Tag: art education
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5 Ways to Teach Year 10 When They Return to The Art Department
It’s human to worry about things that might not happen. At the moment there is a lot we don’t know. It appears likely that year 10 will be the first year group to return to schools in the UK. When will they return? Will it be before summer? How much work they have completed? How…
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Strategies for Art Students Who Work Slowly
When I started writing this post about strategies for art students who work slowly, I was purely thinking of those students who produce amazing work but work painfully slowly. However, when I put a plee out on social media to share strategies, most people responded with strategies for students who need help remaining focused. The strategies…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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How Planning & Reflection Is Key To Happiness
This blog post offers practical ideas for how to be a happier Art Teacher. You used to love it right? You did all that training to become an Art Teacher with such enthusiasm, but now you don’t feel all that happy. You may have found last year incredible difficult. Or you may love your job…