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Advocacy: Speed Chatting with an Artist

High-school students build their interpersonal skills while learning about the myriad of art careers from professionals in the field.

15 December 2024Advocacy
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Meeting Individual Needs: The Value of Inclusive Contests

A special education transition specialist shares the importance of providing opportunities for students with disabilities to receive recognition for their work.

15 December 2024Meeting Individual Needs
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Piece by Peace

Middle-school students learn about narrative art and folk art, then create a woodblock painting depicting a significant family memory.

15 November 2024Elementary
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Advocacy: Collaboration, Pride, and Community

Two art teachers share how they collaborate with their local communities to create a sense of pride among their students.

14 November 2024Advocacy
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Focus In: ArtConnectED

This issue's Focus In features ArtConnectED, a non-profit that hosts a unique state-level competition and other events for high-school art students.

14 November 2024High School
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Managing the Art Room: The Importance of P Words

An art teacher shares how using positive words to describe artistic behaviors has helped her manage her studio effectively.

15 October 2024Managing The Art Room
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Advocacy: Nailed It! Successful Advocacy Approaches

In this article, adapted from a presentation at the 2024 NAEA National Convention, you’ll discover several ways to advocate for your art program.

15 October 2024Advocacy
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Advocacy: We Are All Connected

Six Turtle Island ambassadors travel to South Africa to share their indigenous teachings with a group of local high-school students.

16 September 2024Advocacy
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Editor's Letter: Beginnings

SchoolArts editor-in-chief Frank Juárez discusses how getting published can be a powerful advocacy tool and previews this issue’s contents.

15 August 2024K-12
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Advocacy: Art Advocacy Aprons

Students create designs to promote art advocacy and transfer them to an un unexpected alternative surface.

15 August 2024Advocacy
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Stories in the Sky

A middle-school art teacher routinely displays the work of every student via seasonal stained-glass-inspired window installations.

15 August 2024Middle School
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Managing the Art Room: Research Is Elementary (Part 2)

I noticed that many students, especially post-pandemic, had difficulty choosing what they wanted to create when given the opportunity. I could see that they had very little choices to make in the traditional school environment. I asked myself how I could offer students more authentic choices to build both their art skills and decision-making confidence.

15 May 2024Advocacy