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Are you Dreading a New School Year?
For teachers, the coming of a new school year can bring mixed emotions. For...
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No-Fail Formula for Great Lesson Pla...
Teaching is a balancing act when it comes to designing successful art lessons...
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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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How to Make and Keep your Goals!
All around the blog-o-sphere people are making resolutions. Although some of...
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As I Write this Letter…
Today I want to talk about the Letters Home component of my new management...
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Improve Classroom Management in the ...
With the holidays approaching, I bet you have noticed a new level of...
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Stashed Away- Sharing Student Art
Yesterday I talked about Parent Teacher Conferences. Sometimes I have...
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Positivity Notes
One way that I communicate with parents is through email. Each week, I try to...
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Parent Communication Week!
Welcome to Parent Communication Week on AOE! This week my report cards are...
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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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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...
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Give ‘Em a Squirt
Do you hate it when the tables get cleaned off but are still so wet, when your...
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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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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