Professional Development
Whole-school professional development often falls short for art teachers because it tends to focus on general educational strategies that may not address the unique, subject-specific needs of teaching art. Art teachers require professional development that covers specialised techniques, creative pedagogies, and artistic skill development, which are rarely the focus of broader training sessions.
Finding high-quality online professional development for art teachers is challenging due to the subject’s hands-on, experiential nature. It demands interactive and practical approaches that generic online courses typically lack. The online courses below are art-teacher-specific.
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Many art teachers have completed a degree that gives them in-depth subject knowledge of a particular field of art. But what about all the other types of art you have to teach? Finding specific online training that you can complete at your own pace can really help improve your areas of expertise.
Whether you want to learn through practical activities inspired by artists or want to improve your subject knowledge, exploring artists’ work and immersing yourself in art history or genres is an essential part of your professional development.
The downloadable projects below include links to ‘How to Videos’ that you can use for your own professional development, or directly with your students. Both are exciting, experimental projects with lots of opportunity for personalised outcomes.
The art movements concertina book download below includes a twelve and a half minute practical video that explains how to make all aspects of this book.
The Arty Teachers popular art lessons have been downloaded by art teachers all over the globe. You can find a small selection below.
