Art Ed Radio

It is finally here--the week of the NOW Conference! Amanda Heyn joins Tim today to talk about their preparation for the big day, their excitement about the conference, and how teachers can make the most of their professional learning on Saturday and beyond.

Join us at the NOW Conference on February 6th, where we will share a great day of PD about teaching art, creativity, and inspiration.

• Check out the NOW Conference
• Listen to last week's podcast with featured presenter Kevin Honeycutt

In this special episode of Art Ed Radio, art educator and motivational speaker Kevin Honeycutt joins Tim to talk about innovation, artmaking, and the future of education. This wide-ranging interview is equal parts humorous and thought-provoking, as most of Kevin's discussions tend to be. Kevin Honeycutt will be the featured presenter at the NOW Conference on February 6th, where he will share his ideas on teaching art, creativity, and inspiration.

• Check out the NOW Conference
• View Kevin's TED Talk
• Follow Kevin on Instagram and Twitter

Today, Tim welcomes the always popular Jenn Russell back to the show to talk about her upcoming presentation at the NOW Conference. Listen as they explore how to create a welcoming environment in your classroom, including discussion on student surveys, playlists, and how motivation can lead to better outcomes with students' art.

Resources and Links

• Check out the NOW Conference
• Follow Jenn on Instagram
• Connecting From a Distance
• See Jenn's latest PRO Pack: Growing Your Art Program

Today, Tim brings Janet Taylor back on the show to welcome in the new year. In this long and wide-ranging interview, Janet shares her ideas about assessment, growth portfolios, and visual journaling; she also shares how each of these ideas can support our students' social and emotional learning.

• Check out the NOW Conference
• Celebrate Learning with a Growth Portfolio
• How to Create the Best Assessments

With the first episode of the year, Tim says goodbye to 2020 and begins to talk about what could be coming in 2021. After some time reflecting on the situation we found ourselves in during the past year, he looks ahead to some exciting happenings in the new year.

• View all of AOEU's resources to help with distance learning
• Check out the NOW Conference
• Tim's interview with Nick Davis
• Find the articles that Tim mentioned

In this best of 2020 episode, we revisit a conversation between Tim and AOEU writer Sarah Krajewski from the early days of online teaching. Listen as they discuss mental health, ideas for distance learning, and the power of positivity.

• View all of AOEU's resources to help with distance learning
• Watch last week's Coronavirus webinar.
• Read Sarah's article on recording videos for your students.

Today, we revisit one of the best episodes of 2020. Tim talks to artist and art educator Sharonda Harris-Marshall about a variety of topics, including her writing about the importance of representation in the art room. Listen as they discuss Sharonda's career, how everyone can (and should) stay creative in difficult times, and why we need more people of color in artistic spaces.

• Sharonda's article about encouraging kids to explore the arts
• Black Art Teachers Matter
• View all of Sharonda's articles

In today's episode, Tim introduces Nick Davis, a digital artist from St. Petersburg, Florida. Nick creates striking, vibrant portraits with a masterful use of color, and does it all while working on his iPad. Listen as he talks to Tim about his inspirations, his working methods, and the stories he is trying to tell with his art.

• View Nick's Website
• Follow Nick on Instagram and Facebook
• Read an article on Nick and his work

With Hour of Code happening this week, it is time to explore some of the connections between coding and art. In today's episode, author Valerie Sousa and illustrator Jen Leban join Tim to discuss their book Coding to Kindness. Listen as they talk about the parallels with art and coding, the different ways we teach skills, and the importance of kindness for all of our students.

• View Valerie's author website
• Find Coding to Kindness for sale here and here, and the publisher here
• Follow Jen on Twitter and view her Coding to Kindness read-aloud
• Hour of Code

To coincide with the release of his new Getting Started with Adobe Illustrator PRO Pack, Rich Stachon comes on the show to talk to Tim about all things online teaching and graphic design. Listen as they discuss filming for PRO, teaching for creativity during a pandemic, and the importance of demonstrating and sharing the artmaking process.

• View the Getting Started with Illustrator PRO Pack
• Follow Rich on Twitter
• 3 Graphic Design Opportunities Perfect for Students