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Podcast

Using Your Master’s Degree to Move Into the Art Room (Ep. 472)

In this episode, Tim sits down with Sarah Colvin, an educator from Michigan who is transitioning from teaching special education...
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Article

4 Summer Books To Help Art Teachers Fuel Their Creative Process

Summer is the perfect time for teachers to catch up on hobbies and interests. For art teachers, it’s a wonderful...
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Article

4 Steps to Creating Your Dream Art Museum Tour This Summer

Summer is a golden opportunity for art educators to refresh, refocus, and reignite their creativity. What better way to blend...
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Podcast

The June Mailbag: Summer Vibes, AI Resistance, and How to Stay Creative (Ep. 470)

In the June Mailbag episode of Art Ed Radio, Tim and Amanda start with an end-of-year discussion, complete with field...
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Article

Make This Summer Count: 4 Ways to Learn, Grow, and Avoid Teacher Burnout

Summer is a time to breathe, recharge, travel, and catch up on everything you didn’t have time for during the...
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Article

4 Ways to Bring Graduate Course Learning Into Your Art Room and Teaching

Professional learning is not something that lives in the abstract—it’s a powerful, actionable force that can revitalize our art rooms...
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Article

Unleash Your Creative Potential: Master 3 Steps to an Asset-Based Mindset

It’s Clay Week, and you’re up to your elbows in mud. Grades are due, the kiln is acting up, and...
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Article

5 Ways Art Teachers Can Afford a Master’s Degree to Continue Learning and Growing

One thing that makes art teachers so amazing is that we are self-proclaimed forever students who embrace learning. Continuing your...
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Podcast

The March Mailbag: Misophonia, Failing Students, and Spiraling Curriculum (Ep. 457)

Amanda is back for the March mailbag today! As always, she and Tim take listener questions and share some of...
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Article

10 Fun Ways to Spark Joy and Fall in Love with Art All Over Again

Teaching art is incredibly rewarding, but it’s also easy to lose sight of your own creative spark amidst lesson plans...
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Podcast

The Joy of Trying Something New (Ep. 456)

Tim talks today about the joy of trying something new, and the importance of continued exploration of unique mediums and...
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Article

Tiny Acts, Big Impacts: The Power of Creative Play for Art Teachers

Art teachers juggle a lot—lesson planning, grading, and managing student creativity—all while trying to maintain their own artistic spark. Finding...
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