A fun and energetic look at the world of art education.
Friend of the pod Andrea Slusarski returns to the show for the first time in a while, and she can't wait to talk to Tim about the psychology of creativity! Though we all teach it in the art room, the…
In this episode from the archives, we're diving into summer, and talking about how we deal with all of the feelings and emotions that come with stepping away from school for a while. Today, Sarah Kra…
Following last week's mailbag episode, Tim spends some time ruminating on why teachers need to take a break this summer. With so many teachers feeling exhausted, he talks about the benefits to steppi…
The long-awaited mailbag episode with Amanda and Tim is here! This is the first of a new series of mailbag episodes that will publish the first week of every month. In today's June mailbag, Amanda an…
Due to a number of listener requests, Tim takes today's episode outside! More specifically, he is talking about a number of ideas for artmaking activities you can do outdoors with your students. The …
The end of the year is difficult for teachers, and possibly the most difficult part of that is keeping students engaged. In this episode from 2019, Jordan DeWilde joins Tim to talk about his ideas to…
As we come to the final weeks of school, our thoughts seem to naturally drift to what we will be seeing and doing when the next school year starts. In today's episode, Tim talks to Janet Taylor about…
Despite its long history in the world of art, many art teachers do not know about atelier training--so it is time for an explainer episode! Mandy Theis, art educator and Director of the School of Ate…
Candido Crespo is back on the podcast! Tim welcomes him back to the show for a discussion on how Candido is bringing art to the community and the workshops he is organizing through his CreativiDAD Pr…
Both Janet Taylor and Amanda Heyn are joining Tim today to discuss, debate, and debunk some various art teacher myths. From art teachers who just paint all day to exploding ceramics to dressing in ra…
In today's episode from the Art Ed Radio archives, Eric Scott joins Tim for a long discussion on visual journaling, artmaking, and creativity. In a wide-ranging conversation, they chat about Eric's a…
This week is the start of the NAEA National Convention in San Antonio, Texas, and Tim is here with a preview of the event in today's episode. Listen as he discusses his love of learning and attending…
In today's episode, Tim is sharing some ideas for assessments in the art room and how they can be used to engage your students. Listen as he discusses the significant differences between assessments …
In today's episode, Tim is joined by elementary art teacher Laura Irmis to discuss if and how we can find the time to do everything that is expected of us as art teachers. Laura shares how she is mak…
After a flood of messages coming into the inbox, Tim is answering listener questions in this mailbag episode. Listen as he talks about March Madness and Arts Madness, AP portfolios, book recommendati…
Ishel Brimhall is back on the podcast to discuss some of her favorite management strategies for Kindergarten classes and all of her younger students. Tim wants to know how those strategies might be a…
After an incredible response to last week's episode on what ChatGPT can do in our classrooms, Amanda Heyn joins Tim once again to continue the conversation. They share some of their own experience an…
Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere, and it is slowly making its way into our classrooms. Currently, the most popular and powerful AI chatbot is known as ChatGPT, and its escapades ha…
AOEU writer Mariana VanDerMolen is on the podcast for the first time today to discuss a couple of her recent articles, including one on setting goals and one on a variety of uses for glue in the art …
Kyle Wood is back on the podcast to talk about his upcoming 'Arts Madness' tournament, and he and Tim share some of their favorite ideas on how to get students engaged with art history. Listen as the…