S4E5: Meet Anna Gibson and Steve Heil

Join Jen and Abi as they chat with Anna Gibson, TAB art educator in Santa Fe, and Steve Heil, New Mexico Lead Department Analyst at New Mexico Public Education Department, about nurturing advanced artists within a TAB (Teaching for Artistic Behavior) framework. They trace their TAB journeys, explain an inclusive advanced-art model (screening, teacher nomination, or self-selection), and show how authentic showcases and contests build agency, visibility, and healthy “eustress,” especially for students from marginalized backgrounds. The conversation blends creativity research, gifted-education practices, and culturally responsive teaching to keep young artists in the pipeline from elementary through high school and beyond.Resources:Teaching for Artistic Behavior: teachingforartisticbehavior.orgTAB community (Mighty Networks): teaching-for-artistic-behavior-inc.mn.co. National Art Education Association (NAEA): arteducators.org. New Mexico Art Education Association (NMAEA): newmexicoarteducators.org. Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival: recyclesantafe.org. Inside Out Project (JR Artist): insideoutproject.net. Zaretta Hammond — Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain: crtandthebrain.comNew Mexico Association for the Gifted (NMAG): nmgifted.org New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED): web.ped.nm.gov NAEP 2016 Arts Assessment (The Nation’s Report Card / NCES): nationsreportcard.gov/arts_2016/ and NCES overview. nationsreportcard.govGeorge Szekely: georgeszekely.com; book Play and Creativity in Art Teaching. Szekely websiteClyde Gaw (TAB/choice-based art): clydegaw.blogspot.comNavajo Nation: navajo-nsn.govPueblo of Zuni: ashiwi.orgHere is a link to a lightly edited transcript of this episode. 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 [email protected].