Heart to Art
Hosted by Arts Education Advocate, Dave Tarzon, this podcast features interviews with Elementary Art teachers across the nation. Topics will include their unique backstory; their inspirations, their muses, their mentors; their solutions to bringing arts ed fundamentals to every school in every state in the country.
Episodes
14 episodes
Meghan Glass
Meghan discusses her annual community fundraising project. And we take a journey into a face to face classroom - Meghan takes us through her challenges in the New World classroom.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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16:17
Welcome Back! Donna Lurie
Donna Lurie returns to Heart to Art to discuss the state of her (art) world after coronavirus. She had the fortunate circumstance to be able to run a remote summer program. On this episode, we discuss how the summer program came to be,...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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14:40
Artsonia Teacher's Round Table II - Optimizing Participation
Whether you are going remote or teaching face to face, Theresa McGee, Susan Bivona and Tricia Fuglestad discuss fundamental requirements in teaching art remotely; and how they use Artsonia to inspire students (and parents) to participate in the...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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11:29
Artsonia - Teacher Round Table
In this episode, Dave talks with Susan Bivona, Tricia Fuglestad and Theresa McGee - three Award winning Arts Educators with a combined total of over 50 years experience with using Artsonia - discussing their experience with helping new teachers...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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14:40
Tricia Fuglestad - Anxious Times
Dave talks with Tricia about how she is feeling about the state of our education system, what she is thinking and what she would do if she were in charge. If you are an Arts Educator and you're feeling anxious, you are not alone.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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13:55
Katie Allain
Katie talks with Dave about returning to her classroom after the COVID closure, doubling her budget in one of her former schools and how she closed the school year on a positive note for both herself and her students.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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20:23
Kelsi Quicksall
Ms. Q discusses two mindset queues she uses to inspire her students from the moment they arrive into her classroom and how her growth-mindset approach naturally assisted her and her students as the corona pandemic forced the country into remote...
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14:36
Heart to Art - Tasha Newton
Tasha discusses her time as a Russian Exchange student, her amazing classroom philosophy and Venus of Willendorf as an inspiring figure from art history.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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17:36
Heart to Art - Susan Bivona
Dave talks with award winning and former AENJ President, Susan Bivona, about her start as an Art Educator. As a veteran Artsonia user, she explains how she uses the platform for her organizational needs.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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14:32
Heart to Art - Who is Carrie Russoniello?
Dave talks with the multiple award winning Arts Educator, Mrs. Carrie Russoniello, about becoming an art teacher and having to fight for the things she needed throughout her career.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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18:11
Heart to Art - Carrie Russoniello
Dave discusses the beginnings of Artsonia with Mrs. Carrie Russoniello and how they have evolved throughout the years.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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10:42
Heart to Art - In response to the Coronavirus
With schools closing all over the US, Dave takes the listener through the initial steps to setting up an account with Artsonia.com. Just because school is cancelled doesn't mean we can't learn art.
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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10:57
Heart to Art - Donna Lurie
Dave interviews Donna Lurie of Culver Elementary in Niles, Illinois. Donna offers a unique setting for her students as she uses Buddhist inspired techniques to create a sense of community. And how art brought her out of a state of shyness and i...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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14:45