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 Other AI: ChatGPT for Teachers
How can Artificial Intelligence increase creativity and humanity? In this episode, we're looking at the impact of ChatGPT and other AI tools on education. What does it mean for what and…
BookmarkED Sneak Peek
Tired of the traditional online PD available during the summers for teachers? So are we. So we decided to do something different. Tune in as Susan shares what's coming in the new Bookma…
The Power of Regret
What if the phrase "no regrets" was actually harmful? In today's episode, author Dan Pink shares the 4 core types of regret and why looking back is so valuable to helping us move forwar…
How to Keep Going
How is your creativity influenced by the demands of others? After his book "Steal Like an Artist" went BIG, Austin Kleon found himself in a dilemma. With all of the demand to create his…
4 Keys to Arts Advocacy
Isn't it ironic that Arts in Our Schools Month happens when most schools begin their testing seasons? In this episode, Susan explores the importance of advocating for the arts, along wi…
The Habit of Happiness
Grace Stevens realized as a teacher that happiness wasn't just a feeling - it was something she could create with some intentional habits. Today, she shares a few of these habits so oth…
Teaching While Writing
Julie Clark, NYT Bestselling Author of The Last Flight and The Lies I Tell, is more than a writer. She's also a 5th grade teacher. Tune in as Julie chats about what it's like to live in…
The Art of Coaching
Elena Aguilar is no stranger to the stresses of teaching. After working in middle schools as a teacher and then a coach, she developed a teacher coaching framework that has now been use…
3 Common Job Fears for Educators: Myth vs Reality
Do you have one of these 3 job fears? We've heard from hundreds of educators over the past few months who are considering a job change - but are concerned about what happens if...
1.) Th…
Overcoming Objections to Arts Integration
What are the 3 biggest objections to Arts Integration? Time, Buy-In, and Seeing It's Possible. In today's episode, Susan walks you through 3 frameworks for addressing each of these barr…
Embracing Radical Candor
In the bestselling book, Radical Candor, we find a set of strategies for providing honest, direct feedback while embracing each other's humanness. In today's episode, Susan chats with R…
How to Write a Winning Grant
If you've wanted to secure a grant for an arts integration initiative, today's episode is a must-listen. Arts Integration Specialist Alison Greenhouse won a large 3-year grant for her s…
How COVID (and Certification) Improved My Teaching
The impact of remote learning through COVID was undeniable for all of us. But have you considered how this massive disruption has improved your teaching? In this episode, Arts Integrati…
Life After the Classroom
Ever wonder what's out there beyond teaching in the traditional classroom? Tune in as Arts Integration Certification alum Molly Lucareli shares her experience and what she's learned alo…
Journaling Ideas for Setting (and Reaching) Your Goals
Whether it's a new year or a new season, goal setting is a natural part of what we humans do. But while goal setting is popular, goal reaching can feel frustrating. Here's a journaling …
My Unplug Process for Plugging Into Your Life
When it's time for a vacation, do you find yourself so stressed that by the time you get back, you haven't really relaxed at all? If so, this episode is for you. Susan walks you through…
The Missing Creative Skill: Lateral Thinking
Did you know there are 3 modes of thinking? Convergent, Divergent, and... Lateral. In today's episode, learn how you can use Lateral Thinking to build student's creative skills by takin…
STEAM Classrooms to Careers
Where are the gaps in the STEAM careers pipeline? How do we get more students interested in these careers? Today's guest, Antoinette Ellis, shares how she's working to encourage more gi…
Don't Just Survive... Thrive
What does it REALLY mean to be an effective teacher? Author and former educator SaraJane Herrboldt challenges us to get curious about this question and consider that effective teaching …
A New Way to Practice Gratitude on Thanksgiving
Tired of the same old "I'm grateful for..." routine as you sit around the Thanksgiving table? In this episode, we're exploring the science of gratitude and how small acts can make a big…