Everyday Art Room

In her first episode as guest host, Jessica Madenford is joined by Dr. Rachel Hallquist to talk about how teachers can set themselves up for success through their morning routine. Listen as they discuss the importance of mindfulness, strategies for avoiding burnout, and Dr. Hallquist's MEGA Morning routine. Resources and Links

• Get Dr. Hallquist's book on Kindle
• 5 Ways to Take Care of Yourself and Avoid Burnout
• How to Avoid Burnout and Practice Resilience
• Apply to be an AOEU Podcast Host!

In his second episode as guest host, Candido Crespo is joined by Keondra Prier—a museum educator at the Baltimore Museum of Art—to discuss the relationships between schools and museums. Listen as their conversation covers how we can provide learning opportunities through museums, how the pandemic has affected museum visits, and how teachers can strengthen their connections to the community at large.

• How to Convince Your Administrator to Send Your Class on a Museum Field Trip
• Five Stress-Free Tips for Planning Art Museum Field Trips
• FLEX Collection: Exploring Digital Art Museums
• Apply to be an AOEU Podcast Host!

In his first of two episodes as guest host, Candido Crespo welcomes art educator Paula Liz to discuss how we can center student voice in our classrooms. Listen as their conversation covers how we can provide opportunities for our young artists, why everyone needs to share their work, and the ways in which we can advocate for ourselves and our students.

• Find Paula Liz and Anti-Racist Art Teachers on Instagram
• Follow Candido on Twitter and Instagram
• Building Confidence with a Student-Centered Drawing Library
• A Powerful Painting Project that Amplifies Student Voice
• Black Student Truth: A Series to Share Student Voice
• Apply to be an AOEU Podcast Host!

In today's episode, guest host Jonathan Juravich shares his love for all things cardboard. Kaitlyn Edgington (Art With Mrs. E) joins him to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of the material, its myriad of uses in the art room, and how simple materials can allow creativity to flourish.

• Find Art With Mrs. E on Instagram
• Creative cardboard sculptures? They are essential!
• Listen to The Art of SEL
• Apply to be an AOEU Podcast Host!

Guest host Jonathan Juravich uses today's episode for a discussion with art teacher Cassie Fanning about SEL and teaching kindergarten. Listen as they discuss the importance of play, how to be more fun and creative in your classroom, and how we can teach our kindergarteners to be part of a community. They also take the time to share a long list of their favorite books for kindergarten.

• View AOEU's 1-2-3 A-R-T YouTube series!
• Listen to The Art of SEL
• 7 Lesson Ideas to Engage Kindergarteners with SEL
• Apply to be an AOEU Podcast Host!

In today's episode, Nic takes the opportunity to say goodbye. After two and a half years, and hundreds of episodes, she is stepping away from Everyday Art Room. In today's episode, she spends time talking about her own life, where she goes for help, and what feeds her own soul. She also says thank you to a few people and shares her hopes for the future of the podcast.

• Jenni Linnet Coaching
• Kelly Gorder
• GreenLights (Matthew McConaughey)
• Lisa Congdon and Phil Hansen
• Apply to be an AOEU Podcast Host!

In today's episode, AOEU Podcast Director Tim Bogatz joins Nic to share stories about their respective podcasts and talk about what happens behind the scenes while recording. They share some of their best stories, talk about their favorite episodes, and some of the guests they love talking to. But before all of that happens, Nic has a big announcement you need to hear.

• Hear Nic's favorite episodes with Peter Reynolds, Cassie Stephens, and Yaz Gate
• Apply to be an AOEU Podcast Host!

Debi West joins Nic on the podcast today to discuss her life as a retired-"ish" art teacher and how she stays involved in art education outside of the classroom. Listen as they cover the importance of mentoring, Debi's work with NAEA's Emeritus Art Educators group, and why art teachers should be collaborating no matter the stage of their career.

• Follow Debi on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
• See the Westspectations website
• Read Debi's articles on the AOEU website
• If You Don't Feed the Teachers, They Eat the Students

On today's episode, Nic is joined by Nicole McAfoose to discuss the how and why of creating resources for choice-based teaching. Listen as they discuss how Nicole first started her journey to choice-based instruction, the resources she creates and shares, and the work she puts in to keep her YouTube channel going strong.

• Follow Nicole on Instagram and Facebook
• View the Big Ideas Art Studio YouTube page
• See the Big Ideas Art Studio webpage

Today is the fourth and final episode in a series of Everyday Art Room podcasts that explore the national standards. Today, Nic gets a variety of voices to come on the show to talk about the Present standard. Listen as they discuss how students can meet the Present standard, how they can curate an art space, and the importance of sharing with peers, teachers, and the community at large.

• Follow Ann, Polly, and Michelle on Instagram
• View the NCCAS Conceptual Framework
• NCAS Visual Art Standards At-A-Glance
• View the PRO Learning Pack on Implementing the National Standards