TAB Storytellers
By Abi Paytoe Gbayee & Jen Ferrari
TAB StorytellersDec 14, 2022
S2E12: Meet Abigail Harkey
In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Abigail Harkey, the Visual Arts, Instruction and Curriculum Specialist for Denver Public Schools. Abigail flipped the tables in this episode and asked Jen and Abi questions. We discussed learning objectives, rigor and assessment, and teacher evaluations among other things.
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingfor artisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to everything TAB!
Here is a link to the unedited transcript of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gNm3I1XU2wA7VVevjjdwMJJ2ary4MZ8ENz9HPY6zyIk/edit?usp=sharing
We recognize that there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so, please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org
S2E11: Meet Clyde Gaw and Clark Fralick
In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Clyde Gaw and Clark Fralick, TAB art educators. Among the topics discussed are how Clyde and Clark found TAB, technology, advocacy, authentic making, and the Secret Art of Boys as well as several other topics.
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingfor artisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to everything TAB!
For more information about The Secret Art of Boys: https://clydegaw.blogspot.com/2010/07/blog-post.html
Here is a link to the unedited transcript (alright almost unedited transcript - Abi is playing with Chat GPT 4.0 to see if she can make this better) of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q8yk2X-W38cntYIA-y3VPaVPTA9K21KgCoznpFGdrGQ/edit?usp=sharing
We recognize that there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so, please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org
S2E10: Meet Melissa Purtee
In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Melissa Purtee, HS TAB teacher and Co-Director of the TAB Summer Institute. Among the topics discussed are transitioning from elementary to high school, writing about TAB, the TAB Summer Institute (coming July 22-27, 2024), and some advice for thinking about moving more into choice
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingfor artisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to everything TAB!
For more information about:
TAB Summer Institute: https://teachingforartisticbehavior.org/professional-development/
Melissa’s Books: The Open Art Room - https://www.davisart.com/choice-based-art-education/ and Making Artists: https://www.davisart.com/student-led-classroom/
Melissa’s Substacks: https://substack.com/@thoughtsonarting
Melissa’s Blog from 2013-2019: http://www.thoughtsonarting.com/
Ian Sand's Apex High School Blog: https://apexhsart.blogspot.com/
Writing for SchoolArts Magazine: https://www.davisart.com/schoolarts/write-for-schoolarts/
Here is a link to the unedited transcript of this episode:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LD-mTkwAm2aDh5ILMLnvChyWl13Lbw6NVDqQ0hTRp58/edit?usp=sharing
We recognize that there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so, please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org
S2E9: Meet the NAEA Choice Art Interest Group Co-Presidents
In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by the NAEA Choice Art Interest Group Co-Presidents Mandy DeWitt, Julie Jacobusse, Michelle Puhl-Price, and Damien “Coach” Phillips. Among the topics discussed are some of the nuances between Choice and TAB, finding the balance on the choice continuum that works for you, and how to get involved with the Choice Art Interest Group.
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingfor artisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to everything TAB!
For more information about the Choice Art Interest Group or to join as a member you can find out more at these great links: https://sites.google.com/view/choicearteducators/home
https://www.arteducators.org/community/articles/257-choice-art-educators-cae
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1699665476977044/
Here is a link to the unedited transcript of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mbWsR5gbDvrt1tc6WB6yJwKjdAx3xuDL_8vXGguXIrI/edit?usp=sharing
We recognize that there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so, please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org
S2E8: Meet Rebecca Stone-Danahy
In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Rebecca Stone-Danahy, AP Art and Design Director and Assessment Specialist with the College Board. Among the topics discussed are Rebecca’s TAB journey, the parallels between TAB and AP Art and Design, shifting pedagogies, and the importance of building relationships with students, among other things.
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingfor artisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to everything TAB!
For more information about the AP Art and Design Program or the amazing AP Art and Design Exhibit check out these links!
Here is a link to the unedited transcript of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13ZgPnY2_60zhHyf3FrJ9Ig_fXBixjTeOxkQCa7JdT3Q/edit?usp=sharing
We recognize that there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so, please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org
S2E7: Meet Seymour Simmons, III
In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Seymour Simmon, III, Professor of Fine Arts Emeritus, Winthrop College. Among the topics discussed include history of art education and drawing, Arts PROPEL, and much more.
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingfor artisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to everything TAB!
For more information about Seymour Simmon III, check out his website - https://www.seymoursimmons.com/
Also the article that was mentioned in the show can be found here: The Art of Disturbation
Here is a link to the unedited transcript of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19WwrS2KLiQZsvnrlnOOHU-G2cR3gc0DWhiiB4R7MxRI/edit?usp=sharing
We recognize that there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so, please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org
S2E6: Meet Jennifer Smith
In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Jennifer Ryan Smith, K-8 art teacher and outdoor education coordinator at the University of Wyoming Lab School. Among the topics discussed are integration in art, project based learning, and advocating for your program.
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingfor artisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to everything TAB!
Here is a link to the unedited transcript of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SNCgG9PpAk9BCDqDNh1L2IbzIiUwl-av6Njeer9GFfU/edit?usp=sharing
We recognize that there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so, please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org
S2E5: Meet George Szekely and Ilona Szekely
In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by the dynamic father-daughter duo George and Ilona Szekely, Ilona is a full professor at Eastern Kentucky University and George is Emeritus at Kentucky University. Among the topics discussed are George’s history with TAB, the collecting of collections, and the importance of play and agency.
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingfor artisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to everything TAB!
For more information about George’s works head to his website https://www.georgeszekely.com or connect with more play and art information check out www.playbasedart.org or look up the Play Based Art Teaching group on Facebook. Here is an open letter George has written to the TAB community https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cYQC3h8XYZLr30tAqEaqt7c7Wc-XPtEb68MbN5IidTc/edit?usp=sharing
Here is a link to the unedited transcript of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hUlm_fyxZpb7f2wTjGC7aOmwu3zYzSEN0JiqkVcoYc0/edit?usp=sharing We recognize that there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so, please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org
S2E4: Meet Leah Maltbie
In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Leah Maltbie, Assistant Director of Fine Arts for the Anchorage School District. Among the topics discussed are challenges facing art educators as they work to implement more choice or bring the TAB approach to their contexts, art shows, communicating with administrators, and so much more.
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingfor artisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to everything TAB!
Here is a link to the unedited transcript of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mBZmci07wLqxfNU9PemXWsL8AdK1jSMcVe7PWBCsqkU/edit?usp=sharing We recognize that there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so, please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org.
TAB Storytellers: Live from the Institute!
This special bonus TABcast features a variety of art educators from across the country sharing their takeaways, stand-out moments, and other thoughts from the 2023 TAB Institute.
The Institute is a professional development opportunity that features cohort-based collaborative learning, instructional workshops, community building, and open studio time. It is held annually in July at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. For more information about the Institute, check out https://massart.edu/teaching-artistic-behavior-tab. Even though this year's Institute has ended, you can sign up for information about next year's Institute at the link above.
We were very fortunate this year to have as keynote speakers Elena Belle White and Ekua Holmes of the Center for Art and Community Partnerships (CACP) at MassArt. To find out more about their incredible organization, please visit the following link: https://massart.edu/cacp
*Due to the constraints of technology, no transcript is available for this episode.
S2E3: Meet Mario Rossero
In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Mario Rossero, Executive Director of the National Art Education Association (NAEA). Among the topics discussed are Mario’s journey from classroom art educator to his current position with NAEA, the power of naming things, advocacy, and ways TAB educators can connect with NAEA.
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingfor artisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to everything TAB!
For more information about NAEA, the NAEA convention, and NAEA interest groups, including the Choice Based Art Education Interest Group head over to https://www.arteducators.org/.
Here is a link to the unedited transcript of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z2CTQWcoEHWqaoVpXNQvTKexQVYJDlJx07Pft7zYJZc/edit?usp=sharing
We recognize that there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so, please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org
S2E2: Meet Lois Hetland and Ellen Winner
In this episode of TAB Storytellers, Jen and Abi are joined by Lois Hetland and Ellen Winner, two prominent researchers and contributors to the fields of psychology and art education. Among the topics discussed are their work on Project Zero at Harvard University, the Studio Thinking Framework, its impact on teachers*, and the exciting possibilities for the future of art education.
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingfor artisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to everything TAB!
*At the beginning of this TABcast, a survey is mentioned. This survey aims to determine the extent to which TAB teachers use the Studio Thinking framework. If you would like to participate (and be entered into a raffle for a $100 Blick gift card), click on the link below to take the very brief, 2-minute survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/28MJ23C
Unedited transcript of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1afffvIhSGBHwxdai4gW5slXtSCZ6CWvb1slYDJSmLgA/edit?usp=sharing
S2E1: Meet Parker Wolverton
Welcome to TAB Storytellers' second season! Join Jen and Abi as they visit with Parker Wolverton, an elementary art teacher wrapping up his third year teaching at Indian Paintbrush Elementary School in Laramie, Wyoming, as they discuss what it is like to be an art teacher finding TAB and recently starting to move into student centered teaching practices. Jen and Abi answer some of Parker's questions, troubleshoot concerns, and share the excitement of Parker's enthusiasm for TAB.
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingfor artisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to everything TAB!
Here is a link to the unedited transcript of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SP6kNIsgTVsvGgNBBAh_mJMbo4BiEy332bTcw1w6QJg/edit?usp=sharing
We recognize that there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so, please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org
S1E12: Meet Texas TAB (feat. Julie Bates, Lori Wallace, and Stacy Bzdok)
Welcome to TAB Storytellers' 12th episode and season finale! Join Jen and Abi as they chat with Julie Bates, Lori Wallace, and Stacy Bzdok, visual art teachers and members of the regional group Texas TAB. Together, they discuss child aesthetics versus adult aesthetics, advocacy for our art programs, students as teachers, and takeaways from the 2023 NAEA National Convention in San Antonio.
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingforartisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior-inc.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to building knowledge and community!
Here is a link to the unedited transcript of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UVy7XQTC1pj12iJN7O5pIIaPu7qm-MbuiDMa0BKnWpg/edit?usp=sharing. We recognize that there are errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so, please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org.
S1E11: Meet D. J. Osmack
Welcome to TAB Storytellers' 11th episode! Join Jen and Abi as they chat with D. J. Osmack, a visual art teacher at North High School in Denver, Colorado and the Past-President of the Colorado Art Education Association. Together, they discuss the impact of play and experimentation on our artistic processes, the role of the teacher in the art room and the curriculum, and the impactful practice of visual journaling.
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingforartisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior-inc.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to everything TAB!
Here is a link to the unedited transcript of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QA4-hOhckUm97TVJ5x7SuIa4Z99--Ttt1bgACZVu9EE/edit?usp=sharing. We recognize that there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so, please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org.
S1E10: Meet Beth Balliro
Welcome to TAB Storytellers' 10th episode! Join Jen and Abi as they interview Beth Balliro, a professor and the chair of the art education department at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Together, they explore the perception of the TAB approach among art educators, the purpose and structure of preservice teacher education programs, and how TAB can combat the "crisis of small-mindedness" that our students currently face as they practice the "having of ideas".
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingforartisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior-inc.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to everything TAB!
Here is a link to the unedited transcript of this episode: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y9pMesyXuVwnPrFEQsK7YARJQJ-HF1jN6hkq2vsJChU/edit?usp=sharing. We recognize that there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so, please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org.
S1E9: Meet Catherine Dupras & Pedro Mendonça
Joining Abi and Jen from Quebec, Canada are Pedro Mendonça and Catherine Dupras, the podcast's first international guests! In this episode:
- Catherine (a primary school art teacher) shares her unique experience with TAB in a private, all-boys French immersion school
- Pedro (a university professor) discusses the challenges that researchers and higher education face as they seek to both establish and expand on scholarly research related to TAB pedagogy and practice
- Both talk about the importance of collaboration in the classroom, among colleagues, and in academic research, as well as the critical role partnerships will play in advancing TAB in the world of pre-service teacher education programs.
In the interview, Pedro mentioned an article about TAB he authored with professor Catherine Nadon. Here is the link to that article (in French): http://revuevision.ca/lapproche-tab/
For more information about TAB, please visit the TAB website: www.teachingforartisticbehavior.org. Also, you are invited to join us on Mighty Networks (https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior-inc.mn.com/), an online platform dedicated to everything TAB!
Here is a link to the unedited transcript of this episode: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VMaqpdunWF8JRZdwT5ecM070aOdoTwFu/view?usp=sharing. We recognize that there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so, please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org.
TAB Storytellers: Live from Denver!
***Warning: this episode contains some explicit language.***
Jen and Abi delivered the keynote address at Colorado TAB's annual conference held at the Denver Art Museum on January 13, 2023. The conference theme was [re]TAB, using the prefix "re" to encompass all things (reconnection, rebirth, renewal, reinvigoration, etc.) that the TAB community is currently facing. Within this theme, Jen and Abi's keynote address focused on the past, present, and future of TAB.
Afterward, they held a roundtable to answer questions and facilitate further discussion related to their keynote. This is the impromptu recording from that roundtable Q & A.
This is their first (and most likely last) live episode. Enjoy, and apologies for the crummy audio and lack of a transcription!
S1E8: Meet Marc Holland
Welcome to the 8th TAB Storytellers TABcast! Join hosts Jen Ferrari (she/her) and Abi Paytoe Gbayee (she/her) as we interview Marc Holland, the chair and professor of the studio foundation program at MassArt, in Boston, Massachusetts. Marc is also a parent of a student in Jen’s classroom, so we will talk about TAB from two lenses. Join us for a great conversation!
For more information about TAB start here - www.teachingforartisticbehavior.org and join us on MightyNetworks by requesting to join through this page https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior-inc.mn.com/
Here is an unedited transcript taken from the auto transcript feature of Zoom, we recognize there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OtZ4PxzATNgX-mfIE1LHgayJX-4aOrbNObDfCPI41t0/edit?usp=sharing
S1E7: Meet James Wells
Welcome to Episode 7 of TAB Storytellers! Join hosts Jen Ferrari (she/her) and Abi Paytoe Gbayee (she/her) as we interview James Wells (he/his), Education Manager at Crayola. James tells us his TAB story, his creative vision for today’s youth, how TAB supports the development of 21st-century learners, and about the powerful role TAB will play in the future of art education.
- For more information about TAB, start here: www.teachingforartisticbehavior.org
- Join us on MightyNetworks by requesting to join here: https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior-inc.mn.com/
- Link to “Crayola Creativity Week” in January, which James mentioned in his interview: https://creativity-week.squarespace.com/
- The unedited transcript which follows is taken from the auto transcript feature of Zoom. We recognize there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so please email us at storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g8qX2bRP-DgvDyA1g7g5GWJHDIxhSbqE/view?usp=sharing
S1E6: Meet Jean Barnett
Welcome to the 6th TAB Storytellers TABcast! Join hosts Jen Ferrari (she/her) and Abi Paytoe Gbayee (she/her) as we interview Jean Barnett, a leader in the Texas TAB community and a high school TAB teacher. Jean tells us her TAB story, shares what it is like to work with a teaching partner who is not TAB, how TAB can function in a single media classroom, and some of her go to resources.
For more information about TAB start here - www.teachingforartisticbehavior.org and join us on MightyNetworks by requesting to join through this page https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior-inc.mn.com/
Here is the link to the Ian Sands “Nine” Jean mentioned in her interview. It is a collection of nine major themes which can help support students as they become the artists in their studio classrooms - https://artofsouthb.weebly.com/the-nine.html
Here is an unedited transcript taken from the auto transcript feature of Zoom, we recognize there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so please email us at Storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c8vJSGJEWnT65eokiukphw2bnhkX_1eoRkS-bRoQvsU/edit?usp=sharing
S1E5: Meet Kelly Beach
Welcome to the 5th TAB Storytellers TABcast! Join hosts Jen Ferrari (she/her) and Abi Paytoe Gbayee (she/her) as we interview Kelly Beach, a middle school TAB teacher in Colorado and one of the TAB Colorado leaders. Kelly tells us his TAB story, how he implements digital art into his TAB classroom, and more about TAB Colorado.
For more information about TAB start here - www.teachingforartisticbehavior.org and join us on MightyNetworks by requesting to join through this page https://teaching-for-artistic-behavior-inc.mn.com/
Here is the link to the TAB Colorado website we mentioned in Kelly’s interview. It has information about TAB Colorado as well as the TAB CO conference which is hosted annually on MLKJ weekend. https://coloradotabinc.org/ Excitingly, Jen and I will be the keynote speakers this year at the TAB CO conference! Registration opens in November.
Here is an unedited transcript taken from the auto transcript feature of Zoom, we recognize there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so please email us at Storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lyF-it-7y4tz8RUFZ-TqFvqGIy3wkaJljfgSvxI4F50/edit?usp=sharing
S1E4: Meet Kathy Douglas
For more information about TAB start here - www.teachingforartisticbehavior.org and join us on MightyNetworks by requesting to join through this page teaching-for-artistic-behavior-inc.mn.com/
Here is the link to the video Kathy mentions in her interview. It shows her classroom in the days before TAB was known as TAB. youtu.be/KWmhKJPSh6g
We are piloting the idea of having transcripts available. Here is an unedited transcript taken from the auto transcript feature of Zoom, we recognize there are probably errors and grammatical issues. If anyone with the time or inclination to edit this wants to do so please email us at Storytellers@teachingforartisticbehavior.org.
docs.google.com/document/d/1ttyxmnOPKhKfm8VNBxxFfrEyfg55DA98ar5zLxasIBc/edit?usp=sharing
S1E3: Meet Cynthia Gaub
For more information about TAB start here - www.teachingforartisticbehavior.org and join us on MightyNetworks by requesting to join through this page teaching-for-artistic-behavior-inc.mn.com/
For more great resources Cynthia has developed and more about how the Around the Room game looks in her context check out her amazing blog at www.artechtivity.com/ We forgot to mention that Cynthia was also awarded the 2021 Washington Art Educator of the Year. Congratulations Cynthia!
S1E2: Meet Jen Rankey-Zona
For more information about TAB start here - at www.teachingforartisticbehavior.org and join us on MightyNetworks by requesting to join through this page teaching-for-artistic-behavior-inc.mn.co/