Explore transformative insights from Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz, emphasizing connecting with our authentic selves as art educators. Through exercises, discover how understanding our stories enriches teaching, fosters community, and promotes personal and professional growth.
If absolute power corrupts absolutely, let's decentralize the old paradigm and find new solutions by bringing more people to the table! This session proposes the use of committees to disrupt authority and decision-making power within organizations to lend a greater voice to educators, learners, stakeholders, participants, and community members.
Explore arts-based action research and how it can ignite collaborative learning in Professional Learning Communities in schools, museums, and beyond. Craft a "wondering" based on a challenge you're facing, view successful examples from Connected Arts Networks (CAN) Teacher Leaders, and connect with accountability partners to put learning into action.
Explore how ethics of care (EoC) manifest in your practice through an interactive session emphasizing assumptions, relationality, and leadership. Engage in reflective small-group dialogues and collaborative creations. Learn art strategies and cultural pedagogies to cultivate communities of EoC practitioners, fostering knowledge production and reciprocity in a supportive, community-centered environment.
Come and join us for a "speed-dating-style conversation between early career teachers and veteran retired art educators who are also longtime NAEA members. Come socialize; ask questions; and get some much-needed help, advice, suggestions, and assistance in your art room. We're here, and we care!
Retired Art Educator / Owner Consultant / Graduate Instructor / Part-time Art Educator at SPMA cause why not!, WESTpectations Educational Consulting and AOEU and Sea Pines Montessori Academy
I’m a passionate, seasoned art educator…I firmly believe that #togetherweARTbetter and the ultimate winners will always be our kiddos!
