2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

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8:00am EDT

How Can the Experiences of 1st-Year Art Teachers Help Inform and Improve Educator Preparation Programs?

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

What did you learn in your teacher preparation program that supported you in your early teaching career? What do you wish you learned? Join new art teachers to hear their critical reflections on teaching today and discuss ways higher education institutions can better support this work.

Presenters

Grace Harrison

Teacher-Art, Baltimore City Public Schools

Gabriella Nichole Contreras Santos

Lisa Hochtritt

Rosemary McGeady

Adriane Pereira

Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Higher Education, Big Art Education Questions

12:00pm EDT

Mending Art Classrooms Through Community Art Practices

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Discover how Mending Walls RVA, a community-engaged mural project, fosters collaboration and social justice in art education. This session will equip educators with strategies to integrate Mending Walls into classrooms, providing real-world applications of art's impact on humanity and promoting interconnectedness and empathy in students.

Presenters

Jazmine Beatty

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Community Arts Caucus Interest Group, Skills Toolbox

1:00pm EDT

Scratch, Dab, Layer: Printmaking for All Ages, Budgets, and Spaces

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

A fast-paced printmaking workshop open to all! Join art educators from large and small institutions who share their "greatest printmaking hits." See how these hands-on activities have been adapted for space, age, and abilities as you learn more about the exciting combinations of low-resource, high-impact interactive printing methods and media that are easily transferable.

Presenters

Caitlin Deutsch

Colleen Pickup

Lindsey Bloom

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Museum Education, Skills Toolbox

2:00pm EDT

Building Student Artists Through 1-Day Workshops

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Has the pacing of your class grown stale or too tightly project focused? Mix it up with 1-day workshop sessions to engage students and build artists. In this hands-on session, we will explore five strategies to build student confidence in artmaking from idea exploration to public exhibition.

Presenters

Laura LaQuaglia

Supervisor, Learning Design & Visual Arts, Cobb County School District

Visual Arts K-12, Visual Arts PL, Arts Integration, STEAM, #cobbartrocks, #cobbartteacherscreate

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Friday March 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Secondary, Skills Toolbox

3:00pm EDT

Research Commission: Art, Wellness, and Flourishing

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Explore approaches to wellness through shared experiences of research and learn how to use the arts for the transformation of well-being and health care to enable flourishing.

Presenters

Linda Hoeptner-Poling

Kent

2020 OAEA Virtual Conference Presenter

Jane Dalton

Professor of Art Education, University of North Carolina Charlotte

Jane Dalton is a Professor of Art Education at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. She earned her Ph.D. in Expressive Arts in Education, and an M.F.A in Textile Design and Weaving. Jane is also a Registered Expressive Arts Consultant Educator (REACE). Creativity is at the... Read More →

Christina Bain

Hyunji Kwon

Rina Kundu Little

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Research, Deep Dive Research

4:30pm EDT

AI Empowering Teacher Prep: Enhancing Lesson Planning and Classroom Success for New Art Educators

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Discover how AI tools can transform teacher preparation to ensure preservice art educators are well-prepared for the classroom by providing them with personalized guidance, real-time feedback, and best practices for lesson planning and student teaching.

Presenters

Yadi Liu

Assistant Professor, China Academy of Art

Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Preservice, Skills Toolbox

5:00pm EDT

Reimaging Portfolio Reviews: Steps Toward Facilitating Inclusive Portfolio Reviews

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Geared toward high school art educators who are guiding students as they assemble their portfolios for college admission and scholarship review, this workshop offers an insider's view of the initiatives in higher education that are centered on hosting inclusive portfolio reviews. Sample portfolios and assessment tools will be shown.

Presenters

Sioban Lombardi

Associate Director, Undergraduate Admissions, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Friday March 21, 2025 5:00pm - 5:25pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Skills Toolbox