Art Ed Radio

As we move a little further into the school year, it's time to ask: Are teachers ready to find joy in their jobs again? Kandice Stewart joins Tim today to answer that question--and many others--as well as talk about how we can be more intentional in our teaching. Listen as they also discuss creating and working with your students, helping others find joy, and what we gain from being reflective educators.

• Choosing Joy with Daniel Bryant
• Using Art to Create Joy and Inspire Others
• How to Prioritize Joy

In the second episode of the What Do New Teachers Need to Know? podcast, Lindsey Moss joins Tim and Janet to answer new teachers' questions about classroom management for every level. Listen as they discuss the idea that student behavior is a form of communication, how you can structure your class time to help with management, and why being proactive can be such a game-changer.

• Listen to Episode 1: Starting the Year
• See AOEU's YouTube Series for New Teachers
• See all of AOEU's Resources for New Teachers

We know students can be apprehensive when it comes to portrait projects, but we also know that they can create some wonderful work. In today's episode, Tim runs through a long list of ideas for portrait projects, including some of his own personal favorites. Listen as he talks about smashing faces, discusses the power of in-person drawing, and shares some ideas for interesting and advanced portraits that might help engage your students.

• Read Abby Schukei's article about Snapchat Portraits
• Read about the artist Ana Mendieta that Tim mentioned
• A Unique Portrait Lesson to Build Empathy

In the first episode of the What Do New Teachers Need to Know? podcast, Tim and Janet discuss what new teachers should be focusing on during the beginning months of the school year in order to find success. Listen as they cover ideas on setting up and organizing your room, connecting with colleagues, dealing with supplies, beginning lessons, and so much more. Please share this podcast with a new teacher and help them join in these discussions as part of the art teacher community!

• Follow Janet on Instagram
• See AOEU's YouTube Series for New Teachers
• See all of AOEU's Resources for New Teachers

In today's episode, Tim is joined by educators Paula Liz, Abigail Birhanu, Khadesia Latimer, and Tamara Slade. They are four of the co-authors of the recently published book Antiracist Art Activities for Kids: 30+ Creative Projects that Celebrate Diversity and Inspire Change. During today's discussion, they talk about the inspiration for creating the book, the collaborative process (and working with six co-authors!), and what it takes to bring a project like this book to fruition.

• Follow Antiracist Art Teachers on Instagram and find their Facebook page
• Discover the Facebook community that Paula Liz mentioned
• Find the book from Quarto Publishing, Barnes & Noble, or Bookshop.org
• Follow Paula Liz, Khadesia, Tamara, and Abigail on Instagram

Now that most teachers are back in school, Amanda and Tim return for the September mailbag! In today's conversation, they share some of their favorite organization tips, pick up a couple of questions from Instagram, and answer a couple of listener voicemails. The discussion includes advice on transitions and teaching routines, activities for team building in the art room, engaging lessons, and much more!

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

• Organization hacks on AOEU's YouTube
• Try Narration to Guide Transitions with Ease!
• Quiz About the Teacher

As we start back to school and move through the first weeks of the year, Tim wants to share some thoughts on what he thinks will be important for teachers in the near future. In today's episode, he talks through six thoughts about challenges that will be facing teachers and what we can do to help ourselves. Listen as he discusses being proactive with organization and management, being flexible and adaptable, ideas for building community, and finding your outlet away from the classroom.

• What Do New Teachers Need to Know About Starting the Year?
• Creating a Welcoming Environment
• Five Ways to Be a Better Teacher This Year

We all love listening to podcasts (obviously), but what if your students were the ones who created the episodes? Following her NOW Conference presentation, Meera Ramanathan is here to discuss her Elementary Art Talk podcast that she creates with her students. Listen as she discusses with Tim the ins and outs of recording her episodes, where her inspiration came from in creating the podcast, and what her students learn when they're collaborating and talking about art.

• Check out the Elementary Art Talk Podcast
• Follow Meera on Instagram
• See Meera's website
• Listen to Meera on the Teaching Artist Podcast

As part of the ongoing series of podcasts for new teachers, Janet Taylor joins Tim to discuss what new teachers need to know about finding success at the beginning of the school year. Listen as they cover ideas on setting up and organizing your room, connecting with colleagues, dealing with supplies, beginning lessons, and so much more!

Look for the "What Do New Teachers Need to Know?" series in the coming weeks in your Art Ed Radio podcast feed!

• Follow Janet on Instagram
• What Do New Teachers Need to Know About Curriculum?
• What Do New Teachers Need to Know About Classroom Management?
• See AOEU's YouTube Series for New Teachers
• See all of AOEU's Resources for New Teachers

After last week's mailbag discussion about teaching art on a cart, a number of listeners reached out asking for more content to help them this school year. Today's episode from the archives can hopefully help, as so many art educators are facing the reality of teaching from a cart. In this episode from 2020, Kit Lang joins Tim to share her best tips and tricks for teaching from a cart, as well as what she's learned from her experience teaching in Hong Kong.

• Read Kit's blog with her Top 10 Tips and Tricks
• Follow Kit on Instagram
• Listen to last week's mailbag episode
• Work Smarter Not Harder Teaching on a Cart