2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

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8:00am EDT

Empowering Young Voices: Creating Activist Art in Elementary Classrooms

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M115

Learn how elementary students express ideas of justice through their artwork and discover strategies for empowering student voice and choice in creating activist art. You will also learn how to navigate potential challenges within your school community and leave inspired to foster critical dialogue and creativity in your classroom.

Presenters

Ann Romero De Cordoba

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M115

Elementary, Instructional Demonstration

12:00pm EDT

Between Campus and Community: Exploring Spatial Politics in Preservice Teacher Education and Youth Arts Programs

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M115

This presentation explores the spatiopolitical complexities faced by two art educators facilitating youth art programs at a contemporary art gallery at the edge of a university campus and downtown. Drawing on theories of space, the presenters map how location and the politics of the site impacted preservice teacher education and youth engagement.

Presenters

Christina Hanawalt

Associate Prof. of Art Education, UGA

Lisa Novak

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M115

Caucus of Social Theory in Art Education Interest Group, Professional Paper Presentation

1:00pm EDT

Walking the Walk: One PLC's Journey to Build Curriculum that Embraces Artistic SEL Skills

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M115

When our elementary art department identified students' emotional fragility as a primary obstacle to artistic success, we felt compelled to explore artistic confidence. Months of research and data collection led to a curriculum overhaul, and this session offers our story as a model for how local-level inquiry can lead to systemic change.

Presenters

Katherine Bonilla

Elementary Art Educator, Avon Community School Corporation

Katie Bonilla is a K-4 art educator in Avon Community School Corporation. She is passionate about choice-based art, arts advocacy, and community involvement. She has a MA for Indiana University in Teaching, Learning, & Curriculum: Early Childhood Track. Also a BFA in Fine Arts and... Read More →

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Visual Arts GVC pdf

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M115

Elementary, Instructional Practice

2:00pm EDT

Inclusive Museum Education in the Context of Parental Rights Legislation

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M115

Explore strategies for inclusive museum education amid evolving parental rights legislation. Through a case study and open discussion, this session will address the balance between educational integrity and parental concerns to gain practical solutions for creating equitable, respectful, and engaging learning environments for diverse audiences.

Presenters

Brittny Bevel

Head of Guided and Gallery-Based Learning, Tampa Museum of Art

Brittny Bevel is the Head of Guided and Gallery-Based Learning at the Tampa Museum of Art. Working within the interpretation division, she oversees school and interpretive programs, including tours, the docents, lectures, and gallery talks. Prior to coming to Tampa, Brittny served... Read More →

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Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M115

Museum Education, Big Art Education Questions

3:00pm EDT

Empowering Teen Voices Through Civic Engagement: Innovative Strategies for Facilitating Teen Designed Public Art

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M115

Explore a teen internship program that transforms community concerns into public art. This session shares innovative strategies for engaging youth in meaningful conversations and facilitating collaborative projects around equity and justice. Attendees will gain culturally responsive resources to implement these strategies in their own educational settings.

Presenters

Ahmari Benton

Associate Educator of Teen Programs, Milwaukee Art Museum

The Black School Process Deck Project Outline Worksheet pdf

ArtXpress 2024 Teen Statement of Intent pdf

Socratic Question Types and Examples UCONN Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning pdf

Calling Out vs Calling In Examples pdf

Walker Art Center Teen Programs How To Kit Booklet pdf

Room to Rise The Lasting Impact of Intensive Teen Programs in Art Museums pdf

Steal Like An Artist (Full Text) pdf

Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M115

Museum Education, Instructional Practice

4:00pm EDT

Murals as a Primary Vehicle for Understanding Identity and Building Agency in PreK-12

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M115

Explore identity-based curricula across grade levels (preK and 12th grade) centering intergenerational, multilingual BIPOC woman-identified muralists and their work. The lessons were collaboratively designed within a local art museum's educator professional cohort. Participants will leave with strategies for leveraging the power of murals and identity-based storytelling for curricula building.

Presenters

William Heidenfeldt

Associate Principal, Salesian College Preparatory

Dr. Billy Heidenfeldt joined Salesian College Preparatory as the French and ESL teacher in 2015. In 2022, responding to the need to empower professional learning, growth and possibility for teaching staff, Billy became the Associate Principal supervising curriculum and instruction... Read More →

2025 NAEA National Convention

8:00am EDT

Ann Romero De Cordoba

12:00pm EDT

Christina Hanawalt

Lisa Novak

1:00pm EDT

Katherine Bonilla

2:00pm EDT

Brittny Bevel

3:00pm EDT

Ahmari Benton

4:00pm EDT

William Heidenfeldt

Jasmin Flores

Julie Charles

Maya Manvi