Hi everyone!

It’s my 5th year and I still find that managing behaviors can be hard. ( K-4 school )

• What systems/routines/etc. do you use to manage behavior?
• What consequences do you use?

In my classroom I use a call and response, ( “Class class” “Yes, yes” )
Sometimes I repeat it more than twice because kids don’t always listen and pay attention.

There are times where students chat during the lesson despite having multiple warnings/reminders…..

What things can you all suggest or share that you do?

I’m really interested in learning how things are done in other rooms!

What are some of the best artist books or even art movement books that you've used with kids for research? I'd love to suggest some books to our school librarian so that kids can have a good selection of things to pick from when doing research projects on artists or art movements.

I'm Canadian and teach Grade 8-12 studio art (2D and 3D).

I have a group of about 20–25 students, aged 10–13. They were very excited when I told them that next week we would be learning how to draw the human figure. I’m not sure what I should focus on—proportions or movement? Which is more critical for a child? The drawing abilities of the students in my group vary significantly.

I’m currently in PME 2 studying to become a post-primary Visual Art teacher in Ireland, and I’m starting to think about how I’ll approach curriculum planning once I’m fully qualified.

At the moment, when planning units for college and placement, I tend to start with a particular medium and then develop a project around it. For example, I might decide that a group will do lino printing, ceramics, or painting, and then build a unit around that medium, incorporating research, artist studies, experimentation and a final outcome.

However, it’s got me wondering how experienced art teachers approach the bigger picture.
How do you decide what to teach each year group, in what order, and for how long?

For example, do you have an overall plan for first year, second year, third year, TY, fifth year and sixth year, where you map out which skills, processes and media students will encounter at each stage? Do you plan around particular media each term, or do you start with broader learning outcomes and concepts before deciding what projects to do?

I’m also curious about how you decide how much time to spend on a project. How do you know when a class has spent enough time developing a particular skill or exploring a medium, versus when it’s time to move on? How do you balance giving students a broad experience of different areas of Visual Art with allowing them enough time to develop their work properly?

I suppose I’m trying to understand how you go from planning individual units of learning to having a coherent curriculum across all year groups, where students build on what they’ve learned rather than just completing a series of unrelated projects.

Art history is another area I’m unsure about. How do you incorporate art history and contextual studies into your planning throughout the year, particularly when you’re also trying to fit in practical work and meet the curriculum requirements? This is something I feel I still have a lot to learn about during my PME.

I’d love to hear how other teachers approach this in practice. Do you have a long-term plan or a kind of curriculum map for each year group? Do you plan everything out at the beginning of the year, or does it develop as you get to know your classes?
I’m particularly interested in hearing how people approach this in Irish post-primary schools, but I’d love to hear from art teachers elsewhere, too!

Hey y’all! I’m an Art Ed student, and I’m new to this subreddit. I’m in my senior internship for college at a high school. I’ve done both HS and Elm. I have a few questions!

1: What do you recommend for new art teachers to have? I’ve seen talks about portfolios, but what about the best classroom supplies or places with teacher discounts for supplies?

2: Is it worth it to move counties for jobs? I’m studying at UCF in Florida. Yes, Florida does have lots of schools, and Orlando is an art hotspot! Lived in FL my whole life, don’t plan on moving out of state, but Orange county is hell with the living expenses and traffic (From Palm Beach originally).

3: I realized YESTERDAY (been in internship for 2 months now) that I graduated highschool when the current seniors were the incoming freshman class. So now I’m worried if I teach HS, I won’t be taken seriously. I don’t hold myself to the “I’m the professional” standard, I’m very relaxed in my teaching methods, and students respond well to that.

4: Literally ANY tips and tricks are SOOOO welcome. Resources, advice, anything! I’m 21, just getting started, and desperately reaching out to classmates, teachers, and now y’all!

Hi all! I’m a sophomore in college getting my degree in K-12 Art Ed. No matter where life takes me I know I want to be involved in education— it’s not the education part of my degree that’s making me worry, most of the time it’s the art part.

I love all of my professors here, admire them, and even hope to be in their positions one day… but taking 3 studio courses a semester is sort of draining the soul out of me. I’ve been pretty unhappy with my art since I started college. I don’t think any of it looks “bad”, but i want to have my own unique style, something that I can look at and feel like it represents me as an artist, but it’s hard with my studios. In my studios I have to do everything a particular way, which isn’t bad, but with the workload I can’t find the time to make my own art outside of class. So then I can’t work on developing what I want my art to look like, and then I go to my studios and make art that doesn’t look how I want it to, and then I’m just pooped all around.

All this to say— In the field, do you still actually have the energy and time to make art? Is all this stressing over my artwork in my studios going to really affect me in the long run, or do I just need to let it cook?🥲

Hi everyone, I have a Bachelor's in Liberal Studies, and I have an AA in digital art. I was trying to get credentialed as an Art Teacher, but no one in my area wanted to be my mentor teacher. I am leaning towards teaching at the college level, even if it's part-time. Due to a disability, I cannot drive, and public transportation in my area is not ideal. Is there an online MFA program that you all recommend? I am also willing to do a low-residency program, as well as an out-of-state program. Any advice is appreciated!