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Editor's Letter: Collaboration

Friday, December 20, 2024 | Frank Juárez

Teaching can be a solitary experience, even if your art department has multiple art teachers. The art room becomes an island full of art, materials, and ideas. The reality is that this does not have t ...

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Editor's Letter: Storytelling

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | Frank Juárez

How does one begin to tell a story? Does it start with a memory, a recent experience, or perhaps an essential question that sparks an idea? Through the stories we share, we can transport our students ...

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Editor's Letter: Nature

Thursday, October 10, 2024 | Frank Juárez

I remember sitting by Lake Michigan on Sunday mornings during the pandemic. Sitting, observing, and listening to the water’s movement put my mind at ease, helping me reach a meditative state. Na ...

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Editor’s Letter: Connections

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 | Frank Juárez

To experience a connection with art, music, or reading is to allow ourselves to become vulnerable and open our minds to new possibilities. It helps us navigate new experiences, drives us to expand our ...

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Editor’s Letter: Beginnings

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 | Frank Juárez

As we approach another school year, shifting our mindset sets the stage for welcoming students with excitement, energy, and teaching what we love—art education. We reconnect with colleagues to r ...

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Co-Editors’ Letter: Creativity

Friday, May 17, 2024 | Tracey Hunter-Doniger, Stephanie Danker, and Darden Bradshaw

We were happy to recruit art educators to write for this issue of SchoolArts and to demonstrate that all educators are researchers, especially when it comes to creativity and art-making. These art ins ...

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Co-Editor’s Letter: Contemporary Art

Monday, April 15, 2024 | James Rees

As you read the articles about contemporary art in this issue and share the associated projects with your students, keep in mind that you’re not discarding the teaching of traditional artists an ...

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Co-Editor’s Letter: Choice

Tuesday, March 12, 2024 | Clyde Gaw

The short time that students spend in art class during the school year might be the only time they can fully experience their role as intentional artists. Personal interests and autobiographical event ...

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Co-Editors’ Letter: Mindfulness

Monday, February 12, 2024 | Jane Dalton and Kristi Oliver

Both mindfulness and art cultivate present-moment awareness of the breath, the body, thoughts, emotions, and creative impulses. The aim of this issue is to provide purposeful experiences to enhance se ...

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Co-Editor’s Letter: Design

Thursday, December 14, 2023 | Jane B. Montero

Incorporating design into our curriculum not only strengthens our programs but also produces higher-level thinkers who are technologically creative and innovative. In response to the growing number of ...

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Co-Editor’s Letter: Media Arts

Thursday, November 9, 2023 | Kasmira Mohanty

After using my first digital camera, I immediately realized that it wouldn’t negate the need to learn how to plan and execute an aesthetically pleasing image. It certainly couldn’t create ...

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Editor’s Letter: Interdisciplinary Connections

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 | Nancy Walkup

As an elementary art teacher, I was always curious about what interdisciplinary connections I could make in the art room. An art-centered interdisciplinary focus provides students with opportunities t ...

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Editor’s Letter: Language

Monday, September 11, 2023 | Nancy Walkup

The theme of this month’s issue was suggested by an interesting group of coincidental article submissions that addressed the topic of language in multiple ways. In this issue, you will find arti ...

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Editor’s Letter: Groundwork

Thursday, August 3, 2023 | Nancy Walkup

What is the bedrock of your curriculum? Upon what foundations do you build your art program? No doubt these questions are on your mind with the start of a new school year. You may want to start with t ...

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Editor’s Letter: Play

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 | Nancy Walkup

To what degree does play find expression in your art room? I have always found it to be a benefit for both me and my students. For a variety of perspectives, I asked our contributing editors to share ...

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Editor’s Letter: Contemporary Art

Tuesday, April 11, 2023 | Nancy Walkup

To bring in multiple perspectives for this month’s issue on teaching with contemporary art, I asked our SchoolArts contributing editors to offer their thoughts about why students should engage w ...

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Editor’s Letter: Connections

Editor’s Letter: Beginnings

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Co-Editor’s Letter: Choice

Co-Editors’ Letter: Mindfulness

Co-Editor’s Letter: Design

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