National Leave A Comment On A Blog Day

                               

Never heard of it?  Well...I made it up this morning! Hahaha!!  Many bloggers have shared that people hardly ever leave comments anymore.  I'm not sure why?  Maybe Pinterest has made blogger/reader relationships more distant?  Maybe people are "too busy".  These places where you get great ideas....there is a person on the other side of the screen!!!   It really encourages bloggers to keep doing what they are doing when they hear from YOU! It doesn't have to be much...just a quick comment to share you like the project/idea....how you are using it in your room...or questions concerning the project.  That will fuel your favorite bloggers to keep sharing!!!!!  So today...go leave a comment on at least 2 of your favorite blogs!!! What are you waiting for...go...comment!  

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COMMENT ON MINE! I'M GOOD!! :) I WANT YOU TO GO MAKE ANOTHER BLOGGERS DAY...THAT WILL WARM MY HEART!!!

http://youtu.be/-sTWsgGg2KA 

New Blog for Your Viewing Pleasure!

Ms. Lake is a wonderful art teacher who came to my session at NAEA & is motivated to "re"start blogging!

Show her some love & follow her blog!!

http://messtomasterpiece.blogspot.com/

Amazing Resource!

Do you know/know of Tricia Fuglestad?  I was able to spend a little bit of time with her at the NAEA conference.  She's been one of my art ed/blogging heroes for several years!  My friends & I first stumbled upon her through BE KIND TO YOUR ERASER video.  She has a wealth of art teacher idea just hangin' out on her weebly!  GO NOW...RUN DON'T WALK!!!!!!  

Dryden Art

Look Who's Going to Fort Worth With Me!

(I was inspired by Mr. R's ugly sweater purse post for  how I decorated the page...ha ha
http://mymessyartroom.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-hated-sweater.html)

Mr. R from MY MESSY ART ROOM will be experiencing NAEA Fort Worth Flat Stanley style! 

I'm not sure if you remember my adventures at NAEA NYNY last year?!?!  

Phyl from There's A Dragon In My Art Room took me to NY with her!  I'm not sure I'll be able to do as good of job as Phyl did...but I'm hoping Mr. R enjoy's his experience at the conference!!!!

1000 +

I started Art With Mr. E in the Fall of 2008.  I was in my first semester of my MAT in Fine Arts...and my technology prof. encouraged me to start a blog.  He told me..."You are an expert in your field...you need to share what you know!" ( I'm not so sure about the expert part...I think of myself as more of a fellow traveler that has been down this road awhile!!!  )  When I started my blog...I really had no idea if it would be noticed by anyone other than in my district.  I started having people "follow" my blog...that I didn't know?!?!  What's that all about?  A little over 2 yrs in...I had 200 of you wonderful people checkin' in to see what was happening in Mr. E's art room...and conversations were being had with art teachers & home school moms around the world?!?!!  I am a people person...and that carries over on my blog too.  I have enjoyed the comments, questions, and conversations we've had.  So many of you have become friends...though we've never met face to face!!! (hopefully this will change at NAEA..at least for some)  So now here I am...with a 1000+ followers (thank you Pinterest!).  I am humbled, encouraged, and fueled to keep on keeping on!!!!! Know my virtual door is always open to you all...and if you live close enough..my classroom door is open to anyone wanting to visit!!  

2nd Place!

THANK YOU ALL WHO TOOK TIME TO VOTE FOR ART WITH MR. E!!!

The Art of Education blog will feature Art With Mr. E...along with the other top 10.  This is a wonderful way to connect with new readers!!!  Last year I finished 5th....and received many new readers/followers through the exposure on The Art of Education website.  So THANK YOU ...THANK YOU ...THANK YOU for your continued support.  No reason to blog if I didn't have all of you along for the ride!!!  

Vote for Your Favorite Art Ed Blog

Over at The Art of Education...they are having their annual Art Ed Blog of the Year Nominations. 

We have so many amazing resources out there now that we're blessed by....each with their own niche.   Take a moment & vote for your favorite art education blog today!  

Vote for Your Favorite Art Blog

Have I Hit The Ceiling?

YOU ALL ARE AWESOME...AND I AM GLAD YOU ARE HERE!!! 

Have I "hit the ceiling" of the art ed blogging world?  I reached 800 in August....and it has been a slow climb to 900.   However, how many people are out there that would be interested in the art ed content of Art With Mr. E?  How do we reach those people?   I'm just gonna keep bloggin' along & singin' my song(a Pete the Cat reference if you know those books)......BECAUSE IT IS ALL GOOD!!!  

A Blog to Follow..

Do you guys follow/read School Arts Room blog?  WHY NOT?!?!  Nancy Walkup is the editor of SchoolArts Magazine, and this is her blogging spot. If you would be so kind...go to her blog & follower it!!!!  Tell her Mr. E sent you!!  I only recommend things I believe would be beneficial & worthy of  your time!  (ps..fall break almost over..back to your regularly scheduled blogging soon & very soon!)

http://www.schoolartsroom.com/

We want the schoolartsroom blog to be a place where 

art teachers go for ideas. As the editor of SchoolArts Magazine, the blog is my voice. I write about ideas, issues, and concerns of art teachers, along with recommendations for places to go for arts advocacy, participation in national and international opportunities, and any thing else of interest to art teachers. Over my career I have taught art to every level from kindergarten to college, so I care about them all.  - Nancy Walkup

http://www.schoolartsroom.com/

For All My Bloggin' Pinterest Pals

If you are a blogger & a Pinterest addict (ummm..I mean enjoyer of Pinterest)...here is some info you might find interesting.  Though...you may have already known?!?!?!  I found it by accident! I honestly have no clue how I did it...but I found out how you can see who is pinning your blog pictures!  Honestly...since Pinterest came along...it has increased my blog traffic and followers a ton!!!!!!!!!!  It is neat to see what people are pinning.  Ok...so how do you do it?!?!?!

Type in ....

http://pinterest.com/source/ (AND THEN TYPE IN YOUR BLOG ADDRESS AFTER THE SLASH)

Here is mine as an example....

http://pinterest.com/source/artwithmre.blogspot.com/

I hope you find this info helpful/fun/interesting!!!

Keep blogging my awesome peeps!!!

Thank You for Voting!

Thanks for everyone who voted for Art With Mr. E!
A.W.M.E. came in at #5...and that's not bad with the amazing art bloggers that are out there!!
Check out the link below to see the other blogs making the top 10!

http://theartofed.com/2012/01/21/announcing-2011-art-ed-blog-of-the-year/

ANOTHER GUY ELEMENTARY ART BLOGGER!

(This is a picture from his blog!)

Mr. Lawniczak recently asked me to check out his blog.  There are few men elementary art teachers out there blogging!  Being that it is a female dominated profession...it isn't surprising. So I had to give him some blog time on Art With Mr. E....need to encourage the guys out there to blog & share their awesome lessons.

Mr. Lawniczak...keep up the awesome work, and we look forward to getting to know you & your lessons!

(Mathew..if you haven't realized..the art ed. blogging community is like a little family!)

HERE IS HIS INFO & LINK!!! 

PLEASE CHECK IT OUT & TELL HIM MR. E SENT YA!!!

Mathew Lawniczak

Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States

I graduated from college with a degree in Art Education in 2010. My hopes are to document my success and challenges along the way teaching in Wisconsin.

http://lawnim19artisticfreedom.blogspot.com/

Introducing smARTcookie

I get e-mails all the time from art teachers around the world with questions & such. I recently received an e-mail from Ms. Amer, and she asked me to take a look at her art blog. She's relatively new to the art blogging community. She seems to do a lot of projects based off of artists...but with some fresh takes!

This is one of my fav. things I saw on her blog!

If you have a chance, take a moment and look for yourself!!

http://sm-art-cookie.blogspot.com/