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Editor's Letter: Understanding

Thursday, October 29, 2026 | Frank Juárez

I encourage my students to share their ideas, ask questions, and become observational learners. It is natural for them to want to learn more about who we are as people. The question becomes how much a ...

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Co-Editor's Letter: Storytelling

Tuesday, September 29, 2026 | Dr. Leigh Drake

You may not always realize the impact you have when you create space for students to tell their stories and share their ideas. Through storytelling, you are teaching art and empowering students to see ...

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Editor's Letter: Connection

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | Frank Juárez

It is important to find a way to connect on students’ level of interest, figure out how to integrate it into their art experience, keep them curious about the creative process, and get to know t ...

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Editor's Letter: Place

Thursday, May 28, 2026 | Frank Juárez

The idea of place can conjure a variety of meanings, interpretations, and responses. For me, the first image that comes to mind is a table. This inanimate object has deeper relevance because it provid ...

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Editor's Letter: Collaboration

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | Frank Juárez

The key to a successful collaboration is synergy, high engagement, common ground, accountability, and of course, patience. Extending the opportunity to engage and include others in what it means to cr ...

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Editor's Letter: Advocacy

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | Frank Juárez

When I started teaching in 2001, I was told by fellow art educators that advocacy is an important part of art education. I wasn’t sure what they meant or what it looked like. What does it mean t ...

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Co-Editor's Letter: Advocacy

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 | Melody Weintraub

Some of you may not realize the impact you have on your communities and on the future of art education by donning your superhero cape, showing up, making your students’ art learning visible, and ...

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Editor's Letter: Contemporary Art

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | Frank Juárez

Embedding contemporary practices into our teaching, classroom culture, and curriculum opens the door to unlimited opportunities to engage our students in their learning, building relationships, and co ...

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Co-Editor's Letter: Media Arts

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | Dr. Jane B. Montero

This SchoolArts issue features a wide variety of media arts projects representing early childhood through high school. Each author brings something new to the media arts equation, offering practical c ...

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Editor's Letter: Media Arts

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | Frank Juárez

Media arts opens the door to endless creative possibilities and offers another way to engage students in learning while building conceptual and technical skills, adaptability to new technologies, visu ...

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Editor's Letter: Mindfulness

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Frank Juárez

Mindfulness is essential to our well-being. Whether we are walking through nature, turning off our phones, making a creative mess in the studio, and trusting our hand to make a mark on paper, we find ...

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Editor's Letter: Transformation

Thursday, November 6, 2025 | Frank Juárez

Transformation can happen at any time—when youʼre listening to an artist talk, attending an art opening, reading a book, watching a documentary, or talking to a colleague. Allowing ourselves the ...

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Editor's Letter: Student Voice and Choice

Thursday, September 18, 2025 | Frank Juárez

Allowing students to shape their art experience is one of the best things we can do as educators. When students put themselves out there, things happen. Embracing their unique voices is one of the bes ...

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Editor's Letter: Connections

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 | Frank Juárez

It is essential for art educators to build relationships that set the table for conversation, curiosity, honesty, and vulnerability. The idea of connection extends beyond art-making and learning about ...

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Editor's Letter: Innovation

Friday, May 16, 2025 | Frank Juárez

Introducing new ways to see art through a different lens is important for the continued development of aspiring artists. Designing fresh and relevant curricula introduces new processes, creates exciti ...

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Editor's Letter: Process

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | Frank Juárez

In this issue, art teachers interpret, define, and apply what process looks like within their art curriculum, from designing sketchbooks to applying new clay techniques, learning to be present to enjo ...

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