2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

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8:00am EDT

Sketchbook and Visual Journal Speed Date

Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Bring your sketchbook or visual journal and participate in our interactive session, a speed date where we'll share a series of quick opportunities to learn and meet someone new!

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 →

Dr. Jenny Evans

Asst Professor Art Education, Valdosta State University

Laurie Gatlin

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Maker Painter Semi-retired Still curious

Dr. Sara Scott Shields

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Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Secondary, Instructional Practice

12:00pm EDT

Engaging With Nature Through Art: Eco-Pedagogy and Intervention From Non-Anthropocentric Perspectives

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Explore the eco-diversity and eco-equality in visual arts education through various frameworks and methodologies in contemporary art practice. Examine how art educators can effectively incorporate critical thinking in plants and animals in theory and practice to promote learning experience and engagement with nature.

Presenters

Jiayi Guo

Li Xu

Ling-yu Chou

Panpan Yang

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Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Ecology and Environment Interest Group, Big Art Education Questions

1:00pm EDT

Queer Makerspaces: Creating Art-Centered, Technology-Driven Safe Spaces for Queer Youth and allies

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

We describe the creation, development, and impact of a unique art-based queer makerspace for self-identifying LGBTIQ youth and their allies offered in a highly conservative area. We address outreach, privacy, safety, curriculum, using Story Circles to build community, blending traditional art media with technology, coaching strategies, and best practices.

Presenters

Kenzo Tillitt

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

LGBTQ+ Interest Group, Instructional Practice

2:00pm EDT

Cultivating Community With a School-Wide Food Systems Mural

Friday March 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Discover how celebrating local food systems can benefit school-wide wellness through experiential learning farmer visits that led to the design and creation of a cafeteria mural. Inspired by a food service director's passion to facilitate a vibrant farm-to-school program, learn how your art program can promote school-wide wellness while cultivating community.

Presenters

Melissa Hronkin

Art educator Teacher leader, Houghton Elementary School

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Hronkin F2S Handouts pdf

Friday March 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Instructional Practice

3:00pm EDT

Procreate Footwear Sketching Tutorial on an iPad

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

This workshop teaches art educators how to use Procreate on an iPad for precise footwear sketching. Learn essential techniques like brush control, layering, shading, and texture application to create realistic renderings. These skills can be applied across various creative projects, bringing digital sketching into the classroom.

Presenters

Aric Armon

Chair of Youth Programming, Pensole Lewis College

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SEE the Future Aric Armon pptx

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

4:30pm EDT

What Art History Offers AI: Fostering Ethical Tech Development Through Humanities Insights

Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Explore the integration of generative AI in art history education, focusing on its transformative potential and ethical implications. This presentation explores AI image-generation tools by examining their impact on teaching methodologies and highlighting the importance of inclusivity and cultural sensitivity in AI development.

Presenters

Brittany Myburgh

Assistant Professor, Jackson State University

Mary Soylu

Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Higher Education, Professional Paper Presentation

5:00pm EDT

Walking to Enlightenment: Field Notes From the Himalayas

Friday March 21, 2025 5:00pm - 5:25pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Discover a newly published book that examines postmodern methodologies for the art educator, including the spiritual dimensions of art and education. The book also serves as a field guide to meaningful artistic inquiry and exploration within critical issues in the field including ecology, social activism, and remote teaching.

Presenters

Mark Graham

Clark Goldsberry

Friday March 21, 2025 5:00pm - 5:25pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Higher Education, Instructional Practice