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Anyone Can Teach Art | from Ridge Light Ranch

Julie Abels of Ridge Light Ranch | Artist and Art Curriculum Creator

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Help for the Homeschool Art Teacher! Whether you accepted the title reluctantly or you're excited to take it on, being an art teacher can feel overwhelming. What should you teach and how should you teach it? Where will you find the supplies and the time to plan it all? Don't worry, you're in the right place. Welcome to the “Anyone Can Teach Art” podcast from Ridge Light Ranch. I am confident that, no matter what your background is, YOU can teach art! I’m Julie Abels, an artist and art curric ...
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Reading in the Gutter

Dani Kachorsky, Ashley Dallacqua, Laura Jimenez, & Stephanie Reid

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Reading in the Gutter (www.readinginthegutter.com) is a podcast that attempts to bridge the space between comics and education. We aim to have thoughtful discussion with students, teachers, parents, administrators, librarians, and researchers about comics and roles they can place in classrooms and other learning contexts. We seek to share research, resources, pedagogy, and curriculum focused on comics with interested stakeholders that is theoretically sound and empirically vetted. Cover art ...
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There is more to school life than the formal curriculum. What is it about unforgettable “hero” memories that remain in the memory, in some cases, for decades after people have left school? Engaging conversations between an educator, Greg Cairnduff, and a range of guests, framed around these questions: What makes such memories of school years stand out? What impact can they have on the journey of life? What can be learnt from them? The conversations in this podcast will be particularly releva ...
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There is more to school life than the formal curriculum. What is it about unforgettable “hero” memories that remain in the memory, in some cases, for decades after people have left school? Engaging conversations between an educator, Greg Cairnduff, and a range of guests, framed around these questions: What makes such memories of school years stand …
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There is more to school life than the formal curriculum. What is it about unforgettable “hero” memories that remain in the memory, in some cases, for decades after people have left school? Engaging conversations between an educator, Greg Cairnduff, and a range of guests, framed around these questions: What makes such memories of school years stand …
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Send us a text In this episode of Reading in the Gutter, Dani speaks with Lexie Vanderveen, a high school English teacher, about using graphic novels to hance existing memoir units. This discussion includes helpful strategies, shared successes, and lessons learned.By Dani Kachorsky, Ashley Dallacqua, Laura Jimenez, & Stephanie Reid
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There is more to school life than the formal curriculum. What is it about unforgettable “hero” memories that remain in the memory, in some cases, for decades after people have left school? Engaging conversations between an educator, Greg Cairnduff, and a range of guests, framed around these questions: What makes such memories of school years stand …
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There is more to school life than the formal curriculum. What is it about unforgettable “hero” memories that remain in the memory, in some cases, for decades after people have left school? Engaging conversations between an educator, Greg Cairnduff, and a range of guests, framed around these questions: What makes such memories of school years stand …
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There is more to school life than the formal curriculum. What is it about unforgettable “hero” memories that remain in the memory, in some cases, for decades after people have left school? Engaging conversations between an educator, Greg Cairnduff, and a range of guests, framed around these questions: What makes such memories of school years stand …
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There is more to school life than the formal curriculum. What is it about unforgettable “hero” memories that remain in the memory, in some cases, for decades after people have left school? Engaging conversations between an educator, Greg Cairnduff, and a range of guests, framed around these questions: What makes such memories of school years stand …
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Send us a text In the final episode of Season 2, Dani chats with Dr. David Low, a comics and graphic novel scholar whose research focuses on issues of identity and social justice. David shares how he came to be a comics scholar, why he believes comics have a place in education, how literature circles can be reenvisioned for graphic novels, and why …
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There is more to school life than the formal curriculum. What is it about unforgettable “hero” memories that remain in the memory, in some cases, for decades after people have left school? Engaging conversations between an educator, Greg Cairnduff, and a range of guests, framed around these questions: What makes such memories of school years stand …
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There is more to school life than the formal curriculum. What is it about unforgettable “hero” memories that remain in the memory, in some cases, for decades after people have left school? Engaging conversations between an educator, Greg Cairnduff, and a range of guests, framed around these questions: What makes such memories of school years stand …
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There is more to school life than the formal curriculum. What is it about unforgettable “hero” memories that remain in the memory, in some cases, for decades after people have left school? Engaging conversations between an educator, Greg Cairnduff, and a range of guests, framed around these questions: What makes such memories of school years stand …
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There is more to school life than the formal curriculum. What is it about unforgettable “hero” memories that remain in the memory, in some cases, for decades after people have left school? Engaging conversations between an educator, Greg Cairnduff, and a range of guests, framed around these questions: What makes such memories of school years stand …
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Send us a text In this episode, Dani chats with J. Gonzo about his career as a comic book artist and author. He shares his experiences as Chicano artist and discusses the importance of representation in the comics medium. Additionally, he shares his views on the importance of the comics in classroom spaces as well as how he hopes educators take up …
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There is more to school life than the formal curriculum. What is it about unforgettable “hero” memories that remain in the memory, in some cases, for decades after people have left school? Engaging conversations between an educator, Greg Cairnduff, and a range of guests, framed around these questions: What makes such memories of school years stand …
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There is more to school life than the formal curriculum. What is it about unforgettable “hero” memories that remain in the memory, in some cases, for decades after people have left school? Engaging conversations between an educator, Greg Cairnduff, and a range of guests, framed around these questions: What makes such memories of school years stand …
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There is more to school life than the formal curriculum. What is it about unforgettable “hero” memories that remain in the memory, in some cases, for decades after people have left school? Engaging conversations between an educator, Greg Cairnduff, and a range of guests, framed around these questions: What makes such memories of school years stand …
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Send us a Text Message. Host Dani Kachorsky welcomes high school English teachers Shelby Stringer and Amanda Molitor to Reading in the Gutter to reflect on their experiences teaching Gareth Hinds' graphic novel adaptation of The Odyssey. The three teachers discuss why they selected Gareth Hinds' adaptation, their successes and challenges using this…
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Send us a text In this episode of Reading in the Gutter, Dani chats with Brooke Feldman-Cryan, a high school English and Theater teacher, about her experiences teaching the graphic novel Maus for the first time. Brooke shares her motivation behind selecting the text as well as some challenges and successes she experienced, and ultimately, what she …
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Send us a text In this episode of Reading in the Gutter, Dani hosts Dr. Sean P. Connors from the University of Arkansas to discuss reading and creating graphic novel memoirs. Sean shares his experiences teaching a college course focused on graphic novel memoirs, as well as a culminating experience in which students draft their own comic book style …
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Send us a text In this episode of Reading in the Gutter, Dani hosts Dr. Daryl Axelrod for a fun-filled discussion about using digital tools to create digital comics. Daryl shares his experiences helping kids to create original comics related to science topics as well as his experiences guiding students through transmediating (or adapting) tradition…
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Send us a text Reading in the Gutter host, Dani Kachorsky, interviews Frank Baker, author of the graphic novel, We Survived the Holocaust. In this episode, Frank discusses the importance of sharing and teaching Holocaust stories in today's day and age, as well as the importance of preparing students to be critical thinkers. Additionally, Frank shar…
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Send us a text Reading in the Gutter returns with our first episode for Season 2 to discuss "Teaching comics in different contexts (college, high school, and middle school)..." with Jason D. DeHart. In this episode, Dani, Ashley, Stephanie, and Jason consider the similarities and differences in teaching comics at different grade levels, how student…
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Send us a text The Reading in the Gutter team is [finally] back! In this episode, Laura, Ashley, and Dani discuss superheroes and superhero comics with Dr. Francisco Torres. Francisco shares his experiences teaching a unit called "Heroes of Color" in which students read and discussed mainstream superhero comics that also featured diverse individual…
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Send us a text In what we affectionately refer to as the Corona Virus Special, the Reading in the Gutter team, Laura, Ashley, and Dani, speak with Dr. Jason DeHart about making and assessing comics in classroom spaces. Jason provides insights based on both his experiences as a middle school teacher and a university professor. He discusses how he ha…
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“Me? Teach art? I don’t even know how to draw!!” Many of us started there. We felt a total lack of confidence in teaching art. We wanted to give our children all the benefits of art in their education but didn’t know how. Some of us did a few colorful hands-on projects with our children, but we could see they weren’t really learning the basics of a…
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Send us a text In this episode, Dr. Stergios Botzakis joins the Reading in the Gutter team to discuss the history of comics as they relate to education. In addition to sharing his own journey to becoming a comics reader and scholar, Sterg outlines common stigmas attached to comics and graphic novels in educational circles that still persist today a…
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Send us a text This episode of Reading in the Gutter picks up where Episode 2 left off. The team continues our conversation with Dr. Sara Kersten Parrish about her experiences reading, teaching, and researching the graphic novel El Deafo by CeCe Bell. Sara shares her experiences reading this book with college students and elementary school students…
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Send us a text In this episode, the Reading in the Gutter team speaks with Dr. Sara Kersten Parrish about her experiences reading, teaching, and researching the Newbery Award-winning graphic novel El Deafo by CeCe Bell. Sara reflects on her identity as a deaf woman reading El Deafo for the first time as well as the pedagogical strategies that she u…
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Vincent van Gogh is one of the best-known artists of all time. He's known for his unique style and strangely beautiful works and art, but also for his short, tragic life. Today we're talking about van Gogh and what we love about his art. -- Show Notes with links and photos: https://ridgelightranch.com/why-study-vincent-van-gogh-podcast-62/ — Visit …
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Images and Full Show Notes: https://ridgelightranch.com/why-study-berthe-morisot-podcast-61/ — Visit RidgeLightRanch.com for Easy, No-Prep Art Lesson Plans. — Join our Facebook Group called Anyone Can Teach Art: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AnyoneCanTeachArt/ — Find out more about Julie’s Book: Anyone Can Teach Art; How to Confidently Teach Art …
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This unusual Impressionist didn't enjoy plein-air painting (painting outside) or the airy natural light. Instead, he sketched and then returned to his studio to paint. He's most famous for his paintings of ballet dancers, but he also painted everyday people in the city and action scenes from polo games! In fact, he was incredibly skilled at paintin…
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Thomas Gainsborough ( 1727-1788) was a life-long painter who loved creating magnificent landscapes but found they didn't sell well. Instead, he paid the bills with portraits until he started combining the two into unique portraits with idealistic landscapes in the background. This made him England's most famous portrait painter and the King and Que…
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Send us a text In the premiere episode of Reading in the Gutter, the podcast creators, Dani Kachorsky, Ashley Dallacqua, and Laura Jiménez, share how they became interested comics and graphic novels as well as what motivated their interest in understanding the role comics and graphic novels can play in education. They also discuss their goals for t…
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We love telling out all about our own personal renaissance activities each episode (the things we're learning and creating)- But how can we foster this mindset of a lifelong love of learning in ourselves and in our children? We've thought up a few keys and wanted to share them with you! Full Show Notes: https://ridgelightranch.com/personal-renaissa…
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Aerial perspective (or atmospheric perspective) is one of the methods of adding depth to your drawing. Join us as we discuss the science of this and how to use it in art! Full Show Notes: https://ridgelightranch.com/aerial-perspective-science-light-podcast-53/By Julie Abels of Ridge Light Ranch | Art Curriculum Creator and Classical Homeschooler
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Who was Fibonacci? Why should we learn about him? How does his number sequence relate to art? Join us as we talk about this man, his famous number sequence, and how to use it in art. Show Notes: https://ridgelightranch.com/fibonacci-abstract-art-podcast-52/By Julie Abels of Ridge Light Ranch | Art Curriculum Creator and Classical Homeschooler
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Now that the school year is about over and we're starting to think about summer, consider hosting painting parties for adults (and kids) this summer to earn some extra income! Emily Magone has done this for years and now she's sharing all her secrets with you in her new package: "Start Your Own In-Home Painting Party Business." Episode 48 full show…
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Welcome to Season 3 of the Anyone Can Teach Art podcast!! This week we're talking about classroom management. We're focusing on the art classroom but, of course, most of this applies to any classroom with children or even adults. Classroom management can be a real challenge for all for us, but there are key principles we can turn to, to help us be …
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