Author: The Arty Teacher

  • Awesome Student Drawing

    Awesome Student Drawing

    Is it just me, or do you love looking at awesome student drawing?  It’s so inspiring to see the high standards some students work to and of course, you can get great ideas on what to suggest to your own students.  It didn’t take me long to find all the fantastic drawing below that teachers…

  • Apps for the Art Classroom

    Apps for the Art Classroom

    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…

  • How to Clean a Paintbrush

    How to Clean a Paintbrush

    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…

  • Art Skills Module

    Art Skills Module

    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,…

  • Ideas to Decorate Your Art Room

    Ideas to Decorate Your Art Room

    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…

  • Strategies for Teaching Large Groups of Art Exam Students

    Strategies for Teaching Large Groups of Art Exam Students

    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…