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Teaching drawing to middle school and high school kids is intimidating. Teaching adults how to draw is intimidating. Drawing itself is intimidating. Knowing where to begin is intimidating. Heck, it’s all intimidating. “How much instruction is too much?” “How much is too little? “ “The kids tell me that drawing is so boring!” “I want […]
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Building Community in your Middle or High School Art Room First Day of Art Class Activities are more important than you think. The first impression is so important, both for you and for the students. I have been using these same exact procedures for the last 13 years and they have NEVER let me down. […]
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Teach your middle or high school kids to learn how to draw using these methods for guaranteed success. Do I sound confident? Yes I do. Why am I so confident? Because I know this scaffolded method of teaching drawing works. “Can everyone learn how to draw?” My answer is a resounding YES. Anybody. Anywhere. Anytime. […]
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As art teachers, we know that managing a classroom full of young artists can be a challenge. That’s why it is so important to streamline your classroom management in the art room. This is crucial to having a successful school year. In this post, I’ll share some effective art room classroom management tips that will […]
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Here we are. The end of the school year and it’s time for an Art Show. Covid killed the art show for sure. (reminds me of “Video Killed the Radio Star” – this will only truly resonate with my early MTV people). Well, it killed the in person art show, anyway. 2020 was the year […]
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Classroom Management 101 As a High School Art Teacher, the number one question I get on a regular basis is, “How do you get such a consistent level of excellent work in your classroom?” *Side Note: For evidence of this excellence take a minute and dial up our art room Instagram ( @mrs_tfox) Back to the […]
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My goal for this blog is to offer help to educators in a variety of ways – from quality educational resources to methods for cultivating a rich creative environment in the art room. Day after day. In the spirit of the Spring Break season, I thought I would touch on a subject that is near […]
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Oh. My. Goodness. How many YouTube tutorials on blogging can a person watch before exasperation sets in? And, B.T. Dubs (as the kids like to say) the “get your blog going in 10 minutes” videos need to change their titles….ten minutes….I’ve done two loads of laundry and I still can’t figure out how to change […]
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Somebody call 9-1-1. Hold the phone. It’s not an emergency. But it is a breakdown. This post is devoted to teaching acrylic painting successfully at the middle or high school level. On a scaffolded approach – with great results for all students. I will get to the particulars in a bit, but let’s start with […]
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Alright now we’re gettin’ down to it….Value. Graphite pencil shading techniques. Realistic drawing. So much fun to teach and so much fun to watch students learn – the foundation of student confidence in the art room. If you’ve been reading my blogs or following my Instagram (@mrs_tfox) you may have noticed a theme. My teaching […]
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