Melissa Purtee and Ian Sands, authors of The Open Art Room, join Tim to discuss their new book and choice based art education. They talk about the transition teachers make when moving toward choice-based education and how that compares with traditional pedagogy. Listen as they cover the story of writing The Open Art Room (4:15), whether you can put a framework toward choice-based teaching (10:00), and the idea of how much choice each teacher should offer (15:45). Resources and Links: You can order The Open Art Room here. Use the code OAR15 for 15% off the price (good through October 1st). Melissa mentioned Engaging Learners as a great text for elementary choice See all of Melissa's AOE articles And Ian's articles are here

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