How to Start Grading with Google Classroom
Once you have your Google Classroom created and you’ve invited students, you want to make sure that you have your settings how you want them, and your gradebook set up. ( If you haven’t set up your classroom yet, you’ll want to go back to the first post.) In the video below, you’ll learn how […]
How to Set Up Your Google Classroom
I wanted to use Google Classroom as a way for students to submit assignments and interact, but I wasn’t sure how to best set things up. There are several options, and what works best is going to depend on you and your students. Below, I’m walking you through how I set up my google classroom, […]
How to Help Students Learn to Ask Questions
It’s important to teach students how to develop their own questions and ideas that guide their artwork, but for many, this is new and hard. A great way to help students get started is to show them examples of artists. Share the questions that the artists are asking, and the work that they create in […]
A Look Inside My Classroom: Understanding the AP Portfolio
Watching other people teach is a great way to learn, but something that we rarely have time or even the opportunity to do after we’ve finished student teaching. Since I teach online, ( I did spend 8 years teaching in person), all of my teaching is recorded! So, I’ve decided to share some […]
How to Develop a Cell Phone Policy with Your Students
Most teachers that I know have a love/hate relationship with cell phones. They’re powerful tools that make our lives easier and allow us to share and access information quickly. They can also be helpful in the classroom, allowing students to do research and photograph their work. However, cell phones are also districting. I’ve never […]
How to find FREE materials to teach Fiber Arts
Art materials can be expensive, but they can also be FREE. If you’ve been thinking about wanting to explore fiber arts, but aren’t sure how to afford it, here’s an idea for you. Reach out to your fellow co-workers and encourage them to clean out their t-shirt drawer. You could also look through the lost […]
Summer Online Art Education Conference
Have you registered for The Art of Education Universities, online summer conference? The last day to register is July 24. I’ll be presenting on How to Empower Your Students to Take Charge of Their Art Class Experience. It seems like the last people students blame their classroom outcomes on are themselves. Maybe you’ve heard […]
Do Understand what a Product SDS Is?
If you’re teaching in a school, your home, or a local studio, you want to be sure that you understand what’s in the art materials that you, your students, and your kids are using. If you work at a school it’s likely that your school requires you to have the product SDS ( we’ll get […]
Are You Missing the FREE Art Supplies Delivered to Your Door?
The mail comes flying through the mail slot and hits the floor with a crash, each time I”m sure that someone just broke down my front door. As a kid, getting mail is exciting, it’s usually a pretty card, and if you’re really lucky some cash drops out as you rip into the […]
Art Lesson: Exploring and Experimenting with new materials
A big part of marking art is understanding the medium(s) that you’re using. What can and can’t the medium do? How far can you push it? What other mediums can you combine with it? To start exploring mediums, challenge yourself to create a list of 50 things that you can create with. Hint: they don’t […]