Art Ed Radio

Not only are Amanda and Tim here for the August mailbag, special guest Sarah Krajewski (@artroomglitterfairy) makes an appearance as well! In today's conversation, they recap the NOW Conference, pick up a couple of questions from Instagram, and answer a couple of listener voicemails. The discussion includes advice on how to avoid back-to-school anxiety, the best planners for art teachers, ideas for our youngest learners, and how you can thrive when teaching art on a cart.

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

• Work Smarter Not Harder Teaching on a Cart
• Podcast 1 about Teaching Art on a Cart
• Podcast 2 about Teaching Art on a Cart
• Follow Sarah, Tim and Amanda on Instagram
• Watch Baby Amanda and her perfect one-day lesson video

The Summer NOW Conference starts tomorrow! Janet Taylor joins Tim today to talk about how they put the Summer conference together, their excitement about everything coming with the event, and how teachers can make the most of their professional learning on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Join us at the NOW Conference on July 26th, 27th, and 28th, where we will share three days of PD that will have you excited and ready to start the upcoming school year!

• Listen to presenter Katie White discuss assessment and creativity
• Hear presenter Nic Hahn talk about games to engage students
• Find all you need to know about the NOW Conference

Former Everyday Art Room podcast host and art teacher extraordinaire Nic Hahn stops by the show to discuss some of her favorite games to play with students. Listen as she and Tim discuss how games can build your classroom community, get kids engaged and excited, and maybe even clean up a little bit faster. Make sure you look for Nic's presentation on these games (and so much more) at the NOW Conference next week on July 27th!

• Ideas for Art Room Games
• 6 Exhilarating Classroom Management Games
• Check out the Art to Remember website
• Find out more about the NOW Conference

As we continue with the focus on creativity in this week's episode, assessment expert Katie White stops by the show to discuss how we can nurture a culture of creativity in our art rooms through how we use assessments. Listen as she and Tim discuss a culture of creativity, the steps of the creative cycle, and how every teacher can make assessment work for them. Make sure you look for Katie's presentation at the NOW Conference on July 27th!

• Challenges to Foster Creativity
• Cultivating Creativity in Our Students
• Read Katie's book Unlocked: Assessment as the Key to Everyday Creativity in the Classroom
• Check out Katie's website
• Find out more about the NOW Conference

The next mailbag episode with Amanda and Tim is here! In today's mailbag for July, Amanda and Tim answer questions from teachers all over the country on a variety of topics. Listen as they share a couple of odd stories to start the show, and dive into teaching topics and summer breaks as well. The discussion includes the best snacks for the art room, classroom management preparation, and how to keep the Sunday scaries at bay and continue enjoying your summer.

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

• First Year Art Teacher Guide
• Check out PRO and FLEX for additional resources
• What do New Teachers Need to Know About Curriculum?
• Follow Tim and Amanda on Instagram
• 15 Innovative Ways to Add Color to Ceramics
• AOEU graduate courses on Curriculum and Classroom Management

Friend of the pod Andrea Slusarski returns to the show for the first time in a while, and she can't wait 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, we're diving into summer, and talking about how we deal with all of the feelings and emotions that come with stepping away from school for a while. Today, Sarah Krajewski joins Tim to talk about how we can take stock of where we are and find our best path forward. Listen as they discuss how we approach the summer, how we think about mental health, and why healing needs to be a part of your vocabulary.

• Listen to the Drive-Thru Art Show podcast
• Planning for Self-Regulation This Summer
• Explore The Art of SEL podcast
• Find Sarah on Instagram

Following last week's mailbag episode, Tim spends some time ruminating on why teachers need to take a break this summer. With so many teachers feeling exhausted, he talks about the benefits to stepping away and the reasons you should take a break from school-related work for a couple of months. Listen as he discusses creating a routine around what you love, exploring new ideas that excite you, and the benefits of making more connections with the people who can support you.

• Challenges From This Year and How Art Teachers Overcame Them
• Read Abby Schukei's article about Focusing on Yourself
• How to Reduce Stress and Take Things Off Your Plate

The long-awaited mailbag episode with Amanda and Tim is here! This is the first of a new series of mailbag episodes that will publish the first week of every month. In today's June mailbag, Amanda and Tim answer questions from teachers all over the country. Listen as they tackle a variety of topics, including how to handle unsuccessful teaching, why breaks are so important, how we deal with sub shortages, and how to respond to difficult teachers and students.

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

• Challenges From This Year and How Art Teachers Overcame Them
• How Art Teachers Can Deal with Demoralization
• Why Art and Art Teachers Matter
• How to Reduce Stress and Take Things Off Your Plate

Due to a number of listener requests, Tim takes today's episode outside! More specifically, he is talking about a number of ideas for artmaking activities you can do outdoors with your students. The conversation covers incorporating nature in simple lessons to architectural marvels and earth artists, as well as the reasons why students benefit from being outside. Tim also highlights a number of recently published AOEU articles that explore these ideas even further.

• 13 Art Ideas that are Perfect to Take Outdoors
• 7 Lessons to Take Art Out Into Nature
• 5 Famous Architectural Works and 10 Fascinating Earth Artists
• Tips to Incorporate and Plan the Perfect Art Nature Lessons