Author: The Arty Teacher
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Making Art Matter in School
We have to fight to make art matter in our schools. This isn’t an ideal situation but it is the truth. Despite Ofsted’s recent research review into art in schools, which describes ‘a high-quality art education’, schools frequently aren’t given the time or the funding to make this happen easily. And why should it be…
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Artists Who Capture Movement in their Work
Movement regularly comes up as a theme on exam papers in the UK. It’s an exciting and challenging theme to tackle, and finding artists who have achieved movement in their work is key to your students finding inspiration and success. It’s also good for your students to document the historical context behind their own work,…
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The Benefits of Self-Assessment in Art Lessons
Using self-assessment in art lessons has lots of benefits to both you and your students. What is Self-Assessment? Self-assessment in teaching is the process by which a student evaluates their own learning and performance in a course or assignment. This can be achieved through discussion, setting goals, monitoring progress, reflecting on strengths and weaknesses, and…
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US State Birds – Grid Drawings
This blog post is in progress! It’s a growing list of US state birds as grid drawings. Keep checking back to see if your state is here. What is the Alabama State Bird? The Alabama state bird is the Northern Flicker, also known as the Flicker. The Northern Flicker is a large, brown woodpecker with…
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What is a Zine?
What is a zine? Zines (short for fanzines or magazines) and pronounced ‘zeen’ are small, independently-produced publications that began to emerge in the 1930s and became more widespread in the 1970s. They are typically created by a single person or a small group of people, and are often photocopied and distributed by hand or through…
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5 Reasons Why the Grid Method is Great for Teaching Drawing
What is the Grid Method and How Can it Help You Teach Your Students to Draw? The grid method is a technique used in art that involves dividing an image into a series of smaller, more manageable sections using a grid. A grid is typically drawn over the reference image, and then students use the…