This blog post is about ‘Art Room Management of Pencils’! It made me laugh that a recent post on facebook which opening line was ‘Can I borrow a pencil?’ has attracted over 150 comments from art teachers. The art teacher who posted the post was looking for ideas on how to manage her ever-dwindling supply. […]
I’m a huge fan of Van Gogh. I know some art teachers get bored with his work, but the potential for teaching within his paintings and drawings never ceases to blow me away. I love his frantic, daubed paintings almost as much as I love the marks that build to create his drawings. There is […]
I’ve been asked the question ‘Where can I find free online art games that I can use in the classroom?’ I’ve been scouring the internet and below is a selection of free online art games that are great fun and might well link to the projects you teach. They can be a useful extension task […]
Isn’t it annoying when you see a beautifully presented research page and then quickly realise the information is just chunks of info that have been cut and paste from the internet? Where’s the stickability in that? They are not going to retain it for long. How do you get quality art research from all of your students? […]
Is it really possible to cut down on marking? With a little forethought and planning the answer is most definitely yes. The following are 6 strategies I use all the time which keep me on top of my marking workload whilst still supporting and moving students forward. 1 – A Double Page Spread With Several […]
I have a collection of art books that I’ve enjoyed building up throughout my career. If you are at the start of your art teaching career, the following 5 books would be a good start to your art library. I’ve turned to these books again and again. I remember the first time I saw the […]
