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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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Small-Town Advocacy

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | Dr. Jane B. Montero

Promoting music programs, sports teams, and academic achievement is commonplace in education. I often say, “Art is quiet, music is loud, sports are thunderous.” In art education, we don&rs ...

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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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Reverse Realities

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | Leigh Drake

I love having students experiment with everyday items they can find in and outside the art room. Encouraging them to look at something and ask, “What can I turn this into? Can this be art?&rdquo ...

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Buddy Crafts: Making Inclusion the Focus

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 | Karen Rosenburg

As an art teacher, I always seek to make my classes inclusive for students with disabilities through research, presentations, and conversations with other educators about best practices. Many of these ...

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Design and Stitch

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 | Kasmira Mohanty

One of the most rewarding aspects of the project was how it mirrored the workflow of professional design studios. Students gained firsthand experience in creative communication, timeline management, a ...

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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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Reading Faces

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Kimberly Olson

Teaching, to me, is all about connections—connections to students, to standards, to school initiatives, and to the community. Making meaningful connections for students ensures engagement and, h ...

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Earth Art Installations

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Jane E. Dalton

Working with nature is a lovely way for students to connect with the natural world. When mindfulness is included, students can use all their senses to cultivate experiential and creative learning. ...

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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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Sci-Fi/Steampunk Sculptures

Thursday, November 6, 2025 | Eric Gibbons

When my high school got new laptops and Chromebooks for the students, a lot of the old technology was no longer needed. Rather than throw it all away, the school gave it to me for students to use in t ...

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Transformation

Thursday, November 6, 2025 | Trish Klenow

Artists need to have thick skin. The week I wrote this article, I had received three rejections from galleries. Ouch. My colleague, a talented photographer and art teacher, received four during the sa ...

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Art, Accessibility, and Visual Impairments

Thursday, September 18, 2025 | Bette Naughton

Creating and responding to art is a visual experience. Understanding the impact that visual impairments have on a student’s ability to participate in making and engaging in art is vital. Visual ...

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Editor's Letter: Advocacy

Small-Town Advocacy

Co-Editor's Letter: Advocacy

Editor's Letter: Contemporary Art

Reverse Realities

Buddy Crafts: Making Inclusion the Focus

Design and Stitch

Co-Editor's Letter: Media Arts

Editor's Letter: Media Arts

Editor's Letter: Mindfulness

Reading Faces

Earth Art Installations

Editor's Letter: Transformation

Sci-Fi/Steampunk Sculptures

Transformation

Art, Accessibility, and Visual Impairments

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