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 […]
Anyone who follows my Facebook page knows I’m a huge Grayson Perry fan. I was delighted to get the opportunity to see ‘Julie Copes Grand Tour’ which is described as ‘The Story of a Life by Grayson Perry’ at Abbot Hall Art Gallery yesterday. (Abbot Hall is in the North West of England). Julie Cope […]
If you are looking for an alternative to Georgia O’Keeffe I would definitely suggest the beautiful, dissected images photographed by globe-trotting botanist Robbie Honey. In fact, if you were doing a project on still life, flowers, collections or arrangements (popular GCSE themes here in the UK) Robbie Honey is an artist worth knowing about. “When […]
Is it really possible to create an art teacher work-life balance? Regularly on social media, I see teachers writing that they can’t take it anymore, that they’re at the end of their tether: burnt out. If you are feeling that you are heading in that direction, you need to stop and take the advice below […]
