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Distance learning is tricky to navigate for teachers, but with careful planning that focuses on personalized learning, students can still thrive as they are able to find their own entry points to learning as artists. In this episode, Andrew Shuttleworth, a visual arts teacher from The KAUST School in Saudi Arabia, shares how he is striving to engage his students in a way that not only allows them to have voice and choice, but to work at a pace that best suits them as learners and how they want to create art.

If you are a visual arts teacher or a curriculum coordinator and want to see Andrew's very personalized approach to distance learning, have a listen to this episode. As well, please share the episode with any art teachers who may be looking for ways to deliver their visual arts lessons in a distance learning format.

Special mention in this episode to Linda Kent who is Andrew's colleague. Both Linda and Andrew are teaching grade 3 and have worked equally hard on creating rich and meaningful art lessons through distance learning. Andrew and Linda have collaborated in-depth through the process of putting together lessons for online learning in art. As well, Wayne Bartelink who is teaching art at the grade 1 level.

Bio - Andrew Shutleworth
Andrew Shuttleworth is a visual arts educator currently based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He’s been teaching in different contexts for 13 years at schools in Latin America, Europe, Africa, and now the Middle East. Andrew is passionate about the role the Arts can have in a well-balanced, transdisciplinary education. He is an advocate for choice-based Art pedagogy and strives to run his classroom as a TAB (Teaching Artistic Behaviour) studio. Previous professional experiences include teaching as a grade four and five teacher, tech integration specialist, and integrated arts teacher.

Originally from the UK, Andrew grew up in Canada so for him, like many of his students, the concept of ‘home’ is abstract. Outside of his work, Andrew enjoys pottery, photography, painting, drawing, graphic arts, football (soccer) and music. He is also a candidate for a Masters of Art Education through the Art of Education University.

Connect With Andrew
Instagram: @adshuttleworth
Twitter: @mr_s_art

Links to Andrew's work can be accessed at:
Distance Learning Plans
Distance Learning Videos

Special thanks to Bronx based band Conversing with Oceans and Alex Bondarev for creating the podcast music.
https://www.conversingwithoceans.com/