Join Jen and Abi as they chat with Anna Gibson, TAB art educator in Santa Fe, and Steve Heil, New Mexico Lead Department Analyst at New Mexico Public Education Department, about nurturing advanced artists within a TAB (Teaching for Artistic Behavior) framework. They trace their TAB journeys, explain an inclusive advanced-art model (screening, teacher nomination, or self-selection), and show how authentic showcases and contests build agency, visibility, and healthy “eustress,” especially for students from marginalized backgrounds. The conversation blends creativity research, gifted-education practices, and culturally responsive teaching to keep young artists in the pipeline from elementary through high school and beyond.

Resources:

Teaching for Artistic Behavior: teachingforartisticbehavior.org

TAB community (Mighty Networks): teaching-for-artistic-behavior-inc.mn.co. 

National Art Education Association (NAEA): arteducators.org. 

New Mexico Art Education Association (NMAEA): newmexicoarteducators.org. 

Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival: recyclesantafe.org. 

Inside Out Project (JR Artist): insideoutproject.net. 

Zaretta Hammond — Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain: crtandthebrain.com

New Mexico Association for the Gifted (NMAG): nmgifted.org 

New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED): web.ped.nm.gov 

NAEP 2016 Arts Assessment (The Nation’s Report Card / NCES): nationsreportcard.gov/arts_2016/ and NCES overview. 

nationsreportcard.gov

George Szekely: georgeszekely.com; book Play and Creativity in Art Teaching. 

Szekely website

Clyde Gaw (TAB/choice-based art): clydegaw.blogspot.com

Navajo Nation: navajo-nsn.gov

Pueblo of Zuni: ashiwi.org

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