Are you looking for ways to spruce up your art program? Move beyond traditional lesson plans with artist trading cards, a flipped classroom and QR codes.
Nic Hahn, author of the popular blog, Mini Matisse, shares how she transitioned to a choice-based art room, how she uses videos to flip her classroom plus she shares the art projects that have been the most successful with her students.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- How working with different age groups gives you added perspective as a blogger
- How Artist Trading Cards help the learning process for students
- How her focus on Careers in Art has exposed the children to all sorts of possibilities
- Why reflection in the art room is needed, and how Nic ties pop culture into the curriculum
- Why she uses QR codes in her classroom
- How questions she receives online leads the direction of her blog
- How presenting the masters of art to her classes allowed Nic to grow as an artist herself
LISTEN TO THE SHOW
My best advice for teaching art to kids.
Are you looking for ways to spruce up your art program? Move beyond traditional lesson plans with artist trading cards, a flipped classroom and QR codes.
Nic Hahn, author of the popular blog, Mini Matisse, shares how she transitioned to a choice-based art room, how she uses videos to flip her classroom plus she shares the art projects that have been the most successful with her students.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
How working with different age groups gives you added perspective as a blogger
How Artist Trading Cards help the learning process for students
How her focus on Careers in Art has exposed the children to all sorts of possibilities
Why reflection in the art room is needed, and how Nic ties pop culture into the curriculum
Why she uses QR codes in her classroom
How questions she receives online leads the direction of her blog
How presenting the masters of art to her classes allowed Nic to grow as an artist herself
LISTEN TO THE SHOW
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SHOW NOTES:
Yuko Larson and Nic Hahn’s Trading Cards
Bit-O-Bios Art Biography
QR Codes Lesson Download
Careers in Art Sample Lesson
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Subscribe to Art Made Easy and receive new episodes directly on your phone via your podcast App.
Note: If you have an iPhone, subscribe in iTunes. If you have an Android phone, subscribe in Stitcher.
SHOW NOTES:
Yuko Larson and Nic Hahn’s Trading Cards
My best advice for teaching art to kids.
Yes, the day has come!
After a long time deciding if, I finally said when.
Thank you SO much for your encouragement, show suggestions and help getting Art Made Easy off the ground.
Many of you were so pumped about this show but confessed that you had no idea what a podcast was. I love you guys for your unbridled enthusiasm.
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A podcast is a free radio show. The host (me!) interviews guests or talks about a favorite subject. You get to listen through your computer, laptop or smart phone. I like to listen to my favorite podcasts in my car during long travel days or on my walks via set of ear buds and my iPhone.
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And now onto the show…
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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