Are you looking for ways to cultivate creativity, choice and personal expression in your art room? Today’s guest, Kat Clarke shares the five questions she asks her students as they work through an art project. If you need an injection of inspiration or an alternative way to approach teaching art, I invite you to listen to today’s episode.
Kat’s journey to becoming an art teacher wasn’t easy. She didn’t have a curriculum or guideline in which to develop her program. Perhaps like many of you, she had to come up with her own lessons and teaching style. Her philosophy of “start by making a mess” and “do it your way” evolved quickly because of her innate ability to see art through the eyes of her students.
Today’s episodes shares Kat’s 5 Step Framework that she developed to help her students think about their own creativity and to provide lifelong skills that children could use beyond the classroom. It’s a brilliant process and we’re happy to share it with you.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
– What allowed Kat to have confidence and courage in her creativity
– How she got started in the school system and what led her to becoming an art teacher
– Why seeking out creative a community was important to Kat’s development as an art teacher
– Kat’s 5 Step Framework that she uses for every lesson in her art room
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My best advice for teaching art to kids.
Are you looking for ways to cultivate creativity, choice and personal expression in your art room? Today’s guest, Kat Clarke shares the five questions she asks her students as they work through an art project. If you need an injection of inspiration or an alternative way to approach teaching art, I invite you to listen to today’s episode.
Kat’s journey to becoming an art teacher wasn’t easy. She didn’t have a curriculum or guideline in which to develop her program. Perhaps like many of you, she had to come up with her own lessons and teaching style. Her philosophy of “start by making a mess” and “do it your way” evolved quickly because of her innate ability to see art through the eyes of her students.
Today’s episodes shares Kat’s 5 Step Framework that she developed to help her students think about their own creativity and to provide lifelong skills that children could use beyond the classroom. It’s a brilliant process and we’re happy to share it with you.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
– What allowed Kat to have confidence and courage in her creativity
– How she got started in the school system and what led her to becoming an art teacher
– Why seeking out creative a community was important to Kat’s development as an art teacher
– Kat’s 5 Step Framework that she uses for every lesson in her art room
LISTEN TO THE SHOW
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100 Painters of Tomorrow by Kurt Beers on Amazon
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DOWNLOAD
Download a free 5 Step Framework PDF by clicking the image box below. Enter your name and email and we’ll send it to you!
LINKS & RESOURCES:
100 Painters of Tomorrow by Kurt Beers on Amazon
You can visit Patty through Deep Space Sparkle on Facebook and Instagram
Patty Palmer At Home Instagram
support@deepspacesparkle.com
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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Hi Patty,
I so enjoyed your podcast with Kat. I love her approach to teaching children how to find their own creativity through choice making and exploration while learning techniques and skills. Wonderful to listen to you both!
Thanks you so much Heike…Kat was wonderful. And I truly enjoyed her process. What a treat to be able to listen to her process.
GREAT quote from Kat: “You need to be with them, not them with you.”
The best teachers know how to relate to children in their view of the world.
Thank you so very much! I’m returning to the classroom after 11 years of mentoring new art teachers.
That sounds really interesting. I’ve just started mentoring others, makes you really think through your own practise.
Thank you, I was looking for something like this to break down and help try this with a group of students.
Great. So glad it helps. X