Thank you so much for all of your support during the launch of Art Made Easy. I was super excited to see my logo in iTunes New & Noteworthy section of the podcast page (Kids & Family) and as the TOP podcast in iTunes Education (k-12) Category. What a thrill! And it was all because you downloaded the show and subscribed in iTunes.
Today may be the best show yet. Cassie Stephens takes you inside her art room and shares her teaching strategies from how she teaches directed drawing, how she handles early finishers, and the process she uses to create collaborative murals and thematic units.
If you are action oriented, grab a notepad and pencil because this show is going to offer amazing tips. But for me, hearing how Cassie transformed herself from an overworked, stressed out art teacher (hard to believe, right?) to her carefree, colorful persona is not only remarkable but inspiring.
SUBSCRIBING…
To listen on your iPhone, download the free PODCAST AP, then subscribe to the show in iTunes. Your app will update automatically when new shows are published.
If you have an android phone, you can subscribe to Stitcher Radio and download their free app.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
– How Cassie Got her start as an art teacher
– How fashion created engagement with her students
– The story behind Cassie’s Andy Warhol inspired Campbell Soup dress
– The benefits of keeping a positive attitude in the art room
– The steps to make collaborative projects work for all grade levels
– How long it takes Cassie to make and hang a mural
– How Cassie teaches painted paper techniques
– How collaborative projects benefits her art program
– Cassie’s strategy for implementing rules and procedures
– Call and response strategy
– Directed drawing tips
– Why mini-white boards are a teacher’s best friend
– How Cassie deals with frustrated artists
– One paper policy
– The big question Cassie asks herself before teaching a lesson
– How Cassie plans a thematic art curriculum
– Cassie’s advice to a new art teacher (what she says here is GOLDEN!)
LISTEN TO THE SHOW
My best advice for teaching art to kids.
Thank you so much for all of your support during the launch of Art Made Easy. I was super excited to see my logo in iTunes New & Noteworthy section of the podcast page (Kids & Family) and as the TOP podcast in iTunes Education (k-12) Category. What a thrill! And it was all because you downloaded the show and subscribed in iTunes.
Today may be the best show yet. Cassie Stephens takes you inside her art room and shares her teaching strategies from how she teaches directed drawing, how she handles early finishers, and the process she uses to create collaborative murals and thematic units.
If you are action oriented, grab a notepad and pencil because this show is going to offer amazing tips. But for me, hearing how Cassie transformed herself from an overworked, stressed out art teacher (hard to believe, right?) to her carefree, colorful persona is not only remarkable but inspiring.
SUBSCRIBING…
To listen on your iPhone, download the free PODCAST AP, then subscribe to the show in iTunes. Your app will update automatically when new shows are published.
If you have an android phone, you can subscribe to Stitcher Radio and download their free app.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
– How Cassie Got her start as an art teacher
– How fashion created engagement with her students
– The story behind Cassie’s Andy Warhol inspired Campbell Soup dress
– The benefits of keeping a positive attitude in the art room
– The steps to make collaborative projects work for all grade levels
– How long it takes Cassie to make and hang a mural
– How Cassie teaches painted paper techniques
– How collaborative projects benefits her art program
– Cassie’s strategy for implementing rules and procedures
– Call and response strategy
– Directed drawing tips
– Why mini-white boards are a teacher’s best friend
– How Cassie deals with frustrated artists
– One paper policy
– The big question Cassie asks herself before teaching a lesson
– How Cassie plans a thematic art curriculum
– Cassie’s advice to a new art teacher (what she says here is GOLDEN!)
LISTEN TO THE SHOW
Photo courtesy of Cassie Stephens
SHOW NOTES
Cassie’s famous Campbell Soup Dress
Henri Rousseau Tiger in a Tropical Storm Surprised! Painting via Wikiart
1st grader Jungle Mural and Collaborative Projects
Roy G Biv Video
Book Recommendation for New Teachers:
Drawing With Children by Mona Brookes
Children And Painting by Cathy Topal
Professor Pin Cushion’s Website
You can connect Cassie through Instagram at cassie_stephenz and on Facebook
Photo courtesy of Cassie Stephens
SHOW NOTES
Cassie’s famous Campbell Soup Dress
Henri Rousseau Tiger in a Tropical Storm Surprised! Painting via Wikiart
1st grader Jungle Mural and Collaborative Projects
Book Recommendation for New Teachers:
Drawing With Children
Children And Painting
Professor Pin Cushion’s Website
You can connect Cassie through Instagram at cassie_stephenz and on Facebook
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.
Here’s a quick definition of a podcast & what to expect from Art Made Easy:
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.
You can subscribe to the show via iTunes and Stitcher radio. The benefit is that your free podcast ap on your iPhone will automatically be updated with all the podcast episodes from any show you subscribe to.
Go ahead and give it a try!
To listen on your laptop or computer, just click the play button in the colored box below.
To listen via iTunes, click on the “play in iTunes” banner and click subscribe.
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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Hi Patty,
I just began listening to your podcasts, and absolutely love them! It is amazing how much our community of art educators can communicate and support one another with technology. Thanks for your dedication, hard work, and creative spirit. It is much appreciated!
Best Wishes,
Renée Collins
My Adventures in Positive Space
Hi Renee! Thank you so much. I’m so happy you are listening. Renee, was it you who changed your teaching strategy to choice base ed? That would make a great show don’t you think? Email me!
This was a real treat. So many incredibly helpful tips here. Thanks Patty!
Never listened to a podcast before, LOVE this !! Great ideas Thank you so much! Really enjoying this medium and insight into other artists lives
This was my first podcast and I really enjoyed it. I’ll be back for more! I’m in school to become an art teacher and have already learned so much from Cassie. I’m a huge fan, so this was a real treat.
Hi Patty, thanks for interviewing one of my favorite people, Cassie Stephens. I have just one small thing to point out – good interviewers talk very little, except when asking the question, and never interrupt their guest. Maybe your aim is for more of a shared conversation, and not so much an interview, in which case I take it all back! But just thought I’d share an observation. Keep up the good work!
Ouch! Okay, I’ll take the point. My goal is to have a conversation but I’m new at this and I know my technique will improve. Thanks for listening!
Hi Patty,
I am really enjoying your series of podcasts. They are really entertaining, informative and helpful and I am learning an awful lot of practical tips that I can adopt immediately in my art classroom. I just have more of a technical question. I was pretty much exactly in the middle of the Cassie Stephens episode, when I had to pause and attend to some other business. Long story short, I was using my son’s I-Pad Mini, he recommandeered it, during my brief absence and closed out the podcast and your website. I want to resume my place in the podcast. I can figure out how to make you and your guest talk in double time, and although kind of cute in an Alvin and the Chipmunks sort of way, is simply too slow to get me back to the spot I left off at. So …. Is there a way for me to fast forward in a more expeditious manner? I can’t for the life of me figure out how I can do this. The platform I am using currently are I-Pads, but I do have an android phone and could download the app through Stitcher if there is a faster forwarding feature there. So please help this technological dinosaur! Keep up the outstanding work. I will keep listening, even if I have to listen to you and your guest on helium!
Hi Daniel!
Good to hear from you. And this is a great question. When I’m listening on my computer, you can click your mouse on the player bar to fast forward. When you’r listening in iTunes, you can fast forward easily by using the fast forward button. Also, if you listen on a phone, you can use the SKIP feature and hop forward by 15 secs or by touching the play bar (it’s actually not a bar, more of a line). I would suggest listening via iTunes on your iPad. You’ll see the podcast playing in the music bar and you can manipulate it form there.
This is a good question and I should figure out a good explanation! Thanks for asking. Patty
Hi Patty,
Thanks so much for sharing this podcast. As a preschool art teacher, I’m always trying to find new ways to influence our children and introduce them to new artists. Creative Tots Preschool focuses on bringing the artist out of every young child! Thank you for inspiring me and other teachers like me!
Emilie Parry
I am new to DSS and I LOVE it. I’m learning so much. The podcasts are so helpful. Thank you for being so fabulous!
Deb
Hi Patty awesome Palmer,
I am relistening to this podcast today, at a much more relaxed pace than I did originally back in 2016, and so I have perused through all of the attachments at the end of the podcast. This podcast and information is incredibly helpful, I really appreciate the work you do, and I think Cassie Stephens is amazing. Thank you for this gem of a podcast!