Episode 53: Reigniting the Joy of Teaching
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there’s been so much talk about self-care and positivity. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by reminders to stay happy and take care. We all thought this ye ...
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Episodes 51 and 52: ED&I - An Informative Conversation with NAEA Leadership
In their ED&I position statement, the National Art Education Association (NAEA) states they are “dedicated to promoting diverse voices and viewpoints that inform professional praxis for soci ...
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Episode 50: Fighting for Dignity in Education
Keisha Casiano states, “A student is not defined by their learning ability. A learning disability represents one area of weakness, but there are many more areas of strengths.” Keisha is an ...
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Episode 49: Meaningful Practice - Embedded Professional Learning
“Teaching is a practice that we’re constantly honing as we learn and grow. But one of the things we aren’t doing enough is watching other teachers teach. Observing what colleagues do ...
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Episode 48: Balancing Cultural Relevance with Social Engagement through Practice & Pedagogy
“Knowing the culture of our students, their stories and heritage is an important aspect of connecting and building relationships, but also a way to help students create art with meaning to their ...
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Episode 47: Diversity, Identity, & Multi-Language Learners
Identity is ever-changing and fluent, it’s what makes us human. It’s made up of elements you can and cannot see. Culture, race, religion, experience, and beliefs are all factors that build ...
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Episode 46: Helping Students Connect Self, Community, and World
If you’ve been teaching for longer than a week you know each class has its own collective identity. What works for first period may not work for third period. Each student brings their own piece ...
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Episode 45: Supporting & Engaging You at the National Level
Before the start of the much-needed summer break, The Creativity Department spoke with NAEA Elementary Division leaders Tiffany Beltz and Devon Calvert about ways to support Elementary Art Educators. ...
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Episode 44: Exploring Cultural Continuity: Informal & Formal Art Education Practice
Cultural continuity is how people use the arts to maintain personal, community, or national identity over time with global art cultures. In this episode, the Creativity Department speaks with Dr. Heid ...
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Episode 43: Always, All Ways: Multimodal & Collaborative Learning
Andrea Kantrowitz, this week’s guest, shared a quote from a fourth-grade student that sums up this episode: “I thought art was only about making pictures, but now I see it’s really a ...
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