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Blogging & tweeting about all things art teaching! #arted #arteducation #ArtTeacher

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These collaborative art lessons can be used to promote togetherness, patriotism and diversity.

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These successful drawings were created by students of American art teacher Rachel Steffan. Haven't they done well! She says "This is year two using your mixed media skull project resources. It’s basically morphed and become its own thing here at my school. It’s one of my favorite ever projects! Just wanted to share."

You can find my skull resources here: https://t.co/EWdJAJJzYg

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Looking for fresh ideas to energise your art lessons?

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My Experimental Surfaces professional development course explores a wide range of techniques that encourage curiosity, creativity, and risk-taking. Discover how to create interesting backgrounds, textures, and surfaces using accessible materials and processes that can be adapted for a variety of age groups and projects.

Whether you're looking to refresh existing schemes of work, introduce more experimentation into sketchbooks, or build your own confidence with mixed-media approaches, this course is packed with practical ideas you can take straight into the classroom.

✔ Self-paced online learning
✔ Certificate of completion with PD hours
✔ Practical techniques and classroom applications
✔ Suitable for art teachers working with secondary students

Explore. Experiment. Discover. Create.

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I received a lovely comment from a customer about my sub lessons: "I left one of your lessons for a sub today. Thanks so much - I use them all the time with great results!"

Find this comment and a selection of sub lessons here:
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A useful L-shape viewfinder for selecting sections of an image. Great for compositions.

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Discover the Colours and Hues Mixing Sketchbook Page Lesson — a practical and engaging activity that helps students truly understand the difference between hue and colour through hands-on experimentation and sketchbook work.

https://t.co/i6msA76NCK

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I received this email recently and thought it might resonate with lots of art teachers…

“I have been trying to create fun things for my class to enjoy, but they are all so diverse in styles...I don’t know what to do?”

Firstly… welcome to teaching art! 😊

If there was one magical project that every student loved equally, every art teacher in the world would already be using it and we’d all be having a much easier time.

The reality is that art students are wonderfully diverse.

Some students love careful observational drawing.
Some hate drawing but come alive with collage.
Some enjoy structure and clear instructions.
Others flourish when given freedom to experiment.
Some don’t even know what they enjoy yet until they unexpectedly discover it halfway through a project.

So how do you deal with a diverse art classroom?

Being prepared.

I genuinely think one of the best things an art teacher can do is build up a “toolkit” of different media, processes and approaches that you can draw upon throughout the year.

Collage.
Watercolour.
Printing.
Wire sculpture.
Mixed media.
Mark-making.
Creative workshops.
Photography.
Digital art.

Not every lesson will suit every student — and that’s okay.

Sometimes the student who struggles in a painting project suddenly thrives in a printing lesson. The quiet student who lacks confidence in drawing might produce an incredible mixed media piece. The student who says “I’m bad at art” may simply not have found their material yet.

I also think it helps to stop searching for the “perfect” lesson that everyone will love and instead focus on offering a range of creative experiences across a term or year.

Over time, students begin to discover themselves as artists.

And honestly? Sometimes the projects students complain about most at the beginning become the pieces they are most proud of at the end!

This is one of the reasons I have such a wide range of resources on The Arty Teacher. Different students need different entry points into creativity.

If you’re looking to broaden your own “toolkit”, here are a few places to start:

Collage:
https://t.co/WMqCnFOSNF

Watercolour:
https://t.co/oVf3f3lYTz

Mark-making:
https://t.co/KS93Co4qwP

Printing:
https://t.co/1ZYAcRDNcB

Sculpture:
https://t.co/sM154TAnjK

How do YOU deal with a diverse art class? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments.

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There are over 100 free lessons and resources on my website. With the free subscription, you can download 3 a month. You can find them all at the following link:

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An oldie but a goodie: 3 Elephant Observational Drawing Worksheets.

https://t.co/dtsNhQlhbj

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Are you planning any professional development over the summer? Choose self-paced learning that fits in at a time that suits you. Explore courses here:

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#CPD #PD #professionaldevelopment #personaldevelopment #artteacher #education #careerdevelopment #training #learning #career #training #onlinetraining #educators

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If your school requires you to test pupils in art, I have some useful resources here.

https://t.co/85fJpKEJZp

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I have a range of 'expand the drawing' worksheets that are ideal for sub lessons or can help with those 'early finishers'.

https://t.co/wexGONwCsi

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6 Ways to Reduce Art Teacher Marking. Is it really possible to cut down on marking? With a little forethought and planning the answer is most definitely yes.

https://t.co/YlS5Z9Xq2i

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From the art-chive: These 'half and half' owls have been popular!
https://t.co/RHFsfct8K4

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A useful, free presentation about artists who use close-ups in their work.

https://t.co/FaPa4LhTsA

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New this week: ‘Stay Safe Mum (Elbow Elbow)’ by Peter Davis reveals so much in its image and title about a certain point in history and its impact on ordinary people. This makes it so useful as an analysis lesson.
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I’ve just added a selection of brand-new resources, lessons and articles about the artist Peter Davis to my website. His work is perfect if you are planning a portrait unit, exploring contemporary painting, or simply refreshing your existing portrait projects.

I was also lucky enough to interview Peter Davis, which gave me a fascinating insight into the themes and ideas behind his work. @peterdavis_art

You’ll find the new presentation, interview article and ‘I Wonder…’ creative writing lesson on my homepage:
https://t.co/lF28Xs4swE

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Wouldn't this make a great Open Day activity?

Last week at our studio open day, visitors of all ages were invited to create a tiny collage on a simple parcel tag.

Using scraps of paper, textures, colours and patterns, each person made something completely unique. The finished tags were then hung on branches in a twig display, gradually growing into a collaborative artwork throughout the day.

It was simple, inclusive, creative and surprisingly calming. No pressure, no rules, just making, chatting and taking part.

Sometimes the smallest creative activities spark the biggest conversations. ✂️🍂🎨

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@artschoolfooled There are some interesting shapes amongst those 😆

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From the art-chive: Discover this useful range of portrait art lessons.
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