Art Made Easy Podcast
1) How to Cultivate Creative Thinkers at Home: AME 153
The Coronavirus is certainly shaking things up. It's early on in the cycle of school closures, social distancing and home-based learning and people are just plain confused. Folks deal with these ty...Show More
2) Your Communication Plan (and Why it’s Never Too Late to Create One): AME 152
Do you struggle to find the right response when parents complain about your cancellation policy, how you're grading children in art class, or why your art looks the way it does? You're not alone. One ...Show More
Your Communication Plan (and Why it’s Never Too Late to Create One): AME 152
39:35 | Mar 11th, 2020
3) The Secret Benefits of Make-Up Art Days: AME 151
As art teachers we have BIG goals for our art programs. Extensive year-long themes and curriculums require many class sessions to complete. And the more classes a project requires, the more likely it ...Show More
4) 5 Unconventional Ways to Connect with your Students: AME 150
Do you sometimes feel that there is a spark missing from your art room? Maybe your students are acting bored, apathetic or disruptive? Don't throw out your behavior management plan just yet. All you m...Show More
5) How to Embrace Your Role as a Non-Credentialed Art Teacher: AME 149
Are you a credentialed art teacher? Or are you teaching art without an art related degree? I'm curious because this topic has been a HOT one in our Facebook groups. And truthfully, if I get hate mail ...Show More
6) How to Prepare for a School Art Show: AME 148
Hosting an art show is undeniably the best way to celebrate your student's year long efforts in art education. But the logistics of an art show can be overwhelming. Whether you're excited to put this ...Show More
7) Nailing Your Art Demo: AME 147
When you demonstrate a project, your goal is to communicate the process in a way that connects to the students. A demo lays out the steps, so each student can fully understand the steps and complete t...Show More
8) The Art of Slowing Things Down: AME 146
I read so many comments from teachers in our Facebook Groups expressing how their students behavior has changed. Some teachers feel like kids aren’t able to work on the same project for extended perio...Show More
9) The 5 Stages of Art Teacher Growth: AME 145
When I was getting started as an art teacher, I was excited. But, I didn't really know what I was doing. I had little to no experience - a few sessions in my kid's classroom crafting quilt squares, bu...Show More
10) How to Think Your Way to a Happy New Year: AME 144
My word of the year for 2020 is: clarity. For most of us, January is all about change: being a healthier, happier version of yourself. But that isn't always the case. We don't have to radically rei...Show More