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Blocks Paper Scissors
by Clark Fralick and Clyde Gaw
Blocks Paper Scissors is a podcast for teachers interested in TAB (Teaching for Artistic Behavior). Hosts Clark Fralick and Clyde Gaw have over 50 years experience teaching art in K-12 schools.
Episodes
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The TAB Institute 2025 and the underpinning thought of TAB
Hello, Apologies for the absence of a regular podcast but things have been a little busy these last few months. In this episode, Clyde and I talk about his retitrement from K-12 education, the upcoming TAB Institute in Boston and the underpinning ideas that make TAB so important to a childs...
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School Climate with Jen Rankey
In this episode we are joined by another TAB teacher: Jen Rankey Jen Rankey (she, her, hers): Jen serves as the Director of Visual Art at Trinity Episcopal School in Charlotte, NC. This has given her the opportunity to teach kindergarten through 8th grade students while advocating for the...
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Talking about Trauma with Special Guest Stacey Parrish
In this episode we discuss trauma and how it may appear in our studio classrooms. We are joined by Stacey Parrish. Stacey teaces middle school in Florida.
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Let's Go - Starting the year in a TAB classroom with Jean Barnett
Hello, and welcome to the Blocks Paper Scissors Podcast #30. Today we have a special guest with us. Jean Barnett is an amazing High School TAB teacher in Central Texas. She has been teaching for 17 years, at the same school, with more than 12 of those years as a TAB teacher. She currently is...
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BPS#29 Disruption in the umwelt
Hello fellow TAB teachers! We got our act together again to catch up and discuss what's happening in our TAB studios. We also chat about upcoming professional development opportunities that Clyde and I will be participating in later this year. Also, Don't be afraid to send us an email if you have…
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BPS#28 Autumn Bricolage
Podcast Redux! Sorry folks, this episode was supposed to drop last week but I made a huge error while editing. My bad. Anyway, we got back together to talk about a few things that have happened since our last podcast and we discussed WOW, Austins Butterfly, and other TAB missteps. The Tornado...
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BPS #27 Catching up
In this episode Clyde and I try to catch up with each other from TAB Institute to the new year and beyond. We are not in a studio and therefore the sound quality will vary.
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The Genesis of TAB: A live recording Kathy Douglas from TABstock2023
During this years TABstock, we were blessed to have Kathy Douglas in attendance. I grabbed the opportunity to record, in her words, the genesis of TAB. It is a wonderful story told by one of the founders of TAB: Kathy Douglas.
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We’re Baaaaaaack
Ha! You thought we were done? Sorry! We have been super-duper busy and I had to hold Mr. Gaw hostage in order to get this podcast recorded. Just Kidding. In this episode Clyde and I are catching up with several random thoughts and I dead in this unscripted podcast.
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The Healing Power of Art
In this episode, Clyde and Clark talk about the healing power of art. Why do kids seek out the art room when they are anxious? Why do certain behaviors disappear when children have the opportunity to work with their minds and their hands? Child Art Therapy by Judith Aron Rubin The Good Enough...
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Quality
WE are finally back in the studio...sort of. In this episode of Blocks Paper Scissors, Clyde and I try to get back into the groove talking about quality. Teacher directed vs. student directed quality and what is really happening in the minds of our young artists. Special thanks to the Easthils…
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Blocks Paper Scissors Live. December 29, 2020
Welcome to our second live conversation event.
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Special Live Event, December 17th, 2020
In this episode, Clyde and I go live in the first virtual question and answer session. We were joined by several TAB teachers from around the world. This was an amazing conversation among incredible art teachers.
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Am I TAB enough?
As we continue to work remotely, we are trying to bring you interesting content related to Teaching for Artistic Behavior. Please excuse some of the audio. Zoom sometimes does not play well. In this episode, Clyde and I are joined by Roni Rohr to talk about the idea of "Am I TAB enough? It's a...
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DEI+J (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice) in the TAB Studio with Julie Toole
Today Clyde and I welcome a very special guest: Julie Toole. During our conversation, we look at what is white privilege and how we can practice DEI+J in the TAB studio, Julie has been a teacher for 30 years, 20+ in Chicago Public schools and is currently teaching art at a private progressive...
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Teaching for Artistic Behavior during the COVID19 Pandemic.
Hello everyone!! In this podcast, Clyde and I talk about remote teaching and trying to keep the spirit of Teaching for Artistic Behavior. We felt it was necessary to make a podcast during this time. We couldn't meet in the regular studio, so we recorded this using Zoom. The sound isn't perfect....
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Supporting a Trauma Informed Curriculum through TAB
Hello listeners, we are back with another episode of the Blocks, Paper Scissors Podcast. In this episode, Clyde and I discuss Trauma-informed education through the lens of a TAB studio. This is a very current and deep subject that we dip our toes into. Other things mentioned in this episode.…
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Organic Collaboration
In this episode, Clyde and I get back to what we love: talking about our TAB studios. More specifically the phenomenon called organic collaboration and the observations we make. What happens when we work together for a common cause? What are we learning? Why is it a good idea to promote...
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TAB Institute 2019
In this episode, Clyde and I have a fun little conversation about our experience at TAB institute in Boston. I thought it would be nice to sit down and decompress all that happened over the week. We got to meet some pretty amazing educators from all over the world. I would like to apologize if…
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Conditions of Creativity: Time
In this podcast, Clyde and I discuss the benefits of time in the TAB classroom. What happens when kids have time to play, explore and discover new ideas? Special Thank you to the Easthills for their generosity in allowing me to use some of their awesome music. Also Katie McDaniel for the amazing...
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Conditions for Creativity - Play
In this episode, Clyde and I sit down and have a conversation about the role play has in a TAB classroom. See George Szekely in action at CMA George Szekely Theresa Amibile Growing Up Creative: Nurturing a Lifetime of Creativity National Institute for Play
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Conditions for Creativity - Autonomy
In this episode Clark and Clyde catch up on what's been happening (A Lot). Making stuff out of cardboard and talking about creativity. We start diving into how to set up the conditions of creativity: Autonomy, Collaboration, Playfulness, Time, Environment, Risk-taking. Here is the file we…
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A conversation with Katherine Douglas
In this episode, Clyde takes the lead in a conversation with our good friend and colleague Katherine Douglas. Katherine Douglas is an American education pioneer. She has a long and illustrious career in art education. She is the Co-author of Engaging Learners Through Artmaking, she and Diane...
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Ten Things Every New TAB Teacher needs to do (or not do) Part 2
In this podcast CLyde and I continue our conversation regarding things new teachers to Teaching for Artistic Behavior stress over. Clyde and I discuss the changes teachers and students experience in the school setting: including the change to TAB, the effects of divorce, trauma, poverty plus the...
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Ten Things Every New TAB Teacher needs to do (or not do) Part 1
Excuse us for the late nature of this podcast. There were several things that prevented us from getting together to have our biweekly discussion. There was the Spring Fine Arts Festival that was another smash hit. Then we had Spring Break. Who wants to work over Spring Break. and finally, my...
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The Secret Art of Boys/Girls
In this episode we have a special guest ( school counselor Tonya Wood,) to help Clyde and i understand the secret art of boys and girls. We discuss and try to answer these questions: What should we do when we see children using fantasy violence in their art? Does it mean they are having violent...
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The Unmotivated Student
In this episode Clyde and I return from a long break where I was sick with the Flu and Pnumonia. We discuss the unmotivated student and how we deal with them in class. Who are they? What can we do to help them? Build relationships through talking with students Give students choice Give students...
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TAB Stories: Incredible Acts of Creativity
In this episode, Clyde and I talk about some of the incredible acts of creativity we've seen in our classroom. These acts include a 6ft dragon that was displayed at the Arnheim Gallery at MassArt, A 16ft Eifle Tower made from plastic soda straws, a cardboard Dalek with lights and sound as well as...
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Creativity
In this podcast, Clyde and I catch up on what happened over Thanksgiving break before we dive headfirst to discuss creativity. We talk about what it is and where it is, as well as if schools are somewhat responsible for the decline of creative thinking. We get off track a little and get back on....
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A Conversation with Diane Jaquith
In this podcast, we are joined via the telephone with TAB co-founder Diane Jaquith. Diane Jaquith, retired after 25 years from K-12 art education, is a co-founder of Teaching for Artistic Behavior and directs the TAB Summer Teacher Institute. She is the co-author of Engaging Learners Through...
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Constructivism in a TAB classroom
In this episode, we discuss constructivism and how it relates to a TAB artroom. As mentioned in the podcast. Here are the twelve indicators (TAB) adapted from In Search of Understanding: The Case for Constructivist Classrooms by Jacqueline Grennon Brooks and Martin G. Brooks 1.Choice based art...
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Curriculum and Instruction
Curriculum and instruction is the heart and soul of TAB pedagogy. In this podcast the two veteran art teachers have a wide ranging discussion about their teaching practice. They discuss the importance of weaving art education content into emergent creative experience while name dropping several...
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Road Trip
It this episode of the Blocks Paper Scissors Podcast, Clark and Clyde are joined by Katie Bonilla as they drive to Ball State University to listen to a roundtable discussion on TAB and Choice Art ed. Katie is an Elementary Art teacher from Avon, Indiana. She is a TAB teacher with some very...
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Assessment
In our third episode, Clark and Clyde share their thoughts on assessment in an emergent art education curriculum and the problem of optimizing learning experience in cognitively diverse TAB classrooms.Special thanks to bensound.com for providing the music in this podcast.
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Room Arrangement
In our second episode, Clark and Clyde talk about a critical aspect of TAB pedagogy: room design. The physical learning environment and it's connection to creative learning experience and developing artistic behaviors are examined in this week's podcast. Check the photo's below for examples of...
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In the Beginning....
In this episode Clyde and I discuss how we got started in Teaching for Artistic Behavior and other various rants and side discussions. Special thanks to bensound.com for providing the music in this podcast.
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Blocks Paper Scissors is a podcast for teachers interested in TAB (Teaching for Artistic Behavior). Hosts Clark Fralick and Clyde Gaw have over 50 years experience teaching art in K-12 schools.
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