How to Teach Art

Same Project, Different Results: Art Made Easy 038

Does this sound familiar? You teach a lesson and it goes terrific: the students understand the concepts and are totally engaged, but then you go to teach the same lesson...Learn More

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The Organized Art Teacher: Art Made Easy 037

Do you feel overwhelmed when you look at your stacks of lesson plans and project ideas? Ever wondered how other art teachers store their lesson plans and samples? And what...Learn More

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Incorporating STEAM Projects into your Art Room: Art Made Easy 036

Are you looking to incorporate a few STEAM art activities into your curriculum this year? Ana Dziengle from Babble, Dabble Do is this week’s guest on the podcast. If you haven’t...Learn More

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Beyond Lesson Plans – Modern Ways to Connect & Collaborate in Your Art Room – AME 035

Are you looking for ways to spruce up your art program? Move beyond traditional lesson plans with artist trading cards, a flipped classroom and QR codes. Nic Hahn, author of...Learn More

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The SPARKLE Method for Lesson Development – Art Made Easy 032

Developing art lessons can be overwhelming to create with a busy schedule. Sure you can use the same art lessons every year but every now and again, you’ll want (or...Learn More

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Perfect Timing: Solutions for Early Finishers – Art Made Easy 029

Do you get frustrated when your students rush to finish a project to work on free drawing or a coloring sheet? Do you find you are constantly being challenge to...Learn More

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About Guided Drawings: AME 025

To start off Season Two of Art Made Easy, I’m answering a member’s question about Guided Drawings. Gloria asks: “Sometimes when I am doing a directed drawing lesson, like the...Learn More

Related categories: Inside the Artroom, Line Drawing, Podcasts, Teaching Philosophies

Design your Dream Art Curriculum

The funny thing about heading back to school is that we dread it until we can’t avoid it any longer. Then we step into our classroom, decorate our bulletin boards, organize...Learn More

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Summer Workshop 2016

An entire week has gone by and the excitement & frenzy of hosting my second workshop has settled and been replaced with warm satisfaction. I love waiting for feelings to settled to...Learn More

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