Teaching Resources

Teaching Library

The Professional Development team is currently compiling a library of materials for instructors to help guide them in developing various teaching skills. Below are some topics relevant to Academy of Art University Faculty:

Know Your Students
Support materials to help you assess and understand your students' diverse cultural backgrounds, learning styles, and educational experience.
» Freshmen and Open Enrollment
» Ideas for Working With International Students
» International Students
» Learning Styles
» Learning Styles Inventory

Lesson Planning
Support materials to help you in preparing class lectures, demonstrations and activities.
» Adapting Activities for Various Learning Styles (Adobe PDF)
» David Kolb's Experiential Learning
» Different Types of Questions based on Bloom's Taxonomy
» Dynamic Discussions (Adobe PDF)
» Example of a Student Task Sheet for a Video
» Examples of Video Comprehension Questions
» The Four-Step lesson plan
» The Four-Step Lesson Plan Worksheet (Adobe PDF)
» General Guidelines for Successful Groupwork
» Guidelines for Making Activities Work
» Lesson Planning: Writing Goals and Objectives
» Making Groupwork Work
» Suggestions for Effective Questioning Techniques
» Time-Saving Tips for Teachers
» Effective Assignment Sheets & Handouts
» Using Videos Effectively
» Varying Activities
» Teaching Writing in Art Classes

The First Day
Support materials to help you get to know the students in your class and build community from day one.
» Activities for Learning Names
» First Day Questionnaires
» Ice Breakers: Onsite and Online
» Professional Boundaries and Setting the Tone
» Techniques for Learning Names

Grading Feedback and Critique
Support materials to help you get to know the students in your class and build community from day one.
» A Successful Critique
» Components of Constructive Feedback
» Efficient Grading and Feedback
» Gallery Walk Critique
» Giving Helpful Feedback on a Classmate's Work
» Handout of Critiquing Principles
» Ideas for Varying the Critique
» Making Suggestions in a Tactful Way
» Rubric Examples
» Rubrics for Assessment and Grading

Classroom Management
Support materials to help you get to know the students in your class and build community from day one.
» Top 10 Classroom Management Practices
» Tips for working with difficult students
» What to do when a difficult student gets too difficult