The Creative Conversations

Episode 13: Creativity for Everyone

Paula Liz is a lifelong artist and educator of over 15 years. She has worked with numerous school districts and national organizations seeking to become more equitable and inclusive in their classroom practice through art education. Today, she discusses equitable creativity in the classroom.

Episode 12: A Culture of Risk - setting the stage

Austin Gruber is a lighting and set director who passes down the creative love of set design to students through teaching. In this episode, he outlines the necessities of fostering an innovative culture of risk-taking.

Episode 11: Arts Integrated

Shannon Moran is the Director of National Programs at Urban Arts [https://urbanarts.org/], a nonprofit that teaches digital game design as a pathway to college and career. She discusses the importance of arts integration as an experience that prepares students for creative futures. https://urbanarts.org/ [https://urbanarts.org/] https://ease.urbanarts.org/ [https://ease.urbanarts.org/]

Episode 10: Creativity Through Covid - a music teacher's journey

Music teacher Joshua Valdez shares his experience as a first-year teacher during the pandemic. Creativity is a prerequisite for resilience, transforming challenges into reflective opportunity.

Episode 9: Not Knowing Until You Do Know

Mechanical engineer Steve Coakley discusses the creative process of solving mechanical challenges. An openness to the unknown and the motivation to discover solutions are the hallmark qualities of an innovative engineer.