Episode 31: Work/life Balance Podcast Recap We all know life can be tough. And life as a teacher can be tough. Trying to balance your work life and your home life can be a huge struggle and there isn’t always a good answer to solution to it all. In this episode, we discuss our thoughts...
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Catching Students Up in Art Class
Episode 30 – Podcast Recap Any teacher who teaches their subject on a rotation schedule can probably relate to this episode. Not seeing your students one day means you don’t see them for another entire week! The class can get behind other classes and things get thrown off. When an individual student misses a class,...
Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Appreciation part 2 (with LaNesha Tabb)
Episode 29 Podcast Recap In this episode, we were able to continue the conversation about cultural appropriation vs. cultural appreciation but with a very special guest, LaNesha Tabb! LaNesha is an educator, author, and speaker with 15 years of experience in the classroom. Now she focuses on helping educators make their subjects globally relevant. We...
Cultural Appropriation vs. Cultural Appreciation Part 1
Episode 28: Recap Cultural appropriation might seem like a touchy subject to some. It can stir up strong feelings and debated between people. You might think of it like a spectrum…some majority groups may be more aware of what’s okay and not, others are less aware. Educate yourself, do the research, etc. so you can...
Common Art Teacher Problems and Solutions
Episode 27 Podcast Recap This episode, we wanted to tackle some of the most common art teacher problems and questions we hear. We want to share some solutions to help you! Just do a quick Google or Pinterest search and you’ll find a million ways to do this. We share what we’ve done and what...
The Importance of Free Time
Episode 26 Podcast Recap We are both big believers in giving our students free time in the art room. We’ve talked about it here and there on the podcast but in this episode, we really get into why we feel so strongly about it. Here are the main reasons we we think it is so...
What do you do with early finishers?
Episode 25: Podcast Recap When students finish a your planned activity for they day or their overall project early, what do you do? In this episode we talk about many different ideas you can use to manage those early finished in your classes. Enrichment for your students can take many different forms. Push your students...
Resourceful Ways to Fund the Art Room
Episode 24 Podcast Recap In this episode, we dive into more ways of funding your art room from the last episode. However, we talk about how to be more resourceful with your funding. There are many factors that can affect the budget for your art room. While it might be stressful trying to figure out...
Ordering Supplies for the Art Room
Episode 23 Podcast Recap In this episode, we wanted to talk about how to go about ordering supplies for the art room. It’s one of those things that doesn’t really seem to be covered when you’re in college studying art education! So you get your first job, and you have no idea what to do...