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5 Literacy Strategies for the Art Room: Connect with literature without sacrificing art time!

5 Literacy Strategies for the Art Room: AME 070

Are you using literacy strategies in your art room? If you are, you know how effective they can be for engaging students, connecting content areas with your lessons and providing...Learn More
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How to Start an Art Rotation & Seek Funding: AME 067

Are you a classroom teacher who is required to teach art but not sure where to start? Or perhaps you want to collaborate with your grade level peers and start...Learn More
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Art Projects for Dot Day

Behind Dot Day Projects – The Benefits of Expressive Art: AME 065

International Dot Day, based on Peter Reynold’s book, The Dot, is coming up on September 15th. The Dot is the story of Vashti who is overwhelmed at the sight of...Learn More
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How One Classroom Teacher Transitioned to her Dream Job as an Art Teacher with Denise Lediaev: AME 062

Former classroom teacher, Denise Lediaev, didn’t know how much she loved teaching art until she became a full-time art teacher in Adelaide, Australia. Listen to how Denise transitioned to this...Learn More
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Teaching Art to Children with Special Needs: AME 056

There is a huge effort to mainstream children with special needs but often teachers have no formal training in the special needs area. Debi London experienced this first hand as an...Learn More
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6 Factors for a Successful Management Plan: AME 053

Classroom management is one of the hardest elements of being an art teacher. If you don’t have a plan, philosophy or strategy then art-making takes a back seat. I believe...Learn More
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AME 052 painting techniques to try

3 Techniques to Try with Tempera Paint: AME 052

When it comes to painting techniques, most of us think about watercolor paints. There is so much you can do with these watery colors: resist, wet-on-wet, salting, etc. But if you use liquid...Learn More
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What it's like creating art in a small group setting Art Made Easy 049 Creating Art at Home

Teaching Art at Home: AME 049

With the deadline of my first book approaching, I have uncovered a few differences between teaching art in a small group setting and teaching art in a classroom. Having a...Learn More
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A Chat with Team Sparkle Marisa Gebert: AME 048

Marisa is a former K-8 art teacher from Georgia who was one of over 500 people who applied for a job as a standards writer for Deep Space Sparkle last...Learn More
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