Art Works for Teachers

Send a text In his latest book, The Principal as Chief Empathy Officer: Creating a Culture Where Everyone Grows, author and former school administrator Tom Hoerr makes the case that relationships are key to developing schools where everyone thrives. In this episode, Tom shares specific strategies that take 2 minutes or less that can build empathy between Teachers, Leaders, and Parents for on-going...

Send a text Try using these 3 Design Thinking strategies as a framework for relevant and fun projects in your classroom during the hectic holiday season.

Send a text With so many difficult circumstances in education right now, we need a hero. In this candid episode, Susan shares 3 examples of everyday educators who are impacting the journey for many others - and what we can all learn from their archetype.

Send a text How do you know if you're using arts enhancement or arts integration? And if you're using arts enhancement, how do you move to arts integration? In this episode, Susan is getting tactical and practical. She's sharing the Arts Integration Continuum and examples of each of the 5 stages of Arts Integration. Don't miss this week's free download - a copy of the Cont...

Send a text Not all Classroom Management is created equal. Smart Classroom Management founder Michael Linsin is here this week to discuss the importance of creating a positive classroom environment where students enjoy being present, coupled with non-negotiable rules and consequences.

Send a text "Because it brings my students to life". That's the reason today's guest, Ann Noriel, gives for why drama and music impacts our classrooms. In this episode, Ann shares how to create your own classroom play or musical - even if you only have 5 minutes to spare. She outlines the 10 steps from her book "From the Page to the Stage", and offers ideas for scaffo...

Send a text Ever find yourself spiraling into a flood of negative emotions after a rough day at school? Or maybe you're caught on the worry rocking chair - moving back and forth, but never going anywhere. In this episode, Susan shares 3 prompts that can help you get unstuck and moving forward.

Send a text Art is more than self-expression, history, or a subject in school. It's about connection and helping us understand and become ourselves. In her new memoir, "Art is About Being Whole", Cindy Ingram shares a personal awakening and how art was her avenue to becoming whole.

Send a text In this behind-the-scenes episode, Susan interviews the Institute's Chief Growth Officer, Kevin Riley. They talk about how teachers and schools can work with vendors to get what they need, so that teachers aren't paying out of their own pockets. Filled with tips and hidden strategies, be sure to bookmark this episode.

Send a text Care can be a tricky word when it comes to educators, and it's been used almost flippantly since the pandemic. In their new book, "Reconstructing Care in Teacher Education After Covid-19", authors Melanie Shoffner and Angela Webb invite educators to share their unique stories of how care has manifested for them since the pandemic. In today's episode, we're expl...

Send a text More than ever, teachers are sharing how difficult classroom management has become. In this episode, author, teacher, and administrator Scott Ervin - aka "The Kid Whisperer" - shares specific strategies you can do today to curb the 3 biggest behavior issues most teachers face: disrespect, apathy, and arguing. He'll also be sharing ideas from his book, The Classroom Behav...

Send a text Want to use arts integration, but stuck because people feel pressured to "teach to the test"? In this episode, Susan tackles the realities of standardized testing head on. She's showcasing recent data about testing, as well as two frameworks to help leverage arts integration as an advocacy tool. 

Send a text In today's episode, theatre educator and working actress Ayesis Clay shares how theatre can be used as a mechanism for teacher healing and professional development. We explore the continuum of burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary trauma (they aren't all the same thing!) and specific ways you can address each of these in and through theatre practices. Ayesis also shares...

Send a text Throughlines connect a theme, plot, or characteristic. In today's episode, Susan shares how to use throughlines in your teaching to help students deepen their learning.

Send a text Before you set your next goal or even to-do list, grab your favorite flair pen and paper and listen to this episode. Inside, Susan Riley shares 8 strategies to create goals, systems, and outcomes that help you win over the long-term. 

Send a text What does it mean to be joyful and what does that actually look like for teachers? Berit Gordon, author of the book The Joyful Teacher is on today's episode to share how teachers can set goals and use practical strategies to build a more joy-filled year. Be sure to visit https://artsintegration.com/2023/08/31/joyful-teacher/ for a downloadable of Berit's checklists as well as...

Send a text What IS intelligence? And what if we've been measuring (and using it) all wrong? In this episode, author and scientist Dr. Rina Bliss, shares insights from her book, "Rethinking Intelligence". During our time together, she challenges our understanding of intelligence, explains what it truly means to be “smart”, why conventional assessments are misleading, and what people...

Send a text Did you know that stress is a cycle and not a state of being? Strange, but true. In this interview with Amelia Nagoski, co-author of the book Burnout: Completing the Stress Cycle, we explore why teachers experience burnout more than most people and how to complete a stress cycle so we can avoid burnout in the first place.

Send a text Meet Sonia Epstein, curator of the Museum of the Moving Image. In this episode, she shares how the science and technology of filmmaking transforms into new art being shared as media. We explore her role as a curator of this fascinating museum and how teachers can use the museum's field guide as an entry point into science, art, and film.

Send a text Ever feel like there's so much red tape, you'll never get anything done? Today's guest, Marina Nitze, shares practical strategies from her book, Hack Your Bureaucracy. These ideas can help you finally move forward in creating the change you've been longing for at your school or district.

Send a text Are you trapped in the overachievement treadmill? There's a solution, but you may not like it. In this episode, we explore the idea of achieving for our worth, versus receiving for our gift. It's a powerful shift, but not always an easy road. 

Send a text Did you know that PD that is relevant and meaningful is up to 10x more effective than general PD? So how do you plan relevant and meaningful PD (if you're a leader), and if you're a teacher, what key items should you look for before investing time and money? In today's episode, we'll dive into the research and the 8 tips for PD that actually matters.

Send a text Ready to move beyond arts strategies to build a whole-school model for arts integration? You've got to walk before you can run! In this episode, Susan breaks down a 6-step process for bringing arts integration to life throughout a whole school or district. 

Send a text Do you ever see a problem in education and think, "I could do something about that". This is exactly what happened to Sheila Garth as a school counselor. In this episode, we chat with Arts Integration Certification alum Sheila as she shares her journey into creating a new business in the EdTech space to help support student mental health.

Send a text What's the single best way to know your students' learning? Asking questions. But the type of question - and how you craft it - is what really matters. In this episode, educator Erik Francis shares a set of simple techniques to help us all craft better questions that get to the heart of student learning.