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

We Will Draw With Anyone About Anything Speed Date

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Bring your sketchbook and drawing tools and participate in our interactive session: a speed date where we'll share a series of quick opportunities to learn and meet someone new! We will begin by discussing an arts-based research project and work it into a collaborative experience for all attendees.

Presenters

Samuel Peck

Artist - Researcher- Teacher, Independent Scholar

Samuel H. Peck is an artist, researcher, and art educator originally from Providence, Rhode Island, with over 16 years of art teaching experience at the K-12 and university levels. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Rhode Island and his Master ny of Studio... Read More →

David Modler

Professor of Art, Journal Fodder Junkies and tet[R]ad

David R. Modler is a maker/scholar/educator born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Education in Art Education from Towson State University, and taught art on the k-12 level for fifteen years. David has since earned a Master of Fine... Read More →

Michael Dodson

Teacher, Woodburn School District

Michael Bell

Supervisor of Fine Arts, QACPS

Michael Bell is a nationally renowned artist, TED speaker, award-winning arts educator, and visual journaling pioneer. As the 2024 NAEA National Supervisor of the Year, he has transformed Queen Anne’s County Public Schools as Fine Arts Supervisor, establishing NAHS Chapters, K-12... Read More →

Stephen Peter Loya

Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Caucus of Social Theory in Art Education Interest Group, Instructional Demonstration

2:00pm EDT

Youth Artists Advocate for Positive Social Change

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

How can educators foster a critical lens and address current events in the art studio? How can youth use art to advocate for their communities? Learn how BIPOC working-class students from the east side of Austin, TX, critically engage with contemporary global crises and express their solution-oriented visions through screen printing and mixed-media collage.

Presenters

Ariel Kay

Assistant Professor of Practice

Ariel Kay received her B.S. in Anthropology from Bryn Mawr College with a Minor in Education. She received a M.A. in Art Education from the University of Texas at Austin. She taught elementary art for eight years, six of those years at a Title 1 school in East Austin.Kay is currently... Read More →

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Caucus of Social Theory in Art Education Interest Group, Instructional Practice

3:00pm EDT

NAEA Affinity Group: Multiracial

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

This space will be specifically for those who personally identify as mixed race, multiracial, biracial, transracial adoptees, and/or third culture kids of the Global Majority. If you are not a part of that group, please locate a different space that accommodates your identity(ies). Participants will network and build relationships with each other and plan future engagements.

Presenters

Ray Yang

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

4:30pm EDT

Building an Inclusive Community in the Art Room

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Inclusive classrooms require more than adaptations and modifications to curriculum design. This presentation discusses how social relationships and environments contribute to inclusive art classrooms. Participants will discover how inclusive communities can be created and sustained in classrooms using existing practices within a community arts center for disabled individuals.

Presenters

Alexandra Allen

Assistant Professor of Art Education, Buffalo State University

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Disability Studies in Art Education Interest Group, Instructional Practice

5:00pm EDT

Inquiry-Based Art Pedagogies for Critical Environmental and Ecological Conservation Awareness: Three Case Studies

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 6:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

This presentation describes three case studies where students used art pedagogies integrating experiential learning, critical inquiry, and artmaking on critical environmental issues. Resulting artworks demonstrate students' critical awareness and serve as valuable K-12 resources, offering actionable steps for environmental conservation and integrating environmental education and STEM with art education.

Presenters

Elizabeth Burkhauser

Mousumi De

Associate Professor, University of Redlands

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 6:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Ecology and Environment Interest Group, Deep Dive Research