Inside: An invitation to a summer workshop for art teachers and other art educators! Please note: This workshop is over. Join our e-mail list to make sure you get information about the 2020 summer workshop! I’m looking forward to holding a live teacher workshop on Friday, June 21, 2017 in Dallas, TX at Meadows Museum!…
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Famous and Should Be Famous Women Artists Your Students Should Know
Inside: A collection of posts and resources with artworks by women artists, including art projects, book suggestions, and more to teach lessons about famous women artists. Art historians have traditionally focused on artworks made by white men. Teaching art with this limited focus robs students of the chance to learn about themselves and the experiences…
Teaching the Past, Creating the Future: Black History Month Art Lessons
Inside: A collection of posts and resources with artworks by black artists, civil rights art, African art, art projects, book suggestions, and more to teach Black History art lessons. When students are exposed to a variety of works of art, they learn about the world and themselves. Children deserve to see the wide variety of…
2019 Summer Art Trip – Come to Europe with me!
Inside: An invitation for you to join the Art Class Curator for a once in a lifetime summer art trip to Prague, Vienna, and Budapest in July 2019. Are you ready for a summer art trip?! I am thrilled to announce the 2nd annual Art Class Curator summer art trip! In 2018, we went to…
How to Lead Art Discussions They’ll WANT to Join
Inside: Register to join a free art teacher training webinar about how to lead engaging and educational classroom art discussions. Classroom Art Discussions Have you ever wanted to lead a meaningful classroom art discussion but felt too nervous or unprepared to go for it? Did you worry that the students would be bored or have…
Beyond the Surface: Free E-Mail Course
Inside: Introducing a free email course for art teachers that will help you beat the most common challenges to teaching art appreciation. Teaching art appreciation and showing works of art in the classroom is a challenge for most art teachers. Not enough time. When students come to art class expecting to ONLY make their own…
Complete the Picture: An Easy Art Appreciation Game and Printable
Inside: Students use creativity in this art appreciation game for kids with a free art appreciation printable. Students are shown a small piece and draw the rest. Recently, I was looking at the Prado Museum website researching links for my year of art appreciation post. I found a little thumbnail sketch of the painting, and…
Top Art Teacher Blog Posts of 2018
Inside: Top art teacher blog posts of 2018 from Art Class Curator — the lesson plans readers loved most in 2018. Whether you felt like 2018 flew by or crawled to the finish line, the year is now coming to a close. It’s been an exciting year at Art Class Curator, and we’re looking forward…
29: Mindset and Management with Anna Nichols
If you’ve ever found yourself on the edge of breaking down in the classroom, today’s show is especially for you. There is hope and today’s guest is here to help! Anna Nichols had lots of experience outside of teaching before she became a teacher at age 31. Being an outsider to the public education system,…
Give the Perfect Art Gift (Even if You’re Not an Artist)
Inside: A collection of gift guides with gift ideas for artists and art lovers in your life, from kids to teenagers to the teacher and jetsetter. Some people are born gift buyers. For the rest of us, there’s gift guides. Wait . . . . Maybe the best gift givers are the ones who find the…
