Podcast appearances and mentions of mini matisse

As you may have heard, the Everyday Art Room podcast has a new host this week--Nic Hahn! You may know Nic from her Mini Matisse blog, her Instagram, or her many Art Ed Now conference presentations. Today, she welcomes you to her debut episode of Everyday Art Room! Listen as she discusses what to expect from her show, what to expect from her, and why she wants to share everything that is happening in her classroom.  Resources and Links  Listen to Nic on Art Ed Radio Check out the New Everyday Art Room podcast You can find Nic's blog here Give Nic a follow on Instagram! 

As you may have heard, the Everyday Art Room podcast has a new host this week--Nic Hahn! You may know Nic from her Mini Matisse blog, her Instagram, or her many Art Ed Now conference presentations. Today, ahead of her debut episode on Everyday Art Room, she sits down to talk to Tim about her new show, finding her place as an educator, and what she wants to share with art teachers around the world.  Resources and Links  Check out the Everyday Art Room podcast You can find Nic's blog here Give Nic a follow on Instagram!

For over 15 years, Nic Hahn has worked with students of all ages in various schools and districts around the Midwestern US-- and if there’s one thing she’s discovered, it’s the importance of community in teaching art.  She started a blog called Mini Matisse in 2010 to connect parents to the art projects that were coming home in the hands of their children, but the online connection was just the beginning.  Her quest to bring people with interest and experience with students thirsty to try new forms of art has sparked local, nationwide, and international interest and participation-- demonstrating that the invitation to create is universal and that we all have a lot to learn from one another. Show Highlights: What prompted Nic to create her blog, Mini Matisse How often she creates blog posts, and what her philosophy on blogging is like The ways blogging has impacted Nic’s teaching Nic shares her favorite community art projects, and why they’re important Ways to proactively manage emotionally challenging art lessons with students Tips for engaging families and volunteers in art class support How to find and support classroom volunteers Unexpected benefits of having volunteers come in to support students Tips and advice for teachers starting a community-driven art learning program Nic explains what an Artist’s Trading Card is How Nic’s classrooms began trading art with schoolchildren in Japan Nic shares her artistic inspirations Why Nic named her daughter Matisse   Links Mentioned in the Show:   Community Project from Mini-Matisse Bit-O-Bios on Teachers Pay Teachers Artist Trading Card Project on Mini-Matisse Lisa Congdon Art Project on Mini-Matisse Mini Matisse Instagram - @minimatisseart Twitter - @minimatisse RSVP

Are you looking for ways to spruce up your art program? Move beyond traditional lesson plans with artist trading cards, a flipped classroom and QR codes. Nic Hahn, author of the popular blog, Mini Matisse, shares how she transitioned to a choice-based art room, how she uses videos to flip her classroom plus she shares the art projects that have been the most successful with her students.   IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: How working with different age groups gives you added perspective as a blogger How Artist Trading Cards help the learning process for students How her focus on Careers in Art has exposed the children to all sorts of possibilities Why reflection in the art room is needed, and how Nic ties pop culture into the curriculum Why she uses QR codes in her classroom How questions she receives online leads the direction of her blog How presenting the masters of art to her classes allowed Nic to grow as an artist herself   Subscribe to Art Made Easy and receive new episodes directly on your phone via your podcast App.  Note: If you have an iPhone, subscribe in iTunes. If you have an Android phone, subscribe in Stitcher. SHOW NOTES: Yuko Larson and Nic Hahn's Trading Cards Bit-O-Bios Art Biography QR Codes Lesson Download Careers in Art Sample Lesson Download Careers in Art See Saw App

Art teaching superstar Nic Hahn, an elementary teacher from Minnesota, stopped by the show to offer up her expertise on a variety of subjects. Tim and Andrew talked to her about artist trading card swaps, her Mini Matisse blog, and the idea of social media as professional development. Most importantly, the three of them dove into how the little things we do as teachers can have a big impact and create even bigger connections to the world around us.