Episodes
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In this episode Corbie and Kaitlyn interview art educator Allison Stucky. Allison is a Kansas native, artist and currently an elementary art teacher running a T.A.B art room. Allison shares her 15 years of teaching in a T.A.B art room that highlights her classroom structure and teaching format. We question what is authentic art assessment and how does Allison approach this idea within a T.A.B classroom. Allison shares how she found her voice through teaching T.A.B and various nuggets of wisdom about balancing a personal life alongside teaching.
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Curious about what it is like to teach art abroad? In this episode Corbie interviews artist and art educator Kat Ramsey who recently taught a textiles course in Sweden for a year. Kat is a multidisciplinary artist and educator who travels the world and freelances her art work alongside teaching. Kat shares her experience in various fields of teaching, the process to teach internationally, and tips on balancing art making and teaching.
Mentioned in the Episode:
Find Kat Ramsey's artwork and follow her journeys at katramsyart.com
Find Kat's illustrated book at Blurb.co.uk: "An Illustrated Journal of the Umbers"
Follow Kat back to Sweden and beyond on IG @katramseyart
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Thinking of moving? Have to move? As a teacher your going to need an out of state teaching license... We already jump through a lot of hoops as teachers but this process has new ones! Corbie shares what to expect when starting this process and some tips to manage all of the intricacies of the moving parts. Chances are if you are hunting for information on how this process works you are a planner. Hopefully this episode helps you normalize the process and stay on track along the way.
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In this season two launch Corbie will brief you on why this season launch took so long and what to loosely expect in season two. Kaitlyn joins in for a quick life update.Those Art Teachers' podcasting era continues as these two art teachers are making things work with everything life is handing them!
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In this episode Corbie and Kaitlyn discuss unique ways they display student artwork. Corbie shares nonconventional methods of student art displays such as a virtual gallery and her existing classroom gallery wall.
Kaitlyn opens up about the pressure art teachers face to decorate the hallways and some unique challenges of displaying artwork when you switch to a T.A.B art room.
Mentioned in this episode:
@artofteaching, Melissa Moen, who is a high school art teacher inspiring other educators from her art classroom.
Padlet.com, Resource for Digital Gallery
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In this episode Corbie and Kaitlyn update each other on what is going on in their art rooms. It is a lot about T.A.B and equally about current students responding to their incorporated T.A.B methods. They share stories of what students have created based on the media or units they are currently working on.
Stay tuned in this episode for a surprise announcement and our sponsor not sponsor that is extra special!
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Holidays are tricky, before you have a class make that next Thanksgiving craft, consider who it is centering... In this episode, Kaitlyn and Corbie discuss all things Holiday in the art room. They don't mince words, because this one hits close to home for both art teachers! Listen to the end for our sweet, not sponsor.
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In this episode, Kaitlyn & Corbie describe what TAB (Teaching for Artistic Behavior) is, how they each use the TAB philosophy in their teaching practice, and why they each decided to implement the TAB model. We learn something new about Corbie towards the end, and Kaitlyn fears for her safety... Featured on this episode is a description on TAB philosophy read from the website: teachingforartisticbehavior.org
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In this episode Corbie & Kaitlyn open up the worm hole of cultural appropriation as two white teachers. They discuss inappropriate art projects that might still be happening in the art room and ways to shift proactively in order to stop cultural approriation.
They discuss ways to amplify marginilized voices as teachers, and reflect and put into action more projects that call for response rather than copying or recreating.
It wouldn't be an episode without additional resources! They share ideas teachers might be interested in if they want to continue to do more work on developing a culturally responsive pedagogy that moves away from cultural approriation.
Resources Mentioned:
Adding Voices Conference https://www.addingvoices.com Created by Flavia Zuniga-West @flaviazw_hwart
Antiracistartteachers.org
Sealaskaheritage.org: Native American resources, lesson plans and immense database on cultural appropriation and continuing education for Native art respectfully. https://www.sealaskaheritage.org/institute/culture-history/culture-history-programs/indigenous-intellectual-properties
Diversity & Equity Inclusion www. rethink.us/ @rethinc.us
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In this lighthearted episode Corbie and Kailyn check in about the beginning of the school year. They get real about their feelings and some changes that are underway in their classrooms. Then they dive into sharing their favorite and least favorite mediums to teach students. While discussing the triumphs and tribulations, they share some of their favorite supplies that help make teaching a few things a little less cumbersome.
Corbie's Supply Mentions:
Soft Kut Printing Block, Speedball Ink, Tombow Markers, Lyra Opaque Watercolor Pan Set; all can be purchased from dickblick.com
Ohuhu Markers: https://ohuhu.com
Kaitlyn's Supply Mentions:
The magical glaze "Stroke & Coat" https://www.maycocolors.com/color/fired/stroke-coat/
Educational Watercolor Set https://bit.ly/crayolaeducationalwatercolors
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Art teachers know managing supplies is not an easy task! And budgeting how to get your students what they need can be tough when we have limited funding. In this episode Corbie and Kaitlyn give an overview of their budget situations and dive into how their experiences have shaped how they manage their supplies.
Kaitlyn is currently at a school with a tiny budget. Corbie is at a school with more in her budget than usual; but her previous experiences have taught her how to stretch the dollar. Both share suggestions on ways to get creative to build up your budget or art supply inventory no matter what your situation may be!
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In this Back to School episode, Kaitlyn and Corbie answer a slew of not so rapid, rapid fire questions, as well as dive into classroom environments, and back to school lessons. Shout outs in this episode include Dr. Scholl's slip on sneakers, Camp Creek Vintage, TJMaxx, Gender Neutral Clothing Wildfang, Instagram follows: @thetrendysenorita @artwithsaenz @mrstfoxresources @magicallearningadventure .
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When having to design lessons and curriculum all on your own it can be overwhelming! Especially when you are first starting out as a teacher.
So in this episode, Corbie and Kaitlyn share their favorite resources that drive their inspiration and creativity when constructing lessons and curriculum for students.
All of the resources mentioned in this episode can be found below.
Resources in Episode:
Philadelphia Museum of Art Lesson Plans: https://www.philamuseum.org/teacherresources?lppID=&lpsID=2
Tate Kids: https://www.tate.org.uk/kids
The Art of Ed: https://theartofeducation.edu
Little People Big Dreams Book Series: https://littlepeoplebigdreams.com
Culturally Responsive Scorecard: https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/metrocenter/ejroc/services/culturally-responsive-curriculum-scorecard-toolkit
Blooket: https://www.blooket.com
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In this episode, Corbie and Kaitlyn get into the rollercoaster that is teaching, followed by the let down, summer expectations vs reality, setting boundaries, and more! Shout out to stickers, Corbie specifically likes Marnin Saylor, and Hitotsu World LLC. Kaitlyn shouts out a favorite podcast, You Need Therapy, for the motto "have the day you need to have".
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In this episode of Those Art Teachers, Corbie and Kaitlyn break down their backgrounds in education, including how they started teaching. They reveal what this podcast will encompass and explain why they decided to start a podcast in the first place. Thank you to our Scooter's Train sponsor for this first episode, you're the real MVP.
