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March is Youth Art Month, and it's the perfect time to start talking about art shows. In this episode, Cassie gives her very best tips for putting together the perfect art show. Listen as she talks about how to keep your work from falling off the walls (7:00), why you need parent volunteers (11:45), and how a few treats can really help bring in the crowd (18:00).    Resources and Links: Cassie on Instagram Cassie's Blog How to Prep for Art Shows Without Losing Sleep 10 Ways to Take Your Art Show Up a Notch  

Ceramics is an incredible experience for our kids, but it can be overwhelming if you don't know what you are doing. Whether you are just starting out teaching clay, or are looking for new and better ideas, this episode has it all! Join Cassie as she discusses all the supplies she uses when teaching her clay units (4:00), avoiding explosions in the kiln (12:00), and making sure your glazes look good (15:30).    Resources and Links: Cassie mentioned The Clay Lady. She can be found here Some Essential Steps for Hand-Built Ceramics Glazing with Elementary Students Help! I'm Afraid of My Kiln!  

How do we get your students to treat supplies well? How do we keep our nice things actually nice, so kids have the tools they need to create their masterpieces. Join Cassie as she talks about why your kids need to be using "the good stuff" when it comes to supplies (3:45), why you need to hold your kids accountable (8:30), and the various reasons you may need a backup set of supplies (14:45).   Resources and Links: Cassie mentioned the "Art Teachers in Training" episode of Everyday Art Room 10 Art Supplies You Can't Live Without Cassie's rundown of some of her favorite supplies

Our best teaching, and our best stories, often come from the times when kindergarteners are in the art room. But there is no doubt that those classes are a unique challenge. Listen as Cassie shares her best advice on why you need to start class with a little bit of craziness (3:30), why you shouldn't fight their energy (6:45), and ways to calm your kids if that's what they need (11:00).   Resources and Links: Cassie mentioned Scratch Garden for videos This is a post from Cassie's blog that covers a lot of the ideas from this episode Here is a great unit on line for your kinders Cassie referred back to Episode 4 multiple times, and you can listen to it here. Did you hear Tim mention the Rethinking Kindergarten course? It can be found here.

Today's episode is all about making cleanup work in your classroom. Is it really possible to make it enjoyable, easy and effective? Cassie definitely says yes, and she talks about how to use call and response to speed up cleanup (4:30), how to make your cleanup chaos free (7:00), and end class on a fun note (11:00). Cassie then dips into the mailbag to cover student teaching and closes the show with her best tips on expectations and routines for cleanup.   Resources and Links: Cassie continues to make awesome decorations for her own art room. Check out her blog post for the latest creation. This video shows how Cassie uses that gong in the art room This video talks about why the timer that Cassie mentioned is so important  

Some call water the "oil of the solar system" because of its importance in our eventual exploration of other planets. Finding new sources and learning about how to access it plays a key role in our future. Using the SHARAD instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Cassie Stuurman and a team at University of Texas at Austin discovered a massive deposit of ice in the northern plains of Utopia Planitia. Cassie joins us to tell the tale of its discovery, characterization and importance. Links Cassie's paper: "SHARAD detection and characterization of subsurface water ice deposits in Utopia Planitia, Mars" Cassie's blog Cassie's Twitter Account The SHARAD Instrument (courtesy of the Italian Space Agency) A SHARAD Radargram WeMartians Theme Song is "RetroFuture" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/