Arts in Education Week is September 9-15th and what better way to promote the Arts in Education than to make what you and your young artists do every single day more visible to other teachers,… [Continue Reading]
How To Start Off A New School Year in the Art Room
Most of us are heading back to the classroom pretty soon- tidying up our rooms and refreshing the walls by incorporating a new theme or perhaps decorating with hot finds from the Target Dollar Bin…. [Continue Reading]
Five Ways To Encourage Innovation In The Art Classroom
Defining Innovation Innovation refers to a new method or process. In order to encourage innovation, there must be something to think “innovative-ly” about! To teach someone to read, you provide books. To teach someone to… [Continue Reading]
My Very First Live #K12artchat on Twitter
Last week, I participated in my first #K12artchat on Twitter. I first heard about this whole thing at the National Art Education Convention ’15 in the spring here in New Orleans when I popped in… [Continue Reading]
Convention + Connections
Phew, talk about a busy convention! I felt like my brain was about to explode. And that was just after the first day! There were connections, of course, including chats, both online and in person with… [Continue Reading]
The Art Teacher as “Teaching Artist”
I recently had the opportunity to attend a talk given by Russel Granet, Executive Director of Lincoln Center Education, an organization in NYC that places artists in schools with the purpose of infusing the Arts… [Continue Reading]
