Art Ed Radio

On today's episode, Jason Blair joins Tim to discuss how we can grow and cultivate our students' creative capacities. Listen as they talk about Jason's idea of inconvenient creativity, the best approach to help nurture collaboration and creativity, and the importance of a personalized approach to learning.

• Follow Jason on Twitter and view his website
• Cultivating Creative and Civic Capacities
• Jason's Pedagogy of Play article
• The Key to Cultivating Creative Minds

Navigating the world of online learning continues to present a plethora of challenges to teachers everywhere. In today's episode, Tim brings on Jerald Robinson to talk about what he is doing with his students and how he is making things work. Listen as they discuss Jerald's tech setup, his ideas for keeping students engaged, and how he's planning on running an online art club for over 100 students.

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• Rooted in Love podcast

With teachers receiving a lot of directives to take students outside when possible, Tim wanted to share ideas today for making art outdoors. Whether the artmaking is nature-related or not, it can be worthwhile for you and your students to get outdoors. Listen as Tim covers ideas for student engagement, artists to share, and the best media for outdoor artmaking.

• 9 Artists to Inspire Outdoor Projects
• Introduce Your Students to Andy Goldsworthy
• How to Make Your Own Sidewalk Chalk
• Two Engaging Outdoor Activities to Do With Your Students

With the news over the weekend of Sir Ken Robinson's passing, it seems fitting to revisit his 2017 Art Ed Radio interview.

Sir Ken was a world-renowned expert on creativity and innovation, and his TED Talk, "Do Schools Kill Creativity?", is still the most viewed TED Talk of all time. In this wide-ranging, nearly hour-long interview, he and Tim covered a plethora of topics. Listen as they discuss the evolution of Sir Ken's career and his move to the United States, testing culture around the world, the role of creativity in preparing students for the future, a possible way forward for our schools, and how teachers can affect change from their own classrooms.

• Sir Ken Robinson's TED Talk
• Tim asks about Creative Schools, Sir Ken's book
• The official website of Sir Ken Robinson
• Remembering Sir Ken's Impact on Art Education

This school year will be a year like no other, and leadership will be vitally important. But what happens when you can't count on those who are leading you? In this episode, Tim explores ideas on how you can find success even if direction and leadership are failing you. Listen as he discusses the importance of relationships, how to leverage the art teacher community, and how to help your students find success no matter what your teaching situation.

• AOEU's Return to Learn Page
• How to Introduce Yourself to Your Students This Year
• 10 Truths You Need to Accept this School Year
• A Chance to Rethink Art Education for the Better

In an article published last week, AOEU writer Janet Taylor argued that this fall's return to school is a chance for us to rethink art education for the better. Today, she's on the podcast to talk to Tim about her ideas. Listen as they discuss the logistics of pandemic teaching, the importance of teacher autonomy, and how we can think bigger when we return to work this fall.

• Rethinking Art Education for the Better
• AOEU's Return to Learn Resources
• Read all of Janet's articles here
• Preview Janet's Bringing New Life to Old Lessons PRO Pack

Tatyana Fazlalizadeh is a contemporary artist from Brooklyn known for her street art, her political activism, and the striking portraits that she creates. Her Stop Telling Women to Smile project is an ongoing street art series that was published as a book last year. She joined the NOW conference for a live interview last week, which you will hear on the podcast today. Listen as Tatyana talks to Tim and Amanda about her artwork, her process, and her activism, as well as what teachers can do to help students find and express their own voices.

• Follow Tatyana on Twitter and Instagram
• View Tatyana's website
• Stop Telling Women to Smile
• The Black Paper Project

NOW conference week is finally here! With the conference coming up in just two days, AOEU's Amanda Heyn joins Tim to preview everything coming up on Thursday. They talk about Amanda's excitement for the week of professional development, the appearance of Peter Reynolds, and the presentations they are most looking forward to this time around.

• Check out everything you need to know for the conference here
• Art Ed PRO
• Listen to Peter Reynolds' Everyday Art Room interview

When we return to school this year, social and emotional learning will be of vital importance to our students. Today's guest, Jonathan Juravich, has a number of ideas on how we can incorporate SEL into our art teaching. Listen as he talks to Tim about building relationships, culture and curriculum, and how we can help ourselves as we head back to school.

• 'Drawing with Mr. J' web series
• Meet Jonathan Juravich
• Building Awareness and Empathy
• Art Ed NOW

What happens if you need to teach art on a cart this school year? Due to new social distancing guidelines or budget cuts, or a combination of both, many art educators are facing the reality of teaching from a cart. In today's episode, 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 in Hong Kong.

• Read Kit's blog with her Top 10 Tips and Tricks
• Follow Kit on Instagram
• See all of AOEU's Coronavirus Resources