Episode 127: Focusing on Educator SEL
How often do you assess how you’re doing? It’s true when “they” say your tank must be full to take care of other’s needs. But how do you prioritize yourself with so many ...
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Episode 125 & 126: Connected Arts Networks (CAN) – Social-Emotional Learning Part 1 & 2
Broadly speaking, social-emotional learning (SEL) is a process through which students develop and apply crucial life skills such as confidence, emotion management, decision-making, and friendship. In ...
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Episode 124: Renewing Your Creative Practice
Nurturing your creativity can be challenging, especially when you are charged with cultivating it in the minds of students and keeping them engaged in meaningful creating. No one understands that more ...
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Episode 123: All Things Art
Art materials come in all shapes and sizes. As educators and/or artists ourselves, there’s always a reason we use the materials we do. Quality and price are a few ways to make choices about them ...
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Episode 122: Unpacking NAEA 2023
The NAEA 2023 Convention has officially wrapped! Enjoy this episode highlighting some of the best parts of this exciting event! The Creativity Department and Orlando Graves Bolaños (@Subversive ...
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Episode 121: Supporting Pre-Service Art Teachers
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 ...
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Episode 120: Literacy in the Elementary Art Room
How 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 ...
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Episode 119: The Art of Thinking & Questioning
How 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 ...
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Episode 118 – Coffee with Karl: The Importance of Art History
There 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 ...
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Episode 116 & 117: Connected Arts Networks (CAN) – Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Part 1 & 2
Explore 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 ...
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