Of concern to supervisors and administrators is the lack of attention given to evaluations and how systems may fail to capture the unique qualities and competencies effective art teachers are expected to exhibit. After a discussion of these evaluations, audience members will discuss art teacher evaluation methods they use in their schools.
Learn more about an introductory high school curriculum unit that critically examines AI in artmaking. Guided by essential questions and responsive projects, students investigate AI's cultural, ethical, and creative impacts. Join this session to hear more about this unit and leave with ready-to-use unit resources for your classroom!
This presentation addresses and questions the limited inclusion and trajectory of self-taught and outsider artists and artworks as content within art education's 20th- and 21st-century histories. We highlight notable scholars advocating for inclusion overtime. Also, a documentative literature review recognizes rare, existent examples and calls for greater inclusion of this marginalized yet significant content.
Kathleen Keys has taught in and coordinated the BFA Art Education program at Boise State University since 2005. Keys’ published research has appeared in the Journal of Cultural Research in Art Education, Visual Arts Research, Journal of Social Theory in Art Education, Studies in... Read More →
This presentation invites art researchers and educators to a discussion on critical Indigenous theories and settler colonial critiques to reconsider and advance art educational research and practice providing an understanding of self-reflexivity and refusal to settler colonial logics as non-Indigenous allies for social equity. CANCELLED SESSION CANCELLED SESSION CANCELLED SESSION
Learn how community-based art, in the form of murals can teach students leadership, art and math skills, language culture, appreciation for community artists, as well as art's role in the developing community.
As we unravel the stereotypes surrounding neurodiversity, culture begins to delve into the cognitive advantages associated with dyslexia. Including heightened spatial awareness, ability to understand complex patterns and innovative problem-solving. Creating pedagogical change, through highlighting the transformative power of thinking differently, while paving the way to a more inclusive future.
