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		<title>8 Simple Tricks to Make Mornings Easier</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Balsley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You arrive at work at 7:30 am (or whenever you arrive) and somehow you get there in one piece. How? You probably have a morning routine.  So often we focus on the deals that happen while we are at work, but did you know what happens before you get there has a very big impact [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofed.com&amp;blog=14098831&amp;post=3202&amp;subd=theartofeducation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Classroom Management Strategy Elementary Art Teachers Can’t Live Without</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:50:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Balsley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I am absolutely thrilled to welcome Michael Linsin with a guest post today.  Michael is the author of the book Dream Class: How To Transform Any Group Of Students Into The Class You’ve Always Wanted, an award-winning book released in June of 2009. He is also the mastermind behind the website and blog Smart Classroom Management.  As an author who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofed.com&amp;blog=14098831&amp;post=3288&amp;subd=theartofeducation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing: 2011 Art Ed Blog of the Year!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Balsley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art Ed Blog of the Year]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago we announced the 1st Annual Art Ed Blog of the Year Contest! One week ago we Announced the Top 20 Finalists and opened up the voting process! Last night at 12:00 voting ceased, and this morning we have a winner! Below are the top 10 Art Ed Blogs of the Year, as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofed.com&amp;blog=14098831&amp;post=3260&amp;subd=theartofeducation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Last Chance to Vote and a Quick Recap</title>
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		<comments>http://theartofed.com/2012/01/20/last-chance-to-vote-and-a-quick-recap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Balsley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s Recap a few things that have been going on here on AOE&#8217;s site! Today is the LAST DAY to vote for the Art Ed Blog of the Year !   We&#8217;ve had over 1000 votes placed so far (WOW) and let me tell you the race between the top 10 is CLOSE. Like Iowa Caucus close. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofed.com&amp;blog=14098831&amp;post=3255&amp;subd=theartofeducation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Do you Glue?</title>
		<link>http://theartofed.com/2012/01/17/how-do-you-glue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Balsley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Classroom Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clutter Free Teaching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classroom management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean up]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[supplies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t believe I haven&#8217;t dedicated a post to glue yet, so here it is!   Now, I know art teachers all have different methods for managing the &#8220;sticky situations&#8221; with glue in the art room, but for what it&#8217;s worth, I want to share what I do, and hopefully my tips will help you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofed.com&amp;blog=14098831&amp;post=3193&amp;subd=theartofeducation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finalists Announced! Vote for Art Ed Blog of the Year!</title>
		<link>http://theartofed.com/2012/01/15/finalists-announced-vote-for-art-ed-blog-of-the-year/</link>
		<comments>http://theartofed.com/2012/01/15/finalists-announced-vote-for-art-ed-blog-of-the-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Balsley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WOW!  As a result of our Call to Nominations for the 1st Annual Art Ed Blog of the Year Awards, our email inbox was flooded with nominations as well as over 50 comments on our Nominations page.  What a gratifying experience &#8211; to give recognition to the great blogs who continually inspire us all.. be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofed.com&amp;blog=14098831&amp;post=3216&amp;subd=theartofeducation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing AOE eBooks! (free download)</title>
		<link>http://theartofed.com/2012/01/12/introducing-aoe-ebooks-free-download/</link>
		<comments>http://theartofed.com/2012/01/12/introducing-aoe-ebooks-free-download/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Balsley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eBooks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t make many ‘promises’ in this blog. But today, I’m going to make one: As Art Teachers, ‘assessment’ is going to become a bigger and bigger part of our lives going forward. As districts try to keep teachers more accountable, as we search for ways to improve our tactics and methods as well as providing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofed.com&amp;blog=14098831&amp;post=3149&amp;subd=theartofeducation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>1st Annual “Art Ed Blog of the Year” Contest</title>
		<link>http://theartofed.com/2012/01/08/1st-annual-art-ed-blog-of-the-year-contest/</link>
		<comments>http://theartofed.com/2012/01/08/1st-annual-art-ed-blog-of-the-year-contest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Balsley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s your favorite Art Ed Blog? It’s time to open up nominations for our 1st Annual “Art Ed Blog of the Year” contest — the blogosphere’s only contest for exclusively honoring Art Education blogs. With so many great blogs out there, many who don’t get recognized, we thought it was about time! We’re looking for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofed.com&amp;blog=14098831&amp;post=3141&amp;subd=theartofeducation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting a &#8220;Yes&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://theartofed.com/2012/01/05/getting-a-yes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Balsley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positive Attitudes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have an idea that you think is amazing and want to see it implemented in your school?  I am sure you do. Watch this video for 3 quick tips to help  you to write a proposal that is professional, dynamic and hopefully will get you that &#8216;YES.&#8217; Links Mentioned in Video: View a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofed.com&amp;blog=14098831&amp;post=3065&amp;subd=theartofeducation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One Word for the New Year</title>
		<link>http://theartofed.com/2012/01/02/one-word-for-the-new-year/</link>
		<comments>http://theartofed.com/2012/01/02/one-word-for-the-new-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:14:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Balsley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every single blog and TV program right now is making goals, talking about resolutions and also looking back on the past year.  Some of this is very inspiring to me and other times overwhelming.  This is why I was happy to come across a new approach to the resolution called &#8220;One Word&#8221;- Basically you choose [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=theartofed.com&amp;blog=14098831&amp;post=3130&amp;subd=theartofeducation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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