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Editor's Letter: Collaboration

SchoolArts editor-in-chief Frank Juárez discusses collaboration and how he benefitted from being part of a Professional Learning Community (PLC).

15 December 2024Collaboration
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Managing the Art Room: Finding Inspiration

Students use prompt cards, mind mapping, and layering text and images to tell their stories through art.

15 December 2024Middle School
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Collaboration: A Way to Reach All Learners

Elementary students build their problem-solving, social-emotional, and exploratory learning skills as they collaborate.

15 November 2024Elementary
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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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Managing the Art Room: Communication for Success

A visual arts specialist discusses communication strategies for cultivating an environment in which students feel valued and respected.

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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Point of View: Maintaining a Fresh Perspective

An art teacher discusses how he maintains a fresh curriculum and teaching perspective through artist visits, gallery exhibitions, workshops, and more.

16 September 2024Middle School
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An Artist Like Me

Elementary students create segmented side-profile portraits inspired by the work of multidisciplinary artist Derrick Adams.

16 September 2024Elementary
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Choice-Based Art Education: Joyful Chaos

An art teacher shares the benefits of a child-centered TAB approach and how she facilitates guided play through various media centers.

15 August 2024Choice-Based
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Inquiry Based Self-Portraits

Middle-school students begin with a guided exercise to draw half of their faces and finish their portraits in the style of a specific artist.

15 August 2024Middle School
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Painting with Paper

High-school students investigate shape-based thinking and color theory while creating paintless paintings with tissue paper.

15 August 2024High School