I’m excited for you to meet art teacher and anointed Pinterest Art Queen, Donna Staten. Donna is an art teacher from Austin, Texas who is known for her HUGE following on Pinterest. And because of her Pinterest efforts, Donna has been invited to be a part of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Teacher Advisory Council.
Pretty impressive, right?
This episode is perfect for anyone who wants to learn how Donna grew her Pinterest following to over 100K followers. (Hint: it takes some time! ) She also outlines her top ten best practices for growing a following and ways that Pinterest can be used in the art room.
IN THIS SHOW YOU’LL LEARN:
– How Donna discovered Pinterest and why the platform initially appealed to her
– Who she builds her Pinterest boards for and if a blog is really necessary
– How Donna organizes her boards and what she would do different if she was only using Pinterest for herself
– What are “Secret Boards” and how they can be used in the classroom
– What three major upgrades did Pinterest make to help art teachers
– Donna’s 10 basic tips for teachers using Pinterest
– What you shouldn’t pin on your boards and her advice regarding privacy and professionalism
– Proper Pinterest etiquette
– How much time it takes Donna to “pin” (she has over 120,000 of them to date)!
– How various opportunities have come Donna’s way all because of her activity on Pinterest
LISTEN TO THE SHOW:
My best advice for teaching art to kids.
I’m excited for you to meet art teacher and anointed Pinterest Art Queen, Donna Staten. Donna is an art teacher from Austin, Texas who is known for her HUGE following on Pinterest. And because of her Pinterest efforts, Donna has been invited to be a part of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Teacher Advisory Council.
Pretty impressive, right?
This episode is perfect for anyone who wants to learn how Donna grew her Pinterest following to over 100K followers. (Hint: it takes some time! ) She also outlines her top ten best practices for growing a following and ways that Pinterest can be used in the art room.
IN THIS SHOW YOU’LL LEARN:
– How Donna discovered Pinterest and why the platform initially appealed to her
– Who she builds her Pinterest boards for and if a blog is really necessary
– How Donna organizes her boards and what she would do different if she was only using Pinterest for herself
– What are “Secret Boards” and how they can be used in the classroom
– What three major upgrades did Pinterest make to help art teachers
– Donna’s 10 basic tips for teachers using Pinterest
– What you shouldn’t pin on your boards and her advice regarding privacy and professionalism
– Proper Pinterest etiquette
– How much time it takes Donna to “pin” (she has over 120,000 of them to date)!
– How various opportunities have come Donna’s way all because of her activity on Pinterest
LISTEN TO THE SHOW:
Donna’s Top Ten Pinterest Tips:
1. Keep each board specific
2. Always preview images and videos
3. Don’t pin anything that is not kid-friendly
4. Be careful about joining group boards-you have no control over the content
5. Don’t pin anything that has questionable copyright issues
6. Give credit when possible and try to link from the original source
7. Use secret boards to hide content from your students as they are likely to find your boards on Pinterest
8. Keep comment professional. Just commenting “cute” clutters up the boards
9. Don’t just rein. Try to pin your own content.
10. Follow Pinterest Etiquette and report spammers
SHOW NOTES:
Donna’s Pinterest Page
Donna’s LinkedIn
Donna’s Twitter
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
TeachingPartners
Art Teacher Professional Learning Network (PLN)
Donna’s Top Ten Pinterest Tips:
1. Keep each board specific
2. Always preview images and videos
3. Don’t pin anything that is not kid-friendly
4. Be careful about joining group boards-you have no control over the content
5. Don’t pin anything that has questionable copyright issues
6. Give credit when possible and try to link from the original source
7. Use secret boards to hide content from your students as they are likely to find your boards on Pinterest
8. Keep comment professional. Just commenting “cute” clutters up the boards
9. Don’t just rein. Try to pin your own content.
10. Follow Pinterest Etiquette and report spammers
SHOW NOTES:
Donna’s Pinterest Page
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
Art Teacher Professional Learning Network (PLN)
My best advice for teaching art to kids.
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For my first show, I wanted to tell you my story of how I became an art teacher. We all have different paths and this one is mine. I’ll share advice to those who are just starting out as an art teacher and some of my best tips for teaching art to kids.
This episode is for anyone who thinks they may not have the qualifications to be an art teacher. Teaching art to kids doesn’t have to happen inside a classroom. You can teach art at home, at a summer camp and even as a volunteer (like I did).
If you are an art teacher just beginning your journey, I’m sharing my best advice to get you through that tough first year. Download my free handout and keep it in your teacher planner and refer to it when you have a tough day.
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SHOW NOTES:
Drawing With Children: A Creative Method for Adult Beginners, Too
Art Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Adventures in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Paper, and Mixed Media-For Budding Artists of All Ages (Lab Series)
National Art Convention
CreativeLive- free online classes
Art Teachers Facebook Group
Website: Painted Paper in the Art Room (Laura Lohmann)
Website: Art of Education
Book: Classroom Management for Art, Music, and PE Teachers
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I love Pinterest and get so many ideas from it for my art class, but it is blocked at my school and I am unable to pull it up to show my students. Most of the time I pull it up at home and take a screen shot to show my students. It would be so much easier if I could just pull it up in my classroom.
Hi! I would really love to access Donna’s board of end-of-class videos! I’m having trouble searching Pinterest for it. Thank you so much! tfossen@holytrinityssp.org
Sorry Therese…perhaps you can message Donna through Facebook?