I’d love to be an art teacher and was even told by my art teacher I’d be a great art teacher. Art is one of my greatest loves in life and I’m excellent at jt, and love helping people improve themselves. But I have severe social anxiety :(
Thank you! Thank you! For taking the time to do this! I was just hired at a small private school to teach art, super stoked but NEEDED to hear everything you said! I can put pressure on myself and really, it’s about THEM and unlocking their creativity. Plus, o my gosh the resources out there are incredible!
Could you talk more about being a successful art teacher focusing more on techniques in the classroom? How to set up a basic class, or types of goals to aim for with lesson planning. Differences between teaching adults vs children. I want to host workshops in-person and focus on my own audience, but have never taught before. I am a professional artist, but I don't know where to start when it comes to teaching. I'm trying to start by writing down a lot of my ideas. I don't quite know how to approach beginners. I don't think most people wouldn't start with "Color Theory" or "how to create realistic fur in Pastel" -- I want to get there, but that's not my audience just yet.
That’s a good idea. Actually planning and making up my classes was one of the biggest challenges in the beginning. I don’t have much experience teaching adults, but I can talk and out high school vs. elementary aged students. I wouldn’t think it’d be too different except for maybe adults actually want to be there more. The content is always similar.
hello really love your videos they are helpful to me as I want to pursue becoming an art teacher and I really hope I can do as well as you are someday thanks Ms Alisha! love your videos 😊!!
THIS VIDEO WAS SO HELPFUL! I just started teaching a watercolor class at a local fine arts school. I want to do this as a career and hearing your advice helps me on my perspective.
I'm glad I could be helpful. I hope your watercolor class goes really well. Sometimes I wish I could also teach outside of public school art classes. Maybe one day I could do that too. I wouldn't even know where to look.
I'm not a teacher but I am an art teacher. I do not have a degree in teaching but its quite easy to educate yourself to be a teacher without the need to go to University.
That’s true, but to teach at most public K-12 schools in the US you need a degree. Sometimes you can get an alternative certification for a teaching license also. I think it’s easier to land a job if you have that art Ed teaching license right away.
@@alishahagenart Hi, I'm in the same boat as Peach. So are there any universities or colleges that offer a one or two-year program that can get me a teaching license? The reason I ask is that my wife is an MYP Visual Art teacher at a private school where this license is not a requirement but to teach in most public schools is mandatory.
@@meindian1979 I don't know very much about alternative licenses or credentials, but I know every state or area is different. In New Mexcio where I'm at you can teach for up to three years with just a Bachelor's degree and temporary license, but you have to pursue teaching credentials by the end of year 3 to continue. So you'd have to take classes and teach at the same time, which I just don't recommend, but many people do it. It just seems stressful, but it's possible. Like I said, everywhere is different. I think my advice about going to college for it is more for those just starting out knowing they want to get into art education. It's easier down the straight path, but it's doable in many ways.
If you want to teach in a charter, public or private school you do need to have a bachelors as well as certification. I’m a first year Art Teacher and I have my bachelors in Fashion Design but I didn’t go to college for art education so I don’t have my certifications. I have to do that or else my salary will be decreased.
Thank you! I'm nervous about officially becoming an art teacher and it was wonderful to hear you share your experience. Thank you! I hope you're doing well:)
You are good! I love you and your video! I'm trying to teach my sisters kids but they are a handful. I love ‘em so much and I wanna teach them something what I love. That's how I found your video 😉 But you are right! If I try to show them how to do, something cool, I must to draw something in front of them, that I know how to draw. I was thinking I can draw them a mushroom, cause I can do that stuff pretty well 😎 Thanks!
I just want to say, this video is soooo good! It really helped me. I am going into my 5th year of teaching Art and I just really needed some encouragement after a “covid year”. Thank you for sparking the light in me again.
I was grandfathered in to teaching art, lol. No college whatsoever! However, I love kids, I’m good at art, very organized, and I’m learning from other teachers that actually have degrees! You are correct that you must like people and never stop learning! I try to make sure my kids are happy and having fun. Made some mistakes and learned from them… kids are great teachers too! This will be my second year… is there some kind of list of what age levels should be learning what? Thanks for the great advice!
Thanks for taking the time to do this. I’ve been an ESL teacher and love kids and teaching but now I’m pursuing a career in Art And all this will be really helpful. Specially about the Management part.
Alisha! Thanks for making this vid. I'm in California. I believe most schools here took art out of elementary school as a stand-alone class and have it as part of the General Education curriculum. What states would you recommend moving to, to teach art at an elementary level? I have 4-year bachelors in Graphic Design and would love to know more about what specific credential I'd need to teach at your grade level/area
I can only really comment on 3 different states. MN and TX have a lot of art education positions, but they are pickier about qualifications and being certified in Art Ed right away. I'm in New Mexico and they are more lenient and willing to work with uncertified art educators, as long as you have a bachelor's in a related field and I think the pay is good for the cost of living. I hear bad things about Florida and how underpaid they are. Otherwise, I'm not as knowledgeable on other states.
Thank you so much Alisha! This was very helpful. I'm a Senior at Sacramento State University and a Studio Art major interested in one day teaching College Art.
I teach Intro to Culinary Arts and Hospitality at a middle school and am very interested in teaching Elementary art even though my college degree is not in art(just have an AA in Design, another AA in Culinary Arts, and my BA is in Psychology). I love teaching elective classes, and your video showed me many similarities between my classes and art classes! Organization(especially juggling many different groups come and go throughout the day and you need to differentiate the lessons) and the absolute importance of classroom management!
I am doing a long term art teacher leave replacement. I am struggling with classroom management, I understand that art class is one of those classes where kids are allowed to talk, but the kids simply get carried away. I always struggle asking them to quiet down because the kids only stay quiet for a few moments before they get loud again. Sometimes half the class will listen to me and the other half will just plain ignore me. I feel embarrassed to even bring this up. Any advice you can offer?
I added a touch light and a sign that says "5 minute focus" I don't use it much now, but it would work well at the beginning. They have to be silent when it's on. I explain what focus means and why it's important not to talk so much. Just saying "be quieter" doesn't always help. When in doubt, I project the bouncy balls website for sound and make a tally for every time it says "Shhh!" Have it be a competition between classes or grades.
I did the same with my high school art teacher, I'd love to see what she was working on behind her desk. When I taught high school I'd make more art along with them, and my classroom was like my studio after hours. Now with teaching elementary, I'm moving around way too much to even work a tiny bit on something for myself and I can't stay long after or on weekends at my current school, so I have a house studio instead.
Thank you so much for posting this! You have a wonderfully hilarious personality. I have two art teacher interviews this week, and learning what you've stated here will help me out! Thanks again!
Oh I get that. I don't always like teaching every day. I'm an outgoing introvert so being around people all day drains me. Where you are and who you are teaching makes a big difference too. After teaching at one school I thought I would never go back. But I moved to a new place and younger grades and it fits me much better now.
From my experience of teaching learners prefer a good demonstrator that requires you to be partly good in Art😂though being a good teacher requires all your steps mentioned above.
Yes, I agree especially if you’re and adult or older student looking to refine skills. But to teach in younger levels or in the beginning, you do not have to be a master artist. I wouldn’t want art skills to deter someone who wants to teach. The skills can always be learned and improved just like student skills also.
I’ve been teaching art for 16 years! Just started a channel of my own. I think both videos of yours were super creative and we need both (depending on the day 😊) Day&Nightstudio with Dana Davis
Thank you! I’d maybe be interested in any advice or experience from teaching video to kids - I’m starting a job at a local library after school program where I’m gonna make movies with the kids. Don’t have the most kid experience but excited
That sounds so fun! Making movies with kids. Kids are so knowledgable with technology, I'm sure anything would be exciting. Look up shot angles and get to know some editing software like iMovie. It also depends on what technology you have. Ipads, cameras, computers, etc. Stopmotion is also always fun for kids (and me!) I love it.
I'm teaching someone tonight to help someone with their anxiety so I'm thinking of doing abstract painting with ink, I think this will help them. thank you for these tips xx
Just joined you now, I am an art teacher too and I am struggling in some areas of my actual lesson plan. I am watching your video to see if I can learn, I believe all of us have unique way of teaching so here I am now watching your videos haha. I became an art teacher because I need money to feed mouths haha, second is I am interested in art since I was a kid. I am not good as professional artist I just love art haha anything about art so I am blessed that my superior saw this skills in me that is why he put me in this position.
Thank you!!! I'm currently in college now, planning to become an art teacher someday. I was just offered a position as an art teacher for 6 weeks for a small group of students outside of school. This was a beautiful video. I (very much) need to practice the management aspect and the confidence in myself. But I definitely feel a little more at ease with myself after watching this. Just gotta remember to be authentic and true to myself.
Did you ever lead a group on an important project in school? I see management as another way of saying I am able to break down and model the steps of an activity and ensure students are listening. They need directions for everything; Entering and starting, communication, listening, and handling materials safely and all of the steps of an activity or project. I do the activity and write notes for steps. If I don't do the activity myself first it will not work.
