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 is the best way to store artwork?
Start the year off with an organized mindset by hearing how Patty organized her hundreds of lesson plans and stacks of student art.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- Why it’s never too late to organize, regardless of what point in the year it is
- How mindset plays a key role in successful organization
- Why listening to how other art teachers do things is a good idea
- Why identifying your organizational style is the first step to take
- How different themes can be organized and used later as reference tools
- What my criteria for throwing things out involves
- What you can do with teaching samples so that they can be used in the classroom
- How to effectively divide your lessons on the masters
- How (and why) organization is moving from binders to being done on computers
- Why the first day of art class is the perfect time to make a student portfolio, and how do you make one?
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My best advice for teaching art to kids.
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 is the best way to store artwork?
Start the year off with an organized mindset by hearing how Patty organized her hundreds of lesson plans and stacks of student art.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
Why it’s never too late to organize, regardless of what point in the year it is
How mindset plays a key role in successful organization
Why listening to how other art teachers do things is a good idea
Why identifying your organizational style is the first step to take
How different themes can be organized and used later as reference tools
What my criteria for throwing things out involves
What you can do with teaching samples so that they can be used in the classroom
How to effectively divide your lessons on the masters
How (and why) organization is moving from binders to being done on computers
Why the first day of art class is the perfect time to make a student portfolio, and how do you make one?
LISTEN TO THE SHOW
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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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Love this! Organization is key to teaching well in all subjects. I love incorporation your art ideas into other subjects. I’ll certainly take away ideas from this to help my teachers with classroom organization.
Where do you then store all the subject 14 x 18″ envelopes? Too big for filing cabinet. I was thinking I would use a piece of 18X24″ poster board folded in half (i use these for student portfolios, duct taped on short sides-so its a pocket, color coded by class) to store my lesson categories in. My question is do you have any ideas then what I could store these “folder/pockets” in? Do they make plastic boxes 20″ wide with lids???
I stored my folders in a box. I like to see my lessons and flipped through the folders so I don’t use filing cabinets. But whatever works for your organizational style is what you should strive for. 🙂