Art Ed Radio

This week is the return of Art Ed Radio's former co-host, Andrew McCormick! Now that he has some time on his hands, he joins Tim for a mailbag episode. Listen as the guys discuss quarantine activities, distance teaching, and the importance (or not) of professional development during this time.

• View all of AOEU's resources to help with distance learning
• Avoiding Burnout and Practicing Resilience
• AOEU's Newest Graduate Course: Teaching K-12 Art Online
• Check out the Art Ed NOW Conference!

In this week's episode, Tim has decided to make the topic a little bit lighter. He brings on Lena Rodriguez to talk art history and their favorite artists to hang out with in quarantine. Listen as they discuss Maya Lin, Frida Kahlo, and more, as well as the power of giant portraits and how Tim can learn to love bling.

• View all of AOEU's resources to help with distance learning
• Follow Lena on Twitter and Instagram
• Using Weekly Art History Challenges
• How to Connect Your Students to Contemporary Art

We should talk about mental health on a more consistent basis, but that fact has become more important as we spend more time away from each other. In this episode, Tim welcomes Jen Leban on to share their stories about dealing with mental health and discuss why it needs to be a more regular topic of conversation.

• View all of AOEU's resources to help with distance learning
• Follow Jen on Twitter
• Read Jen's writing on mental health
• Jen is one of the founders of ResetEDU

We know how difficult it is to make connections with our students right now, but one important way we can connect is to make online learning more fun! In this episode, Lindsey Moss joins Tim to share some of her best ideas for online meetings, including Pictionary, scavenger hunts, and more.

• View all of AOEU's resources to help with distance learning.
• Watch last week's Coronavirus webinar.
• Read Lindsey's article on making meetings fun.

As we continue to settle into this new normal, we learn more about everything we will need to deal with moving forward. Today, Tim is joined by AOEU writer Sarah Krajewski to 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.

Our art teaching is in a state of upheaval right now, as schools everywhere close because of the Coronavirus. Before you can find success teaching, however, it is important that you have your life at home in order. In today's episode, AOEU's Director of K-12 PD Amanda Heyn joins Tim to talk about everything needed to take care of yourself and your family.

Resources and Links

AOEU's Coronavirus Resources Page The 99PI Episode that Tim recommended

Every year, the Art of Education University conducts a nationwide survey to take the pulse of the art education world. Today, Tim talks to AOEU Senior Editor Megan Dehner about the 2020 State of Art Education survey and its results. Listen as they discuss their biggest surprises, biggest concerns, and reasons to be optimistic about the state of art education.

• The State of Art Education 2020
• See the results from previous years: 2018 and 2019

With the Coronavirus continuing to spread and schools around the world being closed, it is time to discuss how these events might affect our classroom. Today, Tim talks to Libby Beaty, a teacher in South Korea whose school was recently closed. Listen as they discuss the adjustments being made by students and teachers, the technology that has been most helpful, and how you can still create a classroom community from a distance.

• Follow Libby Beaty on Twitter and Instagram
• See Libby's TikTok account
• Teaching Art Around the World

We talk often about how we want our kids to be more creative with their ideas, and how we can get them to think more creatively. But how do we foster that type of development? In this episode, Tim shares some of his best strategies for creative exercises and favorite ways to develop creativity in your classroom.

• Listen to Tim's podcast with Amber
• Check out the Creativity in Crisis Graduate Course
• PRO Learning Pack: Creativity Exercises for Every Level
• PRO Learning Pack: Teaching for Creativity
• Explore all of AOEU's Graduate Courses

Classroom management is the neverending challenge for so many art teachers. How do you help your kids find success when there is chaos everywhere you turn? Listen as Tim shares some of his best strategies for organizing your classroom, helping your kids learn (and remember) routines, and calm the chaos in your room.

• Keeping them in the Classroom (Ep. 113)
• How to Stay Sane with Oversized Classes (Ep. 103)
• Classroom Management PRO Learning Pack
• Why Meeting Your Kids at the Door is So Important