Episode 212: Building Resilience
As educators navigate the ever-changing landscape of arts education, the need to foster emotional strength, adaptability, and creative confidence in students and themselves has never been more important. In this episode, Oral Historian Dr. Mi'Jan Celie Tho-Biaz and Matt Grundler ask Connected Arts Network (CAN) members Amanda Standard and Melissa Hronkin to share their experiences and research-backed strategies for fostering resilience as they create empowering learning environments in their respective art forms. Explore how visual and performing arts can serve as powerful tools for social-emotional learning, how they support their students in overcoming challenges, and how educators can build personal resilience while maintaining a strong sense of purpose and joy in teaching.
About Connected Arts Networks (CAN): The National Art Education Association (NAEA), in partnership with the Educational Theater Association, National Association for Music Education, National Dance Education Organization, and NYC Department of Education’s Office of Arts and Special Projects has launched a nationwide initiative to create virtual Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). The goal of this Connected Arts Networks (CAN) is to build a sustainable model of professional learning to help teachers better serve students.
Resources
Guests
Dr. Mi’Jan Celie Tho-Biaz
Oral Historian and Co-Host
Amanda Standard
Dance Educator at Benjamin D. Foulois Creative and Performing Arts K–8 School
Melissa Hronkin
Visual Arts Educator from Upper Peninsula of Michigan
CAN Partner Organizations
- National Art Education Association
- National Association for Music Education
- National Dance Education Organization
- Educational Theater Association
- NYC Dept. of Education’s Office of Arts and Special Projects (OASP)
Links
- Connected Arts Networks information on NAEA website
- CAN Press Release
- Center for Leadership and Educational Equity (CLEE)
- NAEA ED&I Hub
- Meet the new CAN Teacher Participants!
- Center for Leadership and Educational Equity (CLEE)
- The Cure for Burnout (Hint: It Isn’t Self-Care)
Books
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