Inspiration

‘Don’t Take it Personally! Some Students don’t like Art Class’ is a guest post from Art Teacher Madelyn Hewins from Don Tyson School of Innovation in Springdale, Arkansas. I read this on her blog ‘Teaching from my heART‘ and thought she had some wise words to share.  You can also find her on Facebook. Some students […]

Color Art Resources – Color Theory How to teach colour theory?  It’s a big question and one all art teachers need to know the answer to. There are so many different ways to do it. This blog post features all the colour art resources available on The Arty Teacher.  Note that each resource always comes […]

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’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 […]

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 […]

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 […]