Strategies to Manage Behaviour in the Art Room.
I’ve written this for J. She’s told me that she's an NQT who’s really struggling with managing behaviour in the art room at the moment and feels like giving up. She feels unsupported which...
Is Enthusiasm a Teaching Strategy?
Enthusiasm is a teaching strategy. It helps to engage learners, stimulate discussion and also goes a long way to help maintain discipline. I was recently asked to speak to a trainee teacher about how...
Strategies for Art Students Who Work Slowly
When I started writing this post about strategies for art students who work slowly, I was purely thinking of those students who produce amazing work but work painfully slowly. However, when I put a plee...
Art Skills Module
At the beginning of Yr12 at the start of the A Level course, we run a 4 week Art Skills Module. (In the UK students are 16/17 years old in Yr12) Each lesson, or...
Strategies for Teaching Large Groups of Art Exam Students
This blog post looks at strategies for teaching large groups of Art Exam Students where they are all following an individual path. How do you make sure every student makes progress every lesson? If...
How Planning & Reflection Is Key To Happiness
This blog post offers practical ideas for how to be a happier Art Teacher. You used to love it right? You did all that training to become an Art Teacher with such enthusiasm, but...