Art Works for Teachers
The Art Works for Teachers Podcast helps teachers crack the code of creativity and use it as a hidden advantage in the classroom. You will receive simple, yet innovative ideas for teaching math, reading and writing in and through the arts - while filling your own creative cup.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 151
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
The Mosaic Method: 4 Steps to Create an Arts Integration Experience
Want to create an arts integrated experience, but are worried that you a.) don't know how or b.) it's too complicated? In today's episode, Susan walks you through a simple 4-step framew…
Unexpected Opportunities
Have you ever felt like you're more than an educator? That you have other passions you'd like to pursue? In today's episode, Sean Longstreet shares his journey from LA's Teacher of the …
How to Love Your Career, Again.
Frustrated, overwhelmed, and worried that teaching isn't the career for you anymore? In this episode, Susan Riley is sharing a 7-step process for finding your purpose, examining your ca…
Is it Worth the Effort? How to Make Change In Difficult Times
Change is all around us in education. But how do you know if the change is worth it or not? In a time of division and stress in K-12 schools, author Anthony Muhammad shares a 4 pillar f…
4 Creative Activities to Ease Into the New Year
If you're headed back into the classroom after a long break, you know how challenging it can be to get back into a routine. In this episode, Susan shares 4 activities from the free Crea…
Empathic Partners: School Leaders and Teachers
In his latest book, The Principal as Chief Empathy Officer: Creating a Culture Where Everyone Grows, author and former school administrator Tom Hoerr makes the case that relationships a…
Design Thinking Strategies for the Holidays
Try using these 3 Design Thinking strategies as a framework for relevant and fun projects in your classroom during the hectic holiday season.
A Hero's Journey in Education
With so many difficult circumstances in education right now, we need a hero. In this candid episode, Susan shares 3 examples of everyday educators who are impacting the journey for many…
From Enhancement to Integration
How do you know if you're using arts enhancement or arts integration? And if you're using arts enhancement, how do you move to arts integration? In this episode, Susan is getting tactic…
Get SmART about Classroom Management
Not all Classroom Management is created equal. Smart Classroom Management founder Michael Linsin is here this week to discuss the importance of creating a positive classroom environment…
From the Page to the Stage: Creating an Original Show with Your Students
"Because it brings my students to life". That's the reason today's guest, Ann Noriel, gives for why drama and music impacts our classrooms. In this episode, Ann shares how to create you…
3 Prompts to Reframe Your Thinking
Ever find yourself spiraling into a flood of negative emotions after a rough day at school? Or maybe you're caught on the worry rocking chair - moving back and forth, but never going an…
How Art Makes Us Whole
Art is more than self-expression, history, or a subject in school. It's about connection and helping us understand and become ourselves. In her new memoir, "Art is About Being Whole", C…
How to Work with Vendors: Secrets to Getting What You Need
In this behind-the-scenes episode, Susan interviews the Institute's Chief Growth Officer, Kevin Riley. They talk about how teachers and schools can work with vendors to get what they ne…
Care for Teachers after COVID-19
Care can be a tricky word when it comes to educators, and it's been used almost flippantly since the pandemic. In their new book, "Reconstructing Care in Teacher Education After Covid-1…
Dealing with Student Apathy, Disrespect, and Arguing
More than ever, teachers are sharing how difficult classroom management has become. In this episode, author, teacher, and administrator Scott Ervin - aka "The Kid Whisperer" - shares sp…
The Realities of Teaching to the Test
Want to use arts integration, but stuck because people feel pressured to "teach to the test"? In this episode, Susan tackles the realities of standardized testing head on. She's showcas…
Curtain Call: Using Theatre Strategies for Teacher PD
In today's episode, theatre educator and working actress Ayesis Clay shares how theatre can be used as a mechanism for teacher healing and professional development. We explore the conti…
Using the Throughlines Strategy
Throughlines connect a theme, plot, or characteristic. In today's episode, Susan shares how to use throughlines in your teaching to help students deepen their learning.
Set Yourself Up to Win
Before you set your next goal or even to-do list, grab your favorite flair pen and paper and listen to this episode. Inside, Susan Riley shares 8 strategies to create goals, systems, an…