This episode is part of the former Art Class Curator podcast and is targeted specifically for art teachers. 

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Jenn Easterling is back on the show today! She’s been in the classroom for 11 years teaching grades K-12 and has taught drawing, painting, and a little art history in her studio. Jenn joins me to talk about how learning and teaching art powers personal connection

We also talk about some of the lessons offered at Art Class Curator as well as the fun, impactful insights and conversations those lessons sparked in our students and ourselves personally. 

7:01​ - Jenn’s emotional perspective on teaching Art Class Curator lessons

10:23 - How teaching works of art fuels your personal connection

15:20 - Why using the same art work lessons for multiple grade levels still works

20:52 - How looking at artwork impacts students’ art creation in the classroom

24:52 - A lesson that bridged the gap between the art and the personal for Jenn’s students

34:58 - Why you don’t need to worry about bringing any works of art to your students

38:34 - What you’re not doing when you’re looking at and talking about a piece of art

40:22 - How students often have way more interesting interpretations of art than the official story

44:13 - Examples of fun lessons for Jenn’s students that also encouraged art connections across campus

49:19 - Ways that teaching art can instigate outside-the-box thinking

Transcript at https://artclasscurator.com/69

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