Rita, Dora Iva, 1954-2018-06-042018-06-042018-01In: Matéria-prima: práticas artísticas no ensino básico e secundário. - Lisboa, 2018. - Vol. 6, nº1 (Jan./Abr. 2018), p. 27-38http://hdl.handle.net/10451/33722It is frequent to find newly formed plastic artists who see in the exercise of teaching a parallel activity, potentially castrating their artistic production. However, it is people with this profile — that of active plastic artists — who can best develop an assertive and proficient teaching. There are many ways in which a teacher can develop a creative work parallel to what the students develop in class, exemplifying the creative methodology, the technical and / or technological processes, as well as different attitudes to show the artistic work produced. This position, which is also educational, transmits students several references difficult to ensure without this parallel practice of the teacher, raising the bar on quality of learning levelporEducação artísticaEnsino informalArtistas plásticosProfessoresPedagogiaArte - FilosofiaEstéticaTeoria da arteCriticismoA atividade artística do docente como motivação, estímulo e exemplo na didática das artesThe artistic activity of the teacher as motivation, encouragement and example in arts didacticsjournal article