2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

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8:00am EDT

Establishing a Maker Mindset With Arts-Based STEAM

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Investigate the inner workings of an active K-6 STEAM program designed by an art teacher. Help students build 21st-century skills and shape mindsets with design thinking, project-based learning, and STEAM. Learn how to introduce animation, robotics, design, and engineering on a budget. Gain a variety of single-session lessons and projects.

Presenters

Meredith Cosier

K-6 STEAM Specialist, Art Invention Lab

Experienced art educator who built a vibrant 3 school STEAM programs from scratch. Ask me about animation, 3D modeling, PBL, and art+tech for any grade, but I am especially strong in K-6.

NAEAMakerMindsetSTEAM Brochure pdf

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Elementary, Instructional Demonstration

12:00pm EDT

Bridging Generations: Revitalizing Community Culture Through Socially Engaged Art

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

In response to the waning influence of community culture and youth apathy toward local heritage after the pandemic, this presentation shows a socially engaged art curation project that bridges intergenerational dialogues to revitalize community culture. The curriculum includes conceptualizing and executing community exhibitions and expanding learner-directed exploration abilities of local history and environment.

Presenters

Pei-Jung Tsai

PhD student, UBC Art education

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Community Arts Caucus Interest Group, Instructional Practice

1:00pm EDT

Drawing on Your Leadership Style: Strengths-Based Approaches for Art Educators

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Increased self-awareness is vital for deepening one's leadership skills. This interactive session invites participants to take a brief assessment to provide a framework of varying leadership styles. Discussion will explore the strategic self-awareness of one's own strengths, tips for leveraging others' diverse styles, and the application to art education contexts.

Presenters

Antoniette Guglielmo

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Leadership, Instructional Practice

2:00pm EDT

Dinner Is Served!: Moving Away From Traditional Tests in AP Art History

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Essays and multiple-choice questions are necessities, but are they always the most effective in assessing student understanding? Create a dinner party, build a museum wing, or weave a bag. By introducing hands-on projects that both assess and teach, your students will form lasting connections by engaging rather than memorizing.

Presenters

Martha Anne Kuntz

Art Educator, Notre Dame High School

I am the Visual and Performing Arts department chair at Notre Dame High School in Belmont, California. I teach AP Studio, AP Art History, and Sculpture, as well as a new Fiber Arts Course. I am also an AP Studio Art & Design mentor.

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Secondary, Instructional Demonstration

3:00pm EDT

Exploring Identity Through Textile Arts

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

How is identity expressed through textiles? Our deep connection to clothing and textiles makes them an ideal conduit for individual expression and cultural heritage. Explore the sociohistorical context of textile arts, symbols used to convey various meanings, and activities that encourage students to convey their heritage and unique identity.

Presenters

Ruby Ming

Visual Arts & Culture, Independent Museum Professional

Textiles&Identity Artworks NAEA25 pdf

Textiles&Identity Presentation&Activities NAEA25 pdf

Textiles&Identity Educator Resources NAEA25 pdf

Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Middle, Instructional Practice

4:00pm EDT

Play and Joy in the Democratic Classroom

Saturday March 22, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Where do art educators make space for play and joy and as a byproduct, curiosity, and transgression? This presentation examines how democratic pedagogy makes openings for students to make work that is urgently meaningful to their identity development and social imagination. Participants will leave with specific democratic classroom practice strategies.

Presenters

Alice Costas

Visual Arts Teacher, Chicago Public Schools

Saturday March 22, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Secondary, Instructional Practice