2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

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8:00am EDT

Pixel Perfect: Five Ways to Dive Into Digital Design

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M108

Have no fear... digital design is here! Technology is a fantastic motivator for our students and a vital part of our art and design curriculum. In this fast-paced presentation, two middle-level design educators will share five

Presenters

Janine Campbell

Since graduating from the University of Michigan-Flint in 2004 with a Bachelors of Science in Art Education, I have been interested in engaging students with new and innovative practices in the classroom. Over the past 21 years, I have used my classroom as a touchstone for what is... Read More →

Jane Montero

Art and Design Educator

I teach 5th and 6th grade Art & Design in Michigan and currently serve as the President of the Michigan Art Education Association!

Sat. 8am Pixel Perfect NAEA Louisville 2025 pdf

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M108

Art & Media Technology Interest Group, Skills Toolbox

12:00pm EDT

Curating as Making

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M108

By making mini-exhibits in small groups during this session, participants consider galleries as learning spaces beyond the studio. Through curatorial skills, explore ways students can extend making and message, amplify voices, promote collaboration, expand empathy, and develop leadership. Discussion incorporates contemporary artists, institutional and cultural practices, and authentic project-based learning.

Presenters

Amy Jackson

Upper School Art Teacher, North Cross School

2025 NAEA Annual Conference Curating as Making Presentation, Amy Jackson, NCS pdf

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M108

Secondary, Skills Toolbox

1:00pm EDT

Research is Elementary 3.0

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M108

Have you ever been dinged for "use of data" on your evaluations or tortured by tedious "data meetings"? Come put a new spin on that four-letter word as we explore how data and research live in the elementary art classroom in this session designed for elementary art teachers by elementary art teachers!

Presenters

Devon Calvert

Tina Atkinson

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M108

Elementary, Skills Toolbox

2:00pm EDT

Inclusive Adaptive Art Practices in an Elementary Art Studio

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M108

Explore adaptive tools and strategies that create an inclusive arts environment for all learners. Uncover how sensory elements and diverse materials ignite creative expression for students with disabilities. Acquire strategies and resources to cultivate a studio space where every student thrives and expresses themselves with confidence.

Presenters

Megan Bye

Elementary Art Educator, Waukesha School District

Elementary art educator since 2003! Love to advocate for and get creative with adaptive art ideas. Connected Arts Network teacher participant. My husband and I have 5 kids, 5 goats, 6 chickens and 1 dog and live in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

Inclusive Adaptive Art Practices in an elementary Art Studio pptx

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M108

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Skills Toolbox

3:00pm EDT

A Museum in Your Classroom: Exploring Contemporary Artworks and Lessons They Inspire

Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M108

Bring the museum into your classroom. Explore a work of contemporary Native art, create your own artwork, and leave with lesson ideas that connect the two directly. This session will talk through diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as discuss creating a safe, inclusive environment wherever you teach.

Presenters

Carrie Goe Nettleton

Education Director, Yellowstone Art Museum

Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M108

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Skills Toolbox