2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

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Lines: Looking, Learning, Living: Weaving Neuroscience With Art, Architecture, and Design in K-16

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

School Zone Institute and NEXT.cc share activities tested in different cultures to reach imaginations across all U.S. states and in more than 150 countries with design opportunities from wherever users are. Sharing ideas and situations cultivates empathy and understanding of people from around the world with challenges of different biomes.

Presenters

Linda Keane

Professor of Architecture & Environmental Design, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Linda Keane, FAIA, NOMA, is an architect and design educator who graduated Summa Cum Laude from Ball State University College of Architecture and Planning receiving the ACSA/AIA School Medal, She served a Fulbright in Turkey before becoming the first female tenure track professor... Read More →

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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Design Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required

3:00pm EDT

Design Interest Group's Annual Gathering: Business, Awards, and Networking

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT

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Whether you're a current DIG member or are interested in design education, all are welcome to NAEA's Design Interest Group's annual gathering. During this gathering we will give announcements, talk about our goals, have a work session on the vision, present the annual award, and host a networking social hour.

Presenters

Kristen LaJeunesse Roach

Robin Vande Zande

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
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Design Interest Group, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

5:30pm EDT

Design Thinking Activities to Increase Quality of Life for People With Memory Loss

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT

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Meaningful, enriching activities supporting older adults experiencing dementia are crucial for their well-being. Art educators can enhance their quality of life by using design thinking activities. We share a case study with a participant in a memory care unit, exploring how design activities improved her quality of life.

Presenters

Linda Hoeptner-Poling

Kent

2020 OAEA Virtual Conference Presenter

Robin Vande Zande

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT
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Design Interest Group, Skills Toolbox

12:00pm EDT

Artful Minds: Unleashing Creativity Through Design Thinking

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

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Dive into the incredible power of art and innovation through design thinking! Discover how to weave design principles into K-12 visual arts spaces, enhancing design-focused and traditional media lessons. Unleash creativity and problem-solving skills to transform your teaching and inspire students to find new solutions to real-world problems.

Presenters

Nathan Breitholtz

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
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Design Interest Group, Instructional Demonstration

4:30pm EDT

Systems Thinking for Social Change: Implementing Systems Thinking in the Arts Classroom

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

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Discover how to implement systems thinking into art and design projects to cultivate important conversations and create a safe space in the classroom. These systems include how art and design practices impact systemic issues like environmental justice, sustainability, and racism. Project and activity examples for discussion will be included.

Presenters

Ahu Yolaç

Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
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Design Interest Group, Professional Paper Presentation

5:00pm EDT

Human-Centered Design: Engaging with Design Thinking

Friday March 21, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT

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This workshop will use investigative design thinking to solve a design problem. Participants will collaboratively work through the design thinking process, build an understanding of user needs, brainstorm multiple options, and test new ideas before creating a design solution. Lesson plan ideas and design career knowledge will be shared.

Presenters

Alyson Pouls

CPS New Teacher, MANN

Theresa Haugen

Friday March 21, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
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Design Interest Group, Skills Toolbox

12:00pm EDT

Modern Fabric Linoprints: Not Your Grandmother's Textile Workshop!

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

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Learn how to create linoprints on fabric. We introduce you to traditional printmaking tools and techniques for carving linocut blocks and will use these challenge-based skills to transfer their inked designs onto fabric. Come away with materials, linocut blocks, and strategies for integrating linoprint lessons into the K-12 art curriculum.

Presenters

Teri Giobbia

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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Design Interest Group, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required

1:00pm EDT

Toward a Nature-Based Pedagogy: Inspirations for Learning, Well-Being, and Reflection

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

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How can we see a design pedagogy through the prism of nature? This presentation presents a fractal framework for curriculum development. Attendees will leave with a novel strategy that is easy to implement and customize to reimagine their pedagogy through concepts based on nature's fractal patterns.

Presenters

Noor Murteza

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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Design Interest Group, Instructional Practice