Dec 17, 2020
With the recent announcement of AOEU's newest graduate course, Studio: Graphic Design, Nic wants to share her interest and find out more about the course. Today, she welcomes on Dr. Theresa Haugen, one of the course's instructional designers. Listen as they discuss the importance of design thinking, the beauty that can...
Dec 10, 2020
In today's episode, Nic shares her methodology for designing a quality lesson, from beginning to end. She discusses how she incorporates creativity to her lesson planning and why she loves the problem-solving aspect of developing a new lesson. Listen for her advice on working with standards, cross-curricular...
Dec 3, 2020
In today's interview, Nic is joined by Keisha Casiano, an elementary art teacher from the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Keisha shares her inspirational story about her learning disabilities and how she has communicated through art her entire life. Listen as the discussion covers learning strategies, being an advocate,...
Nov 19, 2020
Today, Jordan DeWilde returns to the show to share with Nic how his year has been going and what ideas have been working for him and his students. In this wide-ranging conversation, they discuss the importance of engaging students through contemporary art, the joy of animation, and how we can continue to help each other...
Nov 12, 2020
The year 2020 has been something that we will remember for the next 30 years. In this episode, Nic shares how this memorable year has been affecting her lesson development. She asks herself what our students will remember in 30 years, and discusses how that focus has changed her teaching, her attitude, and how she...