[ART CLASS CURATOR] 27: Art Teacher Longevity with Phyllis Brown

11/12/18 • 41 min

This episode is part of the former Art Class Curator podcast and is targeted specifically for art teachers.

I’m so excited to welcome Phyllis Brown on the show today! Phyllis has taught art for 36 years, and she’s here to share her experiences, her invaluable advice, and lessons she’s learned in her career. She’s passionate, realistic, and brings a fresh perspective to teaching art, i.e. pre-technology in the classroom.

Show Highlights

Phyllis tells how she "accidentally” ended up teaching art
The benefits of running an art blog
Cindy and Phyllis discuss how teaching has changed since she started
The passionate feelings surrounding kids, technology, and art
The quiet skills that art classes teach kids
How seasoned art teachers can discourage new art teachers
Why it’s important to consider what message you put out, to students and future teachers
Phyllis shares her strong feelings on unions and why she encourages them
Phyllis’ number one rule in her classroom

Resources

http://plbrown.blogspot.com/

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This episode is part of the former Art Class Curator podcast and is targeted specifically for art teachers.

Show Highlights

Phyllis tells how she "accidentally” ended up teaching art
The benefits of running an art blog
Cindy and Phyllis discuss how teaching has changed since she started
The passionate feelings surrounding kids, technology, and art
The quiet skills that art classes teach kids
How seasoned art teachers can discourage new art teachers
Why it’s important to consider what message you put out, to students and future teachers
Phyllis shares her strong feelings on unions and why she encourages them
Phyllis’ number one rule in her classroom

Resources

http://plbrown.blogspot.com/

Get full access to Art and Self with Cindy Ingram at cindyingram.substack.com/subscribe

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[ART CLASS CURATOR] 26: Special Needs Teaching with Melissa Lee and Heidi O'Hanley

This episode is part of the former Art Class Curator podcast and is targeted specifically for art teachers.

School can be tough, but it can be even tougher on kids with special needs. Teachers are there to help their students, but what are the best ways to help those who need extra assistance? Today Heidi and Melissa join me to share their experiences as teachers and as parents of a child with special needs.

Show Highlights

What Heidi considers to be key when it comes to teachers and parents of kids with special needs
Melissa explains why she’s a “little extra” with her daughter’s teachers
Heidi shares how having a kid with special needs has affected her teaching
Why incidents sometimes happen and how they could have been prevented
School performance and whether a kid is right-brained or left-brained
Why art is the answer for allowing kids to communicate
The power of noticing your students
Ways teachers can model compassion to their class

Resources

http://talesfromthetravellingartteacher.blogspot.com/

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[ART CLASS CURATOR] 28: Artist/Teacher with Dr. Ilona Szekely

This episode is part of the former Art Class Curator podcast and is targeted specifically for art teachers.

Balancing education and artistic expression can be a difficult task in todays’ school system. Finding ways to incorporate art into students’ daily lives and help them find relevance in artistic structure in the world is important. Ilona Szekely is passionate about helping students understand the technicalities of art but also the dynamics of creativity. She has worked in various professional settings, including colleges and public schools, along with being a practicing artist herself. Tune into this episode of Art Class Curator to learn more about balancing your classroom education and helping students cultivate personal expression in art.

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