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

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This year was one of, if not the hardest, for teachers in their entire career. Many reached a breaking point and decided to leave the classroom or retire early. And while it might be better going forward, everything isn’t fixed. The pandemic goes on, and teachers will still face many of the same worries as last year.

The question to ask yourself in preparing for this year is, “How do I get the spark back and re-take power in my classroom?” So I decided to create an empowering program using our SPARK framework to help you do just that. Today the Reclaim Your Classroom free course begins, and in this episode I go through the program, giving you an overview of what you can expect after you join.

2:14​ - A quick overview of the 5 steps in the SPARK framework

5:32 - What to expect when you first sign up for the program

6:59 - How to take inventory of what’s going on with you right now

10:57 - The emotional exercise to expect on Day 2 and the tool that can help

14:52 - The simple, cool tool and method you’ll use for completing step 3

18:41 - Taking the A in SPARK and using it twice

20:39 - Bringing it all together for step 4 to start moving toward where you want to go

22:48 - What the K stands for this time and how to create your battle cry for this year

24:27 - Reading the manifesto I wrote for Art Class Curator

Transcript at https://artclasscurator.com/71

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