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Trust : A Game Changer for My Classroom
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Trust : A Game Changer for My Classroom

“I trust you”: A Game Changer for My Classroom

Trust is a crucial component of any relationship, especially for student-teacher relationships. More importantly, we must empower our students to trust themselves to independently make decisions.

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How to Teach Kids About Color Theory (A Guide for Beginners)
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How to Teach Kids About Color Theory (A Guide for Beginners)

If you are an art teacher and your students need help learning about color theory, this guide can teach you how to teach them. But even if you aren’t an art teacher, color theory can be useful in any kind of art-related, creative project. Think: regular education endeavors that require a creative process! These tips will help your students find success in any classroom.

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Authentic Art: 3 Ways to Rescue Cookie-Cutter Craft Projects
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Authentic Art: 3 Ways to Rescue Cookie-Cutter Craft Projects

For many kids, creating art can be one of the most rewarding activities.

Here's the thing, though. We really have to give careful consideration to what we are asking kids to do when we call what we are doing "art."

Without getting too far into the weeds of semantics, lets just say we are talking about what is known in the art ed world as cookie-cutter, copycat projects in this post.

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