Need a little art room make-over? Yvette Ackerman is passionate about making her art room feel like home. By using warm, textural elements and a strategy for student inspiration, Yvette’s art room is a dreamy example of what’s possible. Yvette is a former classroom teacher turned art teacher for her local Charter School in Northern California. Yvette is also a brand new Sparkler having joined the membership last August and turns the interview to ask Patty questions about work-life balance, what’s in the future for Deep Space Sparkle (BIG reveal here) and strategies for art assessment.
Check out Yvette’s Bulletin Board ideas with links to Pacon paper products in the Show Notes below!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
– What was the biggest challenge for Yvette as she started teaching art
– How to communicate with the parents via Instagram while also using it as a tool to get kids excited about learning
– Why Yvette puts so much effort into decorating her art room and making it fun, comfortable space for her students
– How to truly make your space “your own”
– What Patty does to balance her work and home life, and the BIG surprise for Deep Space Sparkle
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My best advice for teaching art to kids.
Need a little art room make-over? Yvette Ackerman is passionate about making her art room feel like home. By using warm, textural elements and a strategy for student inspiration, Yvette’s art room is a dreamy example of what’s possible. Yvette is a former classroom teacher turned art teacher for her local Charter School in Northern California. Yvette is also a brand new Sparkler having joined the membership last August and turns the interview to ask Patty questions about work-life balance, what’s in the future for Deep Space Sparkle (BIG reveal here) and strategies for art assessment.
Check out Yvette’s Bulletin Board ideas with links to Pacon paper products in the Show Notes below!
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
– What was the biggest challenge for Yvette as she started teaching art
– How to communicate with the parents via Instagram while also using it as a tool to get kids excited about learning
– Why Yvette puts so much effort into decorating her art room and making it fun, comfortable space for her students
– How to truly make your space “your own”
– What Patty does to balance her work and home life, and the BIG surprise for Deep Space Sparkle
LISTEN TO THE SHOW
Check out Yvette’s Bulletin Board ideas she displays in her art room, using the Pacon Bulletin Board Background Paper to decorate her boards.
LINKS & RESOURCES
Follow Yvette on Instagram
Art Made Easy posts mentioned in this episode
Word of the Year: AME 077
How to Assess Student Artwork & Qualities of a Great Art Teacher: AME 003
A Chat with Team Sparkle Marisa Gebert: AME 048
You can visit Patty through Deep Space Sparkle on Facebook and Instagram
Patty Palmer At Home Instagram
support@deepspacesparkle.com
Check out Yvette’s Bulletin Board ideas she displays in her art room, using the Pacon Bulletin Board Background Paper to decorate her boards.
LINKS & RESOURCES
Follow Yvette on Instagram
Art Made Easy posts mentioned in this episode
How to Assess Student Artwork & Qualities of a Great Art Teacher: AME 003
A Chat with Team Sparkle Marisa Gebert: AME 048
You can visit Patty through Deep Space Sparkle on Facebook and Instagram
Patty Palmer At Home Instagram
support@deepspacesparkle.com
My best advice for teaching art to kids.
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For my first show, I wanted to tell you my story of how I became an art teacher. We all have different paths and this one is mine. I’ll share advice to those who are just starting out as an art teacher and some of my best tips for teaching art to kids.
This episode is for anyone who thinks they may not have the qualifications to be an art teacher. Teaching art to kids doesn’t have to happen inside a classroom. You can teach art at home, at a summer camp and even as a volunteer (like I did).
If you are an art teacher just beginning your journey, I’m sharing my best advice to get you through that tough first year. Download my free handout and keep it in your teacher planner and refer to it when you have a tough day.
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SHOW NOTES:
Drawing With Children: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too
Art Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Adventures in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Paper, and Mixed Media-For Budding Artists of All Ages (Lab Series)
National Art Convention
CreativeLive- free online classes
Art Teachers Facebook Group
Website: Painted Paper in the Art Room (Laura Lohmann)
Website: Art of Education
Book: Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers
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Thanks so much!!! So helpful and I look forward to every event with Sparklers Club!!!