The Arty Teacher

There are so many Art Apps for the Art Classroom…what should you choose? I’ve been teaching with iPads for a number of years now and I thought I’d share what Apps I’ve been using and found success with.  You can also find a presentation at the bottom of this post that has been made to […]

This video ‘ How to Clean a Paintbrush ‘ is a bit of fun but has a serious message if you want to keep your sanity and your brushes clean.  I show this to all my classes and it’s very satisfying to see them clean brushes properly. I’ve asked students to watch this for homework […]

At the beginning of Yr12 at the start of the A Level course, we run a 4-week Art Skills Module.  (In the UK, students are 16/17 years old in Yr12) Each lesson, or a couple of lessons, is run like a workshop and introduces new skills.  Students arrive with skills learned during their previous course, […]

Are you looking for ideas to decorate your art room?  I’m interested to see how they have made a space ripe for creativity, how they display students work and how they make it welcoming and appealing.  It always makes me want to improve my own art room.  The following are simply some pictures I’ve had […]

This blog post looks at strategies for teaching large groups of art exam students where they are all following an individual path.  How do you make sure every student makes progress in every lesson?  If you are not careful you will have some students who are very demanding of your time and if left to […]

This blog post offers practical ideas for how to be a happier Art Teacher.  You used to love it right?  You did all that training to become an Art Teacher with such enthusiasm, but now you don’t feel all that happy.  You may have found last year incredible difficult. Or you may love your job […]