Teaching is often referred to as an artistic practice that relies on modes of thinking and feeling. Effective teaching requires experience, experimentation, and intuition to make decisions that are right for each unique classroom situation. This article describes a multisite case study that examines how three fifth-year art teachers were mentored…

Four researchers collaborated on this qualitative case study that examined 11 first-year novice art teachers' understanding and implementation of meaningful curriculum. Participants were selected through a criterion method sampling strategy; the subjects were employed in rural, urban, and suburban public school districts. In order to conduct a…

The number of lawsuits pertaining to educationally related issues is on the rise in the US (Mounts, 1999). Garner (2000) reports that teachers consider legal issues the third most important area of teacher preparation. However, few universities offer undergraduate courses in educational law and few programs offer comprehensive training concerning…

One of the more challenging aspects of teaching preservice students at the university level is not only providing these students with the most current pedagogical theories, but also demonstrating how these various theories translate into actual practice in the art classroom. Students should have opportunities to construct their own knowledge and…

In this paper, the author asks the reader to imagine the format of a new reality show: "American Teacher," which would feature preserves college students competing for a chance at a lucrative teaching contract, albeit far less than a million dollars. Each week, viewers would vote the contestants out of the classroom instead of off the island.…

Physical keys, in many ways, symbolize belonging in a job. The secret to obtaining these physical keys hinges on one culminating event: the interview. In this author's experience with student teachers, she has found that they have little or no experience with the interviewing process. Most universities have a career center and interviewing…

In many American schools, class size continues to increase while art budget dollars remain the same or, even worse, decrease. Art educators need to become proactive and creative in procuring art supplies for their classrooms. This may necessitate asking for supplemental funds from the PTA or raising money through fundraising. It may also mean that…

There once was a time when art teachers flocked to university campuses in the summer to advance their education and learn new art teaching methods in hopes of becoming better teachers in succeeding semesters. This was in the days when progressive teachers, principals, and legislators recognized the value of advanced education and rewarded teachers…