2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

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12:00pm EDT

Buzzwords to Action: Making Educational Jargon Meaningful in Arts Education

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Discover how to transform "equity," "inclusivity," and "innovation" from overused buzzwords into impactful, actionable strategies in the classroom. This session offers practical tools to genuinely embed these concepts into curriculum and teaching practices. Ideal for educators seeking to deepen their impact and foster inclusive, innovative learning environments.

Presenters

Robyn MacNair

Coord of Visual and Performing Arts, Visual and Performing Arts

Robyn MacNair Robyn MacNair is the arts administrator for Santa Ana Unified School district and has been an arts educator for 24 years. She is an ardent local, state, and national arts education advocate and champion.

Sofia Cuevas

Curriculum Specialist, Santa Ana Unified School District

With 14 years at Santa Ana Unified School District, Sofia Cuevas seamlessly blends her expertise in arts education and community engagement under her philosophy of "learning that is living." Her diverse teaching experiences in English, Speech and Debate, and Film Production are complemented... Read More →

Lindsey Barfield

Arts Program Specialist, Santa Ana Unified School District

NAEA Buzzwords to Action (1) pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Leadership, Instructional Demonstration

1:00pm EDT

Developing a Problem of Practice Statement for the EdD in Art Education

Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M104

Unlock the power of practitioner research and kick-start your doctoral journey! Enhance your skills by crafting and workshopping your problem of practice statement. Also learn about the CPED framework, adopted by the EdD in Art Education program at Florida State University, and its focus on equity, ethics, and social justice.

Presenters

Rachel Fendler

Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M104

Leadership, Skills Toolbox

1:00pm EDT

Make Art the Law In Your State!

Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

If you have ever wondered what you can do to help ensure comprehensive, sequential, and equitable K–12 access to art education in your state, this session is for you! We will review Washington State's law, and you'll leave an action plan for legislative advocacy. Remember: The answer is YOU!

Presenter email: jandrewsart73@gmail.com

Presenters

James Andrews

2025 NAEA Presentation Art Education Legislation.pptm pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Leadership, Big Art Education Questions

2:00pm EDT

Creating Balance as a Teacher and Administrative Leader in Art Education

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M111

Join graduates of the NAEA School for Art Leaders, doctoral candidates, and working professionals as we share insights on balancing leadership programs, teaching, and personal priorities, referencing our own stories to provide valuable strategies for navigating diverse professional paths.

Presenters

Lydia Atubeh

NBCT, EdD Candidate, Visual Arts Program Director, DeKalb Early College Academy

Angie Kucharski

Elementary K-6 Intervention teacher, School City of Mishawaka, Indiana

Benjamin E. Hoffman

High School Visual Arts Teacher, Kutztown Area High School

Leigh Drake

Middle School Visual Arts Educator (Gifted and Talented), Virginia Beach City Public Schools

BalanceLeadership NAEA wrkbk Atubeh Drake Kucharski Hoffman pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M111

Leadership, Instructional Practice

5:00pm EDT

Cocreating Leadership Futures

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

This arts-based interactive discussion invites you to consider how you can use arts practices, arts-based inquiry, and cocreation to cultivate leadership. Two case studies inform three big questions around centering the arts in art education leadership, cultivating and sustaining inclusive and equitable leadership in the field, and envisioning leadership futures.

Presenters

Robin Gordon

Barnett Fellow, OSU

I'm a Ph.D. student in the Arts Administration, Education & Policy program at The Ohio State University. This is my first AAAE Conference, and I look forward to learning more about the AAAE community. As a member of AEA & SAG-AFTRA, I'm interested in the future of unions, wages, precarity... Read More →

2025 NAEA National Convention

12:00pm EDT

Robyn MacNair

Sofia Cuevas

Lindsey Barfield

1:00pm EDT

Rachel Fendler

1:00pm EDT

James Andrews

2:00pm EDT

Lydia Atubeh

Angie Kucharski

Benjamin E. Hoffman

Leigh Drake

5:00pm EDT

Robin Gordon

Tamryn McDermott

Aelim Kim

Noor Danielle Murteza