t take much time. None of them involve...
Posted by Jessica | 10 Comments
Losing Student’s Attention? Tr...
One of the most powerful, yet taken for granted teaching strategies is...
Posted by Jessica | 41 Comments
A Classroom Management Strategy Elem...
Today I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Michael Linsin with a guest post...
Posted by Jessica | 35 Comments
How Do you Glue?
I can’t believe I haven’t dedicated a post to glue yet, so here it...
Posted by Jessica | 22 Comments
Watch Whole Brain Teaching in Action...
This video is worth a few minutes of your time. Do you struggle to get young...
Posted by Jessica | 18 Comments
Are Teachers too Strict with Squirmy...
Does the student who can’t sit still drive you CRAZY? You know, the...
Posted by Jessica | 10 Comments
Ooops! Note: Behavior Letter Downlo...
As many of you know, I use a letter to send home with students when they have...
Posted by Jessica | 12 Comments
How to Teach Like a Lazy Person
So.. first of all, for those of you who know me well, I am NOT a lazy person-...
Posted by Jessica | 15 Comments
Ditch the Sticker Chart and 7 other ...
Recently I was exploring a popular online forum for art teachers and someone...
Posted by Jessica | 45 Comments
Are you Dreading a New School Year?
For teachers, the coming of a new school year can bring mixed emotions. For...
Posted by Jessica | 12 Comments
Why I Don’t Teach Kids in the ...
Teach kids in the summer? Are you crazy-people? I have friends and...
Posted by Jessica | 19 Comments
Clay Doctor
Do you ever feel like you are the “Clay Doctor?”… No...
Posted by Jessica | 9 Comments
Top 10 Challenges of Managing an Art...
Managing the art room is one of the things teachers struggle with the most and...
Posted by Jessica | 14 Comments
Get a Quiet Line Every Time!
Clean up and line up can be the toughest parts of a class period for any art...
Posted by Jessica | 8 Comments
Classroom Management Update
Remember when I revamped my entire classroom management plan, and shared with...
Posted by Jessica | 11 Comments
Lesson: Pop Art Food Sculptures
It may be considered a crime to have this much fun at school- For both the...
Posted by Jessica | 12 Comments
Portfolios in a Cinch
On Monday, I talked about how to use a portfolio as an assessment tool by...
Posted by Jessica | 21 Comments
I’ve Got You Covered!
Looking for a simple summative assessment to see what your students know at...
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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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