2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

2:00pm EDT

Creating Balance as a Teacher and Administrative Leader in Art Education

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M111

Join graduates of the NAEA School for Art Leaders, doctoral candidates, and working professionals as we share insights on balancing leadership programs, teaching, and personal priorities, referencing our own stories to provide valuable strategies for navigating diverse professional paths.

Presenters

Lydia Atubeh

NBCT, EdD Candidate, Visual Arts Program Director, DeKalb Early College Academy

Angie Kucharski

Elementary K-6 Intervention teacher, School City of Mishawaka, Indiana

Benjamin E. Hoffman

High School Visual Arts Teacher, Kutztown Area High School

Leigh Drake

Middle School Visual Arts Educator (Gifted and Talented), Virginia Beach City Public Schools

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Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M111

Leadership, Instructional Practice

12:00pm EDT

A Case for the Arts and STEAM: Providing Students Passion and Purpose to Prevent Absenteeism

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L028

All around the country, schools are dealing with chronic absenteeism post-COVID. Districts want to know: How do we get the kids to come back? Art educators have the answers and strategies. Come learn how arts integration, artistic expression, and STEAMy project-based learning can reengage our learners at all levels.

Presenters

Courtney Bryant

Senior Director of Fine Arts and STEAM, Drew Charter School

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L028

Leadership, Instructional Practice

12:00pm EDT

Service or Servitude? Preservice Teachers Practice Cultures of Care Through Service Learning in Community Settings

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M107

Learn to compare and contrast alternative placements in community settings by addressing the top-down, in-and-out, make-and-take experiences often associated with community service learning. The presenters will share relevant examples of promoting service-learning opportunities that are inclusive to community participants' input for elevating artmaking and honoring preservice teacher decision making.

Presenters

Veronica Hicks

Natalia Pilato

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M107

Leadership, 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