Art Ed Radio

Some people can handle a huge mess in their art room. Tim is not one of those people, but Abby Schukei is. They get together for this episode to discuss the amazing feeling when kids are excited to clean and you can actually see it happening (5:45), how they feel about "paintbrush graveyards" (10:45), and how much cleaning responsibility we need to give our kids (15:30).

• How Much of a Mess Do You Tolerate?
• How to Cope with Your Art Room Organization Style
• Effective Routines for Managing Supplies

The amazing D'Wayne Edwards joins Tim today to talk about education, motivation, and providing kids unique opportunities that engage them in learning. D'Wayne is the former lead designer at Nike, and has now founded the Pensole Academy in Portland for footwear design. In today's episode, he shares his own story (2:30), talks about the how and why of starting Pensole (5:15), and introduces his new Sneakerhead of State footwear design competition (13:00).

• Sneakerhead of State Competition
• D'Wayne's Bio
• Learn More About Pensole
• Check Out D'Wayne's TED Talk Here
• Watch This Jobs Unlisted Episode with D'Wayne and Pensole

The search for the perfect critique is neverending. And, if we're being honest, the search for even a halfway decent critique can seem neverending as well. Today, Tim talks to Clara Lieu, who is a RISD professor, Artprof.org founder, and critique expert. Their discussion is filled with strategies to improve your critiques, including the ideal size for a quality critique (11:00), strategies to deal with reluctant students (14:00), and how to make your critiques an empowering experience. (18:30).

• The Art Prof Website
• Art Prof's Supply Encyclopedia
• Clara's Ask the Art Professor Columns from Huff Post
• .All of AOE's Critique & Reflections Articles

After talking last week about how and why we teach color, Maggie Maggio is back for the second part of her conversation with Tim. They dive even deeper into the topic, covering the best resources to teach color theory (6:00), why kids should learn both additive and subtractive color mixing (10:15), and how we can work together to promote color literacy (21:45).

• Part 1 of the Podcast
• Kolormondo, the ultimate color tool
• Tim's article on Kolormondo
• More AOE color theory resources
• The Munsell Symposium Call for Artwork
• Munsell 2018 on Instagram

How long have you been teaching the dreaded Red-Yellow-Blue color wheel? Are you getting a little tired of your kids mixing colors that look like mud? Have you thought "there's got to be a better way to do this"? Well, there is--and this episode is the right way to get started understanding and teaching color in a new way. In the first of a two-part episode, Maggie Maggio joins Tim to talk about why we should change our approach to teaching color (6:30), the shift from RYB to CMY (9:15), and why we need to be using a 3D model to help understand color (13:00).

• Kolormondo, the ultimate color tool
• Tim's article on Kolormondo
• More AOE color theory resources can be found here
• The Munsell Symposium Call for Artwork
• Munsell 2018 on Instagram

Former AOE writer and current AOE instructor Jennifer Borel joins Tim to talk all things digital photography. Listen as they discuss the ideal types of cameras--and what to do if you don't have the budget for them (5:15), the connections between photography and other media (9:45), and how to organize and turn in digital work (17:45).

• Fun Photo Projects for Middle Schoolers
• 5 Pieces of Advice for Digital Photo Students
• The Bringing Digital Photography to Your Classroom PRO Learning Pack

With Spring finally here, it's time to think about how we can get our students (and ourselves) outside to make art. Andrea Slusarski, art teacher and adventurer, is her to chat about her love for the outdoors. Listen as they talk about how being outdoors can make you more creative (5:30), strategies for getting kids outside of the classroom (10:30), and recommendations for making art for yourself (14:15).

• 5 Legitimate Reasons to Take Your Students Outside
• Two Engaging Outdoor Activities to Do With Your Students
• 5 Reasons You Need to Get Outside This Weekend
• Andrea's Podcast Episode About Art Teachers as Artists

It's the week of the NAEA National Convention! And even though not everyone is able to attend, it is still important to talk about the professional connections we can all make. In this episode, Tim talks to AOE writer Debi West about finding other teachers that share your passion (5:15), how connections can help you improve your teaching (12:00), and Debi's best advice for teachers who want to help themselves get better (18:45).

• A Live Podcast from NAEA 2016
• 8 Reasons to Attend an Art Ed Conference
• How do You Address Your PD Goals?
• All of Debi West's Articles

Art teachers are asked to do so many different things when it comes to media and subject matter. Inevitably, we're going to run into something in our curriculum that leaves us feeling uncomfortable. AOE writer Abby Schukei joins Tim to talk about the approach you can take when you're not comfortable with content (7:30), how much you need to prepare before you teach techniques (10:30), and how to deal with teaching things that aren't always exciting (15:45).

• Adding Excitement to Art History
• Making Boring Drawing Fun Again
• Abby's First Appearance on Art Ed Radio
• All of Abby's articles for AOE can be found here

Ryan Loeppky is back for another appearance on Art Ed Radio. Back in October, he and Tim talked about all of the amazing things you can do to build your program. Today, the guys have another wide-ranging discussion about how we need to consistently improve as teachers. Listen as they talk about ideas for differentiation (3:15), what we lose when we focus on deadlines (10:00), and why portfolios are such an effective teaching tool (16:45).

• Follow Ryan on Twitter
• And check out his website
• A great article on building community and culture
• Here is Ryan's previous podcast appearance