Art rules

I spent the summer looking at my class and my curriculum but one thing that I did was read the book Discipline with Dignity. It changed my thinking about how to run my classroom. I always thought that I had to not smile until after Christmas break and that all rules are non-negotiable. If you break a rule 3 times its a detention, etc. etc. The problem was that I don't fit that mold. Discipline with Dignity gave me back my personality and my own way to run my classroom. I love it. I discussed…

Yesterday, some pretty big and exciting news was released: I'll be teaming up with The Art of Education in the creation of Everyday Art Room, a podcast dedicated to all things elementary art teacherin'! I sat down with Tim Bogatz, the co-'caster of Art Ed Radio to share the fun news. You can listen to our chat here and catch my very first podcast next Thursday. I'm super excited! I do hope you'll take a listen. In one of the first podcasts, I'll be chatting about how I start my school year…

Art room rules poster I created in Word. I printed on 18x24 glossy poster from Office depot and purchased a poster frame to hang it in my room. I have also attached the word doc. if you want to make any changes.

After a fun filled summer, I'm back in action at Five Oaks! We are still on an every-other-day schedule, but I'm hoping this year will be slightly better since I got a feel for pacing and timing last year. I'm excited to try some new projects this year. We're about a week in and students are working on their nametags. Up next will be sketchbooks. I'm sticking to what I did last year, last semester. Sixth graders will still have 3-prong folders--which makes it easier to re-fill since they…

One of the first rules of art is "there are no rules". And it's true, 'right' or 'wrong' art is totally subjective, and you should simply do whatever works best for you! So then why even attempt to learn all the "art rules" and guidelines we all hear about in the first place? I believe there is s

Here are my 5 art rules to simplify your first day of art class. As well as download my free art teachers toolkit to better prepare yourself for that first

“Here are some helpful little notes on composition and camera angles from various sources! Learning how and when to use them in your animation is key to making a compelling story! #agorastudio #framebyframe #animation #animator #cinematography #reference #resource”

High School Art Classroom Posters

My first poster from my very first year teaching elementary art! [2010-2011]

Art @ RMS