Art Ed Radio

In this episode from the archives, Andrea Slusarski is here to talk to Tim about the psychology of creativity! Though we all teach it in the art room, the research into the psychology behind creativity runs deep. Listen as Slu explains a lot of this research, shares some great food analogies with Tim, and offers advice on how we can help kids develop and demonstrate their own understanding of what it means to be creative.

• Challenges to Foster Creativity
• Cultivating Creativity in Our Students
• Listen to Slu on being a teaching artist and how you can love watercolor

In this episode from the archives, Tim is joined by elementary art teacher Laura Irmis to discuss if and how we can find the time to do everything that is expected of us as art teachers. Laura shares how she is making it work as a teacher, artist, mother, and graduate student. Listen as she discusses all of that with Tim and they both share thoughts on prioritizing, scheduling, and their love of ceramics.

• Listen to the Everyday Art Room episode on Creating Time for Yourself
• Take a look at the Studio: Painting-Watercolor course
• See all of AOEU's Graduate Courses
• Check out Laura's Ceramics Website

In today's episode, Tim talks about his reflections on the podcast from the year and shares some highlights from podcast interviews over the past 12 months. He shares some of his own favorite conversations with Amanda Heyn and Janet Taylor, Kristina Brown, Candido Crespo, and more. Listen as the discussions cover creativity, assessment, art teacher myths, and working with the community. Full episodes for each of the conversations are linked below!

• Challenges for Creativity (Ep. 352)
• Using Assessments to Nurture Creativity (Ep. 377)
• Exploring Art Teacher Myths (Ep. 366)
• The Creatividad Project (Ep. 367)

If you've seen AOEU's Art Room Makeover, you've seen an amazing transformation! And today, you can hear the follow-up conversation about the YouTube series from Tim and Lindsey from AOEU, and Dalitso Chinkhota and Melvin Twine, high school teachers in the D.C./MD area. Listen to how an old, yellow, dingy room got a huge makeover where the team brightened, cleaned, decluttered, and implemented new organizational systems. Dalitso and Melvin talk about the changes in the room, how it has become a more inviting and engaging space for students, and the positive reactions from other teachers and administrators. They also share a few stories from behind the scenes and talk about how the changes are holding up a couple of months after the makeover.

• Join the Art Room Makeover Adventure! (Ep. 1)
• 4 Quick & Budget-Friendly DIYs to Upgrade Your Art Room (Ep. 2)
• The Big Reveal! Unveiling the Art Room Makeover (Ep. 3)
• AOEU's YouTube

It is now December, so Amanda and Tim are back with another mailbag episode! They begin by telling about their trip to New York City to interview TikTok and Instagram superstar Devon Rodriguez. The conversation continues with advice for someone looking to come into the teaching profession, a discussion on the best holiday gifts for art teachers, and some conversation on how to get through the last few days before winter break.

If you have a question for a future mailbag episode, email [email protected] or leave a voice recording at 515-209-2595.

• The Perfect One-Day Lesson
• Moving from the Classroom to the Art Room
• Listen to last month's mailbag episode

In today's episode, Tim welcomes first-time guest Stephanie Zeiler for a wide-ranging conversation. They begin by discussing visual journals and how they can make journals more engaging and more meaningful for students. They then talk about creating a welcoming classroom community, how we help kids find what they love, and how we can find joy in our teaching careers.

• Creating a Welcoming Environment
• Visual Journaling, Artmaking, and Creativity
• Listen to Tim's interview with Michael Bell

As we end November and move into December, it is a good time to think about how you approach the holidays in your classroom. Do you teach holiday projects? Should you teach holiday projects? In today's episode from 2021, Tim welcomes Amy Neiwirth to the show to talk about these ideas and so much more. Listen as they discuss how we teach during these months, how we deal with tradition, and why we need to foster authentic artmaking experiences for our students.

• Find Amy on Instagram
• Amy mentioned this webpage about decentering the holidays
• What is the Role of Holiday Projects in the Art Room?
• Meaningful Artmaking Ideas that Have Nothing to Do with the Holidays

As Tim said last month, we know students can be reluctant when it comes to art history, but we also know that artists from every time and place can inspire some incredible work. In today's episode, Tim follows up on the last art history episode and brings on guest Kyle Wood to share some of his best ideas on how to engage with art history in the art room. Listen as they discuss solving art history mysteries, different ways that art history can create engagement, and the artworks that students might want to bring into outer space.

• Hear Tim's ideas for Engaging Students with Art History
• Check out the Who Arted? podcast
• Listen to Tim's episode with Kyle about Christo and Jeanne-Claude
• Find Kyle on Instagram

In the first episode of November, Amanda and Tim are back with the mailbag! After a quick discussion about some exciting plans for the next couple of weeks, they answer a voicemail about the need to work alongside your students. The conversation continues into a debate over intermediate and tertiary colors, a moment talking about mistakes and regrets, some advice on working with intransigent colleagues, and so much more.

If you have a question for a future mailbag episode, email [email protected] or leave a voice recording at 515-209-2595.

• Inspiring Art Teachers to Follow on Instagram
• 10 Interesting Art Teachers on Instagram
• Preparing for Unplanned Absences
• How to Simplify Your Sub Plans
• Challenges and Solutions to Working with Colleagues

In the eighth and final episode of the What Do New Teachers Need to Know? podcast, Janet and Tim dive into the best and worst parts of professional development. Listen as they discuss some of their best and worst PD experiences, their favorite types of professional development, suggestions for new teachers, and how you can adapt to try to make any kind of professional development worthwhile.

• Finding Time for Better Professional Development
• What Does Good PD Look Like?
• See AOEU's YouTube Series for New Teachers
• See all of AOEU's Resources for New Teachers