TAB Storytellers

Join Jen and Abi as they chat with the co-founders of the Tet[R]ad Project, David Modler and Sam Peck for our Season 3 opener! David Modler is a Professor of Art, Coordinator of Art Education, and Department Chair at Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, WV. Sam Peck is an art educator at Morton Middle School in Fall River, MA. In this TABcast, David and Sam share the origins of their visual journ...

In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Abigail Harkey, the Visual Arts, Instruction and Curriculum Specialist for Denver Public Schools. Abigail flipped the tables in this episode and asked Jen and Abi questions. We discussed learning objectives, rigor and assessment, and teacher evaluations among other things.  For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website:...

In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Clyde Gaw and Clark Fralick, TAB art educators. Among the topics discussed are how Clyde and Clark found TAB, technology, advocacy, authentic making, and the Secret Art of Boys as well as several other topics. For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingfor artisticbehavior.org . Also, you are invited to j...

In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Melissa Purtee, HS TAB teacher and Co-Director of the TAB Summer Institute. Among the topics discussed are transitioning from elementary to high school, writing about TAB, the TAB Summer Institute (coming July 22-27, 2024), and some advice for thinking about moving more into choice For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB w...

In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by the NAEA Choice Art Interest Group Co-Presidents Mandy DeWitt, Julie Jacobusse, Michelle Puhl-Price, and Damien “Coach” Phillips. Among the topics discussed are some of the nuances between Choice and TAB, finding the balance on the choice continuum that works for you, and how to get involved with the Choice Art Interest Group.  For mor...

In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Rebecca Stone-Danahy, AP Art and Design Director and Assessment Specialist with the College Board. Among the topics discussed are Rebecca’s TAB journey, the parallels between TAB and AP Art and Design, shifting pedagogies, and the importance of building relationships with students, among other things.  For more information about TAB, p...

In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Seymour Simmon, III, Professor of Fine Arts Emeritus, Winthrop College. Among the topics discussed include history of art education and drawing, Arts PROPEL, and much more.   For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingfor artisticbehavior.org . Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks ( https:/...

In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Jennifer Ryan Smith, K-8 art teacher and outdoor education coordinator at the University of Wyoming Lab School. Among the topics discussed are integration in art, project based learning, and advocating for your program. For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingfor artisticbehavior.org . Also, you are in...

In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by the dynamic father-daughter duo George and Ilona Szekely, Ilona is a full professor at Eastern Kentucky University and George is Emeritus at Kentucky University. Among the topics discussed are George’s history with TAB, the collecting of collections, and the importance of play and agency.  For more information about TAB, please visit t...

In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Leah Maltbie, Assistant Director of Fine Arts for the Anchorage School District. Among the topics discussed are challenges facing art educators as they work to implement more choice or bring the TAB approach to their contexts, art shows, communicating with administrators, and so much more.  For more information about TAB, please visit...

This special bonus TABcast features a variety of art educators from across the country sharing their takeaways, stand-out moments, and other thoughts from the 2023 TAB Institute. The Institute is a professional development opportunity that features cohort-based collaborative learning, instructional workshops, community building, and open studio time. It is held annually in July at the Massachusett...

In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Mario Rossero, Executive Director of the National Art Education Association (NAEA). Among the topics discussed are Mario’s journey from classroom art educator to his current position with NAEA, the power of naming things, advocacy, and ways TAB educators can connect with NAEA.  For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB websi...

In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Lois Hetland and Ellen Winner, two prominent researchers and contributors to the fields of psychology and art education. Among the topics discussed are their work on Project Zero at Harvard University, the Studio Thinking Framework, its impact on teachers*, and the exciting possibilities for the future of art education. For more inform...

Welcome to TAB Storytellers' second season! Join Jen and Abi as they visit with Parker Wolverton, an elementary art teacher wrapping up his third year teaching at Indian Paintbrush Elementary School in Laramie, Wyoming, as they discuss what it is like to be an art teacher finding TAB and recently starting to move into student centered teaching practices. Jen and Abi answer some of Parker's...

Welcome to TAB Storytellers' 12th episode and season finale! Join Jen and Abi as they chat with Julie Bates, Lori Wallace, and Stacy Bzdok, visual art teachers and members of the regional group Texas TAB . Together, they discuss child aesthetics versus adult aesthetics, advocacy for our art programs, students as teachers, and takeaways from the 2023 NAEA National Convention in San Antonio. For...

Welcome to TAB Storytellers' 11th episode! Join Jen and Abi as they chat with D. J. Osmack, a visual art teacher at North High School in Denver, Colorado and the Past-President of the Colorado Art Education Association. Together, they discuss the impact of play and experimentation on our artistic processes, the role of the teacher in the art room and the curriculum, and the impactful practice...

Welcome to TAB Storytellers' 10th episode! Join Jen and Abi as they interview Beth Balliro, a professor and the chair of the art education department at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Together, they explore the perception of the TAB approach among art educators, the purpose and structure of preservice teacher education programs, and how TAB can combat the "crisis of small-mindedness"...

Joining Abi and Jen from Quebec, Canada are Pedro Mendonça and Catherine Dupras, the podcast's first international guests! In this episode: Catherine (a primary school art teacher) shares her unique experience with TAB in a private, all-boys French immersion school Pedro (a university professor) discusses the challenges that researchers and higher education face as they seek to both establish and...

***Warning: this episode contains some explicit language.*** Jen and Abi delivered the keynote address at Colorado TAB's annual conference held at the Denver Art Museum on January 13, 2023. The conference theme was [re]TAB , using the prefix "re" to encompass all things ( re connection, re birth, re newal, re invigoration, etc.) that the TAB community is currently facing. Within this theme, Jen an...

Welcome to the 8th TAB Storytellers TABcast! Join hosts Jen Ferrari (she/her) and Abi Paytoe Gbayee (she/her) as we interview Marc Holland, the chair and professor of the studio foundation program at MassArt, in Boston, Massachusetts. Marc is also a parent of a student in Jen’s classroom, so we will talk about TAB from two lenses. Join us for a great conversation! For more information about TAB st...

Welcome to Episode 7 of TAB Storytellers! Join hosts Jen Ferrari (she/her) and Abi Paytoe Gbayee (she/her) as we interview James Wells (he/his), Education Manager at Crayola. James tells us his TAB story, his creative vision for today’s youth, how TAB supports the development of 21st-century learners, and about the powerful role TAB will play in the future of art education. For more information ab...

Welcome to the 6th TAB Storytellers TABcast! Join hosts Jen Ferrari (she/her) and Abi Paytoe Gbayee (she/her) as we interview Jean Barnett, a leader in the Texas TAB community and a high school TAB teacher. Jean tells us her TAB story, shares what it is like to work with a teaching partner who is not TAB, how TAB can function in a single media classroom, and some of her go to resources. For more i...

Welcome to the 5th TAB Storytellers TABcast! Join hosts Jen Ferrari (she/her) and Abi Paytoe Gbayee (she/her) as we interview Kelly Beach, a middle school TAB teacher in Colorado and one of the TAB Colorado leaders. Kelly  tells us his TAB story, how he implements digital art into his TAB classroom, and more about TAB Colorado. For more information about TAB start here - www.teachingforartist...

Welcome to the 4th TAB Storytellers TABcast! Join hosts Jen Ferrari (she/her) and Abi Paytoe Gbayee (she/her) as we interview Kathy Douglas, one of the original TAB founders. Kathy tells us her TAB story, her own art teaching origins which led to what we now know as Teaching for Artistic Behavior. For more information about TAB start here - www.teachingforartisticbehavior.org and join us on Mighty...

Welcome to the 3rd TAB Storytellers TABcast! Join hosts Jen Ferrari (she/her) and Abi Paytoe Gbayee (she/her) as we interview Cynthia Gaub, secondary TAB teacher from Everett, Washington. Cynthia tells us her TAB story, ways she has had to change what TAB looks like for her as she has changed classrooms, and how she developed the Around the Room game (some of us know this as boot camps).  For more...