K12ArtChat the Podcast

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Episode 19 - Crocodile River Music - Culturally Connecting & Celebrating Mar 11, 2021

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In this episode of K12ArtChat The Creativity Department speaks with Crocodile River Music about culturally connecting. As visiting artists, Crocodile River creates experiences for students that provide a chance for them to understand African culture and traditions through art and music. Listen in as they explain what "NOT being a tourist of art" means and how important it is to understand the hard work and history that goes into making art.

Episode 18 - Tricia Fuglestad - Catch the Fuglevision - Engaging Students Mar 04, 2021

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In this episode The Creativity Department speaks with Tricia Fuglestad. Tricia shares ideas and tips to engage students in virtual and hybrid classes. Be as kind to yourselves as you are to your students and consider goals for the year from a different angle. By creating less stressful and more achievable ways of working with students it is easier to focus on the important goal of ensuring they feel seen and heard.

Episode 17 - Anti-Racist Art Teachers - Building Relationships with ALL of our Students Feb 25, 2021

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Having an anti-racist curriculum requires attention all year long. In this episode The Creativity Department interviews Abby Birhanu, Francesca Levy, and Paula Liz from the Anti-Racist Art Teachers group of educators. Listen in to discover how to build an anti-racist classroom environment in a way that is responsible and student centered.

Episode 16 - Al Thomas - Building EQ – Emotional Intelligence through Visual Storytelling Feb 18, 2021

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In this episode, The Creativity Department interviews Al Thomas, educator, principal, and visual storyteller about how creativity in the classroom provides opportunities for conversation and can help students process emotions and develop their own EQ. Through visual storytelling students can slow the world down, process emotion, and engage fully in a moment.

Episode 15 - David Gorden - Creating Authentic Characters Feb 11, 2021

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The Creativity Department speaks with sequential artist and author David Gorden about the importance of asking "why" questions during the process of character development to avoid stereotypes, and the value of understanding the "rules of art" before you try to bend them.

Episode 14 - Trevor Bryan - Discussing Art with Students Feb 04, 2021

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This week The Creativity Department speaks with Trevor Bryan, author of The Art of Comprehension. Discover new techniques and strategies to engage students and help them open up, connect to art and the world, and have meaningful discussions in the process.

Episode 13 - Connie Jimenez Zammett - AP & IB Art Topics Jan 27, 2021

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Developing investigation, experimentation, and communication skills is the focus of AP & IB Art programs. This week, The Creativity Department speaks with high school art educator Connie Jimenez Zammett about how these programs challenge students to ask questions and inquire deeply about their process, empowering them to be independent thinkers.

Episode 12 - Michael Hernandez - Graphic Novels & Visual Narratives Jan 21, 2021

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Listen in to this conversation with Michael Hernandez (educator, speaker, and author) as the Creativity Department digs into how graphic novels (a.k.a. sequential art) can help students tell their stories and engage with important questions about life, experience, and art.

Episode 11 - Kelly Young & Karen Caswell - Student Empowerment Jan 14, 2021

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The difference between engaged and empowered students boils down to what you do for them versus what they do for themselves. In today’s world of constant distraction, students must be intrinsically motivated to buy into their learning. In this episode, The Creativity Department speaks with Kelly Young (@teachthisorthat) and Karen Caswell (@kcasw1) about shifting mindset beyond engagement and empowering students to be excited about using what they learn in ways that make sense to them - to OWN their learning.

Episode 10 - Jason Blair - Cultivating Creative and Civic Capacities Jan 07, 2021

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Empathic curiosity, radical imagination, design thinking... these skills are essential for developing well-rounded students prepared to live in the world. In this episode The Creativity Department delves into these ideas with Jason Blair as they discuss his C4 research project with Columbus Museum of Art and Harvard’s Project Zero.

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