Ms Artastic

Welcome to the Ms Artastic Podcast, I am your host and the creator of everything that is in Artastic Nation, Kathleen McGiveron. Today I’m going to be talking about something important, which is Art Teacher TLC. We can’t be there for the kids if we aren’t there for ourselves first. As we know, teaching consumes a lot of our focus power, energy, and emotions. Some years are harder than others, and some moments in the day are more stressful. This pandemic year has added another lovely layer to it. I’m going to dive-in and remind you to take care of you. You can’t be there for your students, or family or furbabies or yourself if you don’t take care of you too. It is like when you’re on the plane and they remind you to put the face mask on yourself before you help others... Right because we can’t help anyone if we’re passed out or whatever. You need to provide YOURSELF with oxygen first because you can’t give oxygen to others if you’re on the floor. You especially cannot be an Art Teacher BOSS if you’re too tired to allow for the awesome habit building and mindset shifts.

EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://msartastic.com/2021/03/29/art-teacher-tlc-taking-care-of-you/

TeachersPayTeachers.com Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ms-Artastic

Learn about the Artastic Collective, Art Teacher Membership: https://www.artasticcollective.com/

Welcome to the Ms Artastic Podcast. I’m your host, Kathleen McGiveron and today we’re going to continue the talk about what it means to be an Art Teacher BOSS and how to become one. In the last episode I talked about the MINDSETS that Art Teacher BOSSES need to live by. Today we’re going onto the second part of this two-part series and I’m going to give you those real and raw strategies that will set you on a growth path that will ultimately take you to the Art Teacher BOSS Level. Let’s dive into it!

Before we begin we have to understand what it means to be BOSS. Someone who is boss knows what they want, how to get what they want, and implements the process to get it. This is what it means to be BOSS! Essentially, you’re the ultimate to-do list checker, task completer, and productivity person. Being boss is a great mindset to have. Of course, it’s not just mindset. You have to feel it in your heart and you have to do the work to get there. Being boss means that your actively and consciously doing the steps each and every day, every moment, working to make the slight improvements in yourself that are needed to get to your goals and your better version of yourself. I like to say: “Reflect, self-improve, and calibrate perfection.” Of course, this is a LONG journey of success, not a quick trip. This is way of LIVING LIFE.

This topic is so big that I had to make it a two-parter because honestly, there is so much to say. That is HOW IMPORTANT Being BOSS is. Being an Art Teacher BOSS is a lifestyle change and, if you’re ready, you can implement these changes to change your mindset and change your life. All changes are hard at the beginning, messy in the middle, and easy at the end. My lovely friend, make sure that you have a notebook ready, phone to make notes in, or if you’re listening while you’re driving or running... that’s ok. Just jot down these tips as soon as you can and get ready to implement them too so that you can be an Art Teacher BOSS.

In the first part of this two-part series of Being an Art Teacher BOSS, I talked about mindsets that you can implement into your boss journey.

Today, I’ll talk about things that you can do in your teaching practice to fire it up and take it to boss level. They will help you get those things checked off your to-do list and help you be a more productive teacher so that you can leave sooner each day. Because living your life... Is kind of a big deal.

Alright, let’s talk about things that you can do in your teaching practice to fire it up and take it to boss level.

EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://msartastic.com/2021/01/18/inspiring-the-reluctant-artists-or-art-makers-in-your-art-classroom/

TeachersPayTeachers.com Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ms-Artastic

Learn about the Artastic Collective, Art Teacher Membership: https://www.artasticcollective.com/

Welcome to the Ms Artastic Podcast. I’m your host, Kathleen McGiveron and today we’re going to talk about what it means to be an Art Teacher BOSS and how to become one. Let’s dive into it!

Before we begin we have to understand what it means to be BOSS. Someone who is boss knows what they want, how to get what they want, and implements the process to get it. This is what it means to be BOSS! Essentially, you’re the ultimate to-do list checker, task completer, and productivity person. Being boss is a great mindset to have. Of course, it’s not just mindset. You have to feel it in your heart and you have to do the work to get there. Being boss means that your actively and consciously doing the steps each and every day, every moment, working to make the slight improvements in yourself that are needed to get to your goals and your better version of yourself. I like to say: “Reflect, self-improve, and calibrate perfection.” Of course, this is a LONG journey of success, not a quick trip. This is way of LIVING LIFE.

This topic is so big that I had to make it a two-parter because honestly, there is so much to say. That is HOW IMPORTANT Being BOSS is. Being an Art Teacher BOSS is a lifestyle change and, if you’re ready, you can implement these changes to change your mindset and change your life. All changes are hard at the beginning, messy in the middle, and easy at the end. My lovely friend, make sure that you have a notebook ready, phone to make notes in, or if you’re listening while you’re driving or running... that’s ok. Just jot down these tips as soon as you can and get ready to implement them too so that you can be an Art Teacher BOSS.

EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://msartastic.com/2021/01/18/inspiring-the-reluctant-artists-or-art-makers-in-your-art-classroom/

TeachersPayTeachers.com Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ms-Artastic

Learn about the Artastic Collective, Art Teacher Membership: https://www.artasticcollective.com/

This is a topic that I need to focus on as well. It is so often that we feel alone in our classrooms, offices, or studios... We show up, do the work, and go home. Sometimes we have colleagues, but it’s not all the time that we see them. As well, they may know you well, but they might not know what is happening inside your classroom, or your office, or studio. I think it is important that we remind ourselves of the magic makers in our lives, which are ourselves. Let's dive into some Reflective Teaching Strategies that you can use in your art classroom!

EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://msartastic.com/2021/02/15/reflective-teaching-practices-for-art-teachers/

TeachersPayTeachers.com Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ms-Artastic

Learn about the Artastic Collective, Art Teacher Membership: https://www.artasticcollective.com/

Hey Art Teacher! In today’s podcast, we’re going to talk about Encouraging students to be creative! First, I’m going to share with you some ideas of how to fuel your creativity, which you can write down notes for then share in your OWN classroom. Second, I’ll talk about some Finish the Picture and Creativity Challenge ideas. These are all ideas that you can use or teach in your own classroom that can help encourage your students to be creative.

Here are my tips, ideas, and inspiration for learning how to fuel your creativity whether you create art, teach art to kids, write stories or poems, are a blogger, teacherpreneur, make YouTube Videos, or create podcasts. Ideas can be hard to come by when you have creativity block or writer’s block. Here are my tips for how to fuel your creativity and get your deepest, most authentic and genuine ideas!

EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://msartastic.com/2021/02/01/encourage-students-to-be-creative-in-your-art-classroom/ 

TeachersPayTeachers.com Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ms-Artastic

Learn about the Artastic Collective, Art Teacher Membership: https://www.artasticcollective.com/

Art Teachers, in today’s podcast, we’re going to talk about Inspiring your Reluctant Artists or Art Makers.

Encouraging students to make art can sometimes happen easily and other times, it’s a challenge. You bring out, act out, or show your “hook” and BAM! They’re engaged and are wanting to do their best. Depending on the age or the student’s own personal experience with creating art, this is sometimes a challenge and you might even get a complete refusal. As a teacher, it is our job to encourage a student to create. After many years of experience teaching, and having taught art to students from Kindergarten to Grade 12, I have a few tricks up my sleeve in terms of getting ALL your students to create art, even if they really don’t want to.

Before we dive in on looking at different approaches, it is important to know that building a relationship and earning your student’s trust is key for success, not only for the art project you’re working on, but to create an environment where the student always feel safe when making art. A lot of the time, the barriers for not wanting to create are: self-judgement, fear of peer judgment, fear of failure, and lack of exposure to creating art. Remember, that creating art can make a lot of people feel vulnerable. Creative thinking and using new mediums or materials can make people (including students) feel uncomfortable. All of these prevent individuals from wanting to do their best. A lot of times kids act out or are reluctant to try because they fear what their peers might think. And isn’t this true for us as well?

Let’s take a look at some strategies you can try out in your classroom! Make sure you stick to one for a while to ensure that the new habit or pattern makes a difference (1 day is not sufficient).

If you are interested in joining the Artastic Collective, please follow this link: www.artasticcollective.com

EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://msartastic.com/2021/01/18/inspiring-the-reluctant-artists-or-art-makers-in-your-art-classroom/

TeachersPayTeachers.com Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ms-Artastic

Learn about the Artastic Collective, Art Teacher Membership: https://www.artasticcollective.com/

Art Teacher, in today’s podcast, we’re going to talk about what to do with those Fast Finishing students.

Now, there are two reasons kids finish fast. First, they finish fast because they are focused and on task and don’t spend time getting distracted or procrastinating. The second reason is that they just rushed right through.

If you suspect some rushing, kindly ask the student to either add more detail to their work or slow down and take their time to do their best, or ask them to put it on the white board with a magnet and stand back to look at the work to see if they, themselves, can find any areas to improve on.

Either way, you’re always going to have students finish before the rest so let’s take a look at some ideas or routines that you can build into your classroom so that students know what to do when they’re done so they don’t have to ask you and so that you don’t have to instruct them on what to do EVERY time.

If you are interested in joining the Artastic Collective, please visit www.artasticcollective.com '

EPISODE SHOW NOTES: https://msartastic.com/2021/01/04/what-to-do-with-fast-finishers-in-your-art-classroom/

TeachersPayTeachers.com Store: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ms-Artastic

Learn about the Artastic Collective, Art Teacher Membership: https://www.artasticcollective.com/

Well my lovely friends, I just wanted to take the time today to share with you a little bit about a resource that can honestly… be a game changer for art teachers. Now, it is not everyday that art teachers get things that are shiny, new, and spectacular… but this IS! 

To better support Art Teachers, I created the Artastic Collective. With the Artastic Collective, Art Resource Library membership for art teachers, my mission is to provide you with prepared art lessons, resources, and activities that will allow you to free up your time and live your life, whether that means traveling, pursuing your hobbies, or spending time with your family. It will provide you with Fully planned Art Lessons and Resources (that cover standards and include assessments and rubrics) will be given to you. You should be able to be an instructor or teacher and be able to have the time to LIVE life. With this membership, you will receive teaching ideas, inspiration, and guidance to help you navigate and problem-solve in your classroom or studio. This membership will give you the freedom to create art with kids, live your life, and will help you engage your students with art lessons. This membership is intended for Elementary & Middle School Teachers. Find my membership at artasticcollective.com. Remember, January 1st the membership will open for enrollment for only a few weeks and then will close until august. Make sure you visit the site right now and Join the Waitlist so you know when to register so you don’t miss it.

https://www.artasticcollective.com/

Well, I'm going to be starting 2021 off with a BANG! I'm going to be hosting a FREE Art Teacher Masterclass... As well, in this episode you can find out the secret start date for the Winter Enrollment of the Artastic Collective! So hit play on your podcast player and make sure you follow or subscribe to this channel! In this episode I'm going to let you know about these two amazing opportunities and how to join!

Join me for my FREE Art Teacher Masterclass where I’m going to talk about:

• Engaging your students

• Inspiring Reluctant Art Makers

• Exploring Art on a Budget

• Increasing your Productivity

• Faster Prepping and Grading

Yes, I am totally going to be going in depth for a long while on these topics. I’m going to get you all pumped up for 2021 after this disastrous year and I’m going to help you straighten it all back out. I got you my friend!

So if you want to register for free, make sure you go to https://www.artasticcollective.com/masterclass