In this second part of episode 19, Chris Neal and I discuss several techniques to promote self care and mindfulness. These meditations and guided practices are great for teachers, parents, students- anyone.

Chris also discusses the benefits and simplicity of beginning a mindfulness practice and offers several tools and resources to help begin your journey.

Be sure to listen to part 1 of Episode 19, and visit our website at www.faecc.org to learn more.

Peace!

In this episode, Chris Neal discusses how to promote self care for fine arts teachers. We identify some examples of physical and other symptoms, as well as some common performance stress norms that can be beneficial.

But what happens when those stresses that served so well in performance mode push you past the brink in a classroom setting?

Tune in for a great first part episode that discusses these and more, then check out part 2 for mindfulness exercises and other solutions.

Get more info at our website www.faecc.org and get links to Chris Neal's website and podcast for more information as well.

In this episode, Dr. Alaina Johnson takes us on a brief tour of the inner workings of a teen/tween creative student. Whether it’s art, dance, music, theatre, or another of the creative arts, Dr. Alaina has valuable advice to help parents and teachers understand what the student is thinking, feeling, and experiencing.  Great for parents, teachers, mentors, lesson instructors, and anyone that interacts consistently with creative students.

For a more in-depth perspective, be sure to check out Dr. Alaina’s book, “Parenting Talent”, where she goes into more detail and provides specific actions that adults can adopt when communicating with their creative students.  

Get more info at Dr. Alaina’s website www.parentingtalent.com.  Visit https://www.faecc.org for links, show notes, transcript, and more great resources.

We are joined by Krista Garrett of the Garett Music Academy. Krista talks about her unique music school that focuses on positively influencing the mental health of her students, ages ranging from toddlers to senior citizens.

Krista explores beyond the notes and rhythms to explore how music education positively impacts teens, neurodivergent students, special needs students, and dementia patients.

Don't miss this very positive and uplifting episode!

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Ever have an admin ask you to incorporate more literacy in your fine arts class? Ever feel like you could be doing more to help influence the young minds beyond the normal role of a fine arts teacher?

Episode 16 mentions a few online resources to help make this a meaningful and relevant experience for you and your students. I also go through the process of using AI - ChatGPT (who I call CHAD for brevity) to create customized reading material, questions, modify the reading level, and to create vocabulary that is relevant not only to the article I create, but my actual fine arts class.

I do mention a few statistics at the beginning, just to know the data behind the why, and I also connect it full circle at the end.

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Join us to hear about effective communication between fine arts teachers and administrators. In this interview, Region 4 ESC Fine Arts Coordinator Nick Luggerio walks us through several different scenarios and situations where knowing both sides of the conversation is crucial to communicating effectively.

Also hear about the great professional development opportunities Region 4 ESC provides fine arts teachers here in Houston, Texas.

Check out the Region 4 ESC fine arts website at: https://www.esc4.net/fine-arts

And check out our FAECC website at: https://www.faecc.org/

Nick Luggerio is currently the Fine Arts Coordinator for the Region 4 Educator Service Center in Houston, Texas. Before coming to Region 4, Nick was a high school band director for 20 years and Fine Arts Director for seven years.

He earned his Bachelor of Music-Education from Stephen F. Austin State University where he was a student of Fred J. Allen and earned his Master of Music- Conducting at Sam Houston State University where he was a student of Matthew McInturf. Before beginning his music education career, Nick graduated from Texas A&M University where he was a member and Drum Major of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band, and then graduated from South Texas College of Law with his law degree.

Nick enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience with teachers and administrators.

In this episode, we speak with Matthew Lawrence and Esme Wu from Houston’s Alley Theatre about their arts integration and community education programs.  Staging+ and Alley in Residence serve local students and schools in Houston, not only through theatre practices, but through making academics come alive in meaningful and memorable ways.  

For all grade levels, Pre-K through Grade 12, and for all subjects (Math, Science, ELA, Social Studies, Foreign Language, SEL, Multilingual, Fine Arts), Esme and Matthew explain the great benefits of these community education programs.  

Get some great tips on how you could use arts integration at your campus, as well as how to contact Matthew and Esme to plan a visit to your school.

https://www.alleytheatre.org/

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In this episode... We are joined by music educator and innovator, Steve Moreland. Steve talks about the development of his high school music program that focuses on a different approach to learning music. This modern method fosters collaboration between the Fine Arts and Core Academics while focusing on student engagement and creativity.

This is not your typical or traditional approach to music education! Listen to find out how Steve created a high school music program that highlighted student interest and positively changed the culture of his school.

Steve Moreland is the Band Director and Fine Arts Director at St. Michael's Catholic High School in Austin, Texas. You can find his social medias and email on our www.FAECC.org website.

Reimagining Music Education - SMCA Music Dept

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St. Michael's Catholic Academy - Website

This week, we have our first interview with Visual Arts Educator and Advocate, Anthony Hurlburt, who describes his experiences with Visual Thinking Strategies in the visual arts classroom.

Anthony describes his journey to becoming a visual arts educator and the events that led him to using Visual Thinking Strategies. He also talks about the importance of observing not only visual art but all fine arts with a critical perception. Although Visual Thinking Strategies is a valid and useful process for Visual Art, it can also be used among other fine arts disciplines as well.

Anthony continues to discusses the different methods of fine arts teaching, and how Visual Thinking Strategies can be applied in multiple contexts. VTS offers the opportunity to voice opinions about artworks at a high academic level, enticing deeper meaning and higher engagement from students.

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Is it time to search elsewhere for a new opportunity? Fine Arts Teachers are known to be the staple, the constant, at many campuses. What happens when you're ready to move on?

Join us in this episode to hear some tips about the process, from researching potential jobs, writing a resume, questions to consider for interviews, and marketing yourself on social media.

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