Do you have pre-service teachers in your art room? How do you support them? This episode dives into just that topic with Dr. David Moya. A former student of Laura’s and now professor at the Univ ...
Read MoreHow do you capture students who don’t feel successful in art because they “can’t draw”? Elementary art educator Meera Ramanathan uses literacy. “Art isn’t just abou ...
Read MoreHow often do you consider how you think? It’s not usually something that’s brought up, but metacognition (thinking about thinking) can have many benefits for you and your students. Fiber a ...
Read MoreThere is no doubt History is an important aspect of education. Art History is no different. There are many ways art teachers use it in their practice, inspiring discussion when kicking off a lesson or ...
Read MoreExplore Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) in the second series of episodes brought to you by the Connected Arts Networks (CAN). As a partnership between The National Art Education Associatio ...
Read MoreIn 1961, March was established as Youth Art Month to bring attention to Art Education and recognize it as a core factor in a complete curriculum. To this day, its goal remains the same, direct attenti ...
Read MoreWho doesn’t love to talk about their favorite things? Art educators, students, artists, people in general, EVERYONE has preferences. In this episode, The Creativity Crew is back! Art educators R ...
Read MoreMore and more it seems like we are caught in the net of focusing on teaching and learning—delivering info on something you know well and moving down a prescribed path. What about the space in be ...
Read MoreIn Math, there is a concept called “Concrete—Representational—Abstract Progression of Learning.” When students learn numbers, they count real objects (concrete), then pictures ...
Read MoreMindfulness can enhance creativity and creative problem-solving, qualities essential to the art room. Do you practice mindfulness yourself or with your students? With the hectic school year in full sw ...
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