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Thursday, March 20
 

12:00pm EDT

Middle Level Division Conversations With Colleagues: Exploring Current Topics
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:20pm EDT
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A session for all Middle Level Division educators to join together and discuss our unique students. Fellow ML art educators will give information on current topics, such as AI, ED&I, and NJAHS, through short presentations. These presenters will bring their best practices and current information on these topics that can be applied to the participants' classrooms. Other topics and information will be explored in the question-and-answer time. Door prizes and ML swag will be given out during the session.
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JN
JF
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:20pm EDT
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  Middle, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

12:00pm EDT

Making Brush Magic
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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Engage in a hands-on collaborative pass-and-paint activity that builds relationships. Learn painting techniques with Royal and Langnickel brushes. Participants will learn brush skills and share their own personal painting styles. This project is a great icebreaker to start off the year and create social engagement in the classroom.
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JW
MO
SH
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

12:00pm EDT

Scrappy Creatures
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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Create a Scrappy Creature using wire hangers, plastic bags, cloth, and lots of ephemera. It is derived from the book One Plastic Bag, which is a powerful showcase of the impact one person's idea can have toward positive change. Start off with a mystery idea and leave with a Scrappy Creature.
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LD
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

1:00pm EDT

Art Criticism: Fostering Creativity and Understanding in the Middle School Art Room
Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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Join this interactive session to discover how art criticism ignites creativity and deepens worldly understanding in middle school students. Following a concise overview, participants will explore inventive, critical strategies and be ready to seamlessly infuse art criticism into their lessons, fostering students' critical thinking, creativity, and cultural awareness.
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JH
Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Instructional Demonstration

2:00pm EDT

Book Bans in Critical Times: Art Projects on Censorship in Middle School and Higher Education
Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
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Co-presented by a middle school art teacher, school librarian, and researcher in higher education, this session will introduce book bans, banned graphic novels, censorship in art education, and art projects that revolve around the theme of book bans and censorship.
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HK
LB
Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Instructional Practice

3:00pm EDT

Brush Up on Brush-Lettering Techniques
Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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Learn the basics of brush lettering using ordinary broad-tipped markers. Attendees will practice warm-up exercises and lettering drills, and then combine them to create beautiful brush letters. This workshop is for educators seeking to increase their own artistic skills as well as those who teach upper elementary through high school..
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AY
Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

3:00pm EDT

Building Classroom Community Through Collaborative SEL-Infused Artmaking
Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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Social-emotional learning is not just about empathy! It is a group of actions to help everyone feel like they belong. Come to this workshop as we demonstrate some community-building techniques through several projects and actions you can use right away in your classroom.
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avatar for Amber Arnold

Amber Arnold

Fine Arts Instructional Coach, Gwinnett County Public Schools
I'm a former Visual Arts educator & now "hybrid educator" working with K-12 Fine Arts educators.  I'm passionate about life-long learning through collaboration and building community.
MG
Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

3:00pm EDT

Eliciting Empathy and Understanding Through Visual Literacy Across the Curriulum
Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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Explore how Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother can be used to teach visual literacy, fostering empathy and understanding in students. Learn practical, hands-on strategies for integrating this iconic photograph into various subjects, enhancing critical thinking and emotional engagement across the curriculum. Ideal for middle school educators.
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RL
Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

5:00pm EDT

Refugee Stories in Pictures: Growing Student Empathy for a Social Justice Issue Through Portrait Photography
Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
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This presentation will show you how to implement a customizable photographic project for students to tell refugee stories and develop empathy toward this social justice issue. We share techniques for image analysis, sensitive interview tips, unique photography methods, and options for a community-building exhibit and collaborating with schools overseas.
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GS
Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Instructional Demonstration

5:30pm EDT

Middle Level Awardee Showcase: Distinction From the Middle
Thursday March 20, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT
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National and regional Middle Level award winners will provide a glimpse into their classrooms to share strategies for establishing successful art programs and the development of their leadership stories. Celebrate and learn from outstanding Middle Level educators. Door Prizes and ML swag will be given out during the session.
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JN
JF
Thursday March 20, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT
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  Middle, Big Art Education Questions
 
Friday, March 21
 

8:00am EDT

Facilitating Art Academic Conversations in Collaboration With the Librarian Using Socratic Seminar
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
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Explore Project Zero Thinking Routines to help students build an art academic vocabulary so they can participate in a Socratic seminar. You will participate in a mini-Socratic seminar using a Thinking Routine example from middle school experiences that can be modified for all grade levels.
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avatar for Julia Schickel

Julia Schickel

Art Teacher
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
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  Middle, Instructional Practice

8:00am EDT

Middle Level Division Medley 1: Advocacy Through Research and Leadership
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
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Hear from diverse middle-level art leaders on how to advocate for your art program. The panelists will focus on the role of research and leadership in advocacy, while also inviting Q and A discussions. A QR code will be available for takeaway information, along with door prizes and ML swag.
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JN
JF
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
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  Middle, Skills Toolbox

12:00pm EDT

Anything but Paper: Creating With Found and Donated Items
Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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Creating art from discarded items can inspire students while preserving the environment. Explore creative uses for waste items, discover ways to promote environmental awareness through reuse and repurpose practices, and create sustainable and engaging experiences. Vinyl records, textbooks, and plastic will be used to create final products.
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EJ
Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

12:00pm EDT

Building Together: Collaborative Art Installations
Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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Discover the importance of creating collaborative art installations in middle schools. Learn how these projects foster creativity, teamwork, and help advocate for the art program. Gain practical insights on where to find inspiration and ideas, as well as planning, executing, and evaluating impactful installations that enhance student engagement and inclusivity.
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MJ
Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

12:00pm EDT

Creating Comics in Art Education
Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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Discover dynamic approaches for integrating comics into your curriculum through traditional and digital comic creation with hands-on skills in storyboarding, paneling, penciling, and inking. You will also see diverse comic examples from global perspectives that promote cultural appreciation and ethical creation practices to help empower students as critical consumers and creators of comics.
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GK
JR
KS
SG
Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

12:00pm EDT

STEAM and Ceramics! Ecosystem-Inspired Wind Chimes: A Science-inspired Ceramic Project
Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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STEAM it up with ceramics! Have students use their local ecosystems to create something that stimulates the eyes, the ears, and the sense of touch. Engage learners by using ceramics, stamping, 3D printed textures, and underglazes to create a meaningful wind chime sculpture.
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AN
MR
Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

1:00pm EDT

NAEA Middle Level Medley II: Artmaking Roundtable
Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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At this fast-paced session, a team of amazing middle-level art teachers share tried-and-true hands-on lessons for the middle school art room. Leave this session with a half dozen or more lessons to implement next week! Come enjoy a wild, artmaking, fun session!!
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JN
JF
Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Skills Toolbox

2:00pm EDT

Harnessing the Power of Emotions and Artistic Expression With Inside Out in the Middle School Art Room
Friday March 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
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Come find your joy! Explore the transformative potential of integrating emotional intelligence and artistic expression in middle school art education using Pixar's Inside Out as a thematic framework. This session delves into practical strategies and impactful approaches that foster students' emotional awareness and creativity through engaging art activities.
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JA
Friday March 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Skills Toolbox

3:00pm EDT

A New Twist (or Stitch!): Mixed-Media Collage
Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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Discover a new twist (or stitch!) to mixed-media collage. K-12 educators will gain an introduction to basic collage techniques by combining found materials with stitching and embellishment using a surprising variety of media, scaffolded for every age division. All necessary materials provided to create a unique stretched canvas piece.
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LS
Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

3:00pm EDT

Creativity Unboxed: Exploring Art, Science, and Engineering With Zimoun-Inspired Sculptures
Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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Join our workshop for a vibrant STEAM lesson inspired by Swiss artist Zimoun. Delve into circuitry and sound science to craft captivating and unique sound sculptures. Leave empowered to integrate art, science, and engineering seamlessly into your classroom. Don't miss this unique hands-on opportunity!
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JD

Jolanda Dranchak

curriculum Integrator
AB
Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

3:00pm EDT

Thomas Danbo-Inspired Giant Troll Sculptures for the Classroom
Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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Join me to create miniature Giants/Trolls sculptures! Inspired by Thomas Danbo's work, this lesson includes three of his Giants/Trolls, which can be found within a 35-minute drive from Louisville. You will leave with a hands-on project, as well as digital and physical copies of this unit of study. Adaptable for all levels!
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MM
Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

3:00pm EDT

Turning Trash Into Treasure With Gelli Plates
Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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Can things that are discarded or overlooked become amazing? Can that help build a positive and creative classroom community? Come learn the basics of Gelli plate techniques and some resourceful ways to create visual interest using stunning textures. Next, wrap it all up with some classroom community-building activities.
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avatar for Samuel Peck

Samuel Peck

Coordinator of Art Education, Program Supervisor, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
Samuel H. Peck is an artist, researcher, and art educator originally from Providence, Rhode Island, with over 16 years of art teaching experience at the K-12 and university levels. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Rhode Island and his Master of Studio Art... Read More →
avatar for David Modler

David Modler

Artist/Researcher/Educator and Associate Professor of Art Shepherd University, Journal Fodder Junkies
David R. Modler is an artist/educator born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Education in Art Education from Towson State University, and taught elementary art for fifteen years. David has since earned a Master of Fine Arts in Drawing... Read More →
MG
Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

4:30pm EDT

Creative Sustainability: Transforming Recycled Materials Into Art With Students
Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
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Explore the creative potential of recycled materials to emphasize environmental sustainability. Learn innovative techniques for incorporating cost-effective resources into art projects and teach your students the value of reusing materials to enhance their artistic expression.
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HK
Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
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  Middle, Instructional Demonstration
 
Saturday, March 22
 

8:00am EDT

Collaborative Interaction Without Anxiety: Supporting SEL Through Structured Cooperative Team Learning and Guided-Inquiry Activities
Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
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Immerse yourself in a process-oriented guided-inquiry learning (POGIL) environment. Experience how formal team structures and intentional teacher facilitation enhance student sense making, communication, and community building. Explore guided-inquiry activities that support students struggling with anxiety. Assess how this pedagogy can improve your students' feelings of safety in sharing their ideas.
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avatar for Mare Sullivan

Mare Sullivan

STEM teaching internship supervisor, Seattle Pacific University
- Named the 2013 Washington State Secondary Science Teacher of the Year - Current Steering Committee Member of The POGIL Project, Lancaster PA, focusing on process-oriented guided-inquiry learning for secondary and post secondary instructors - Over the past 15 years, has facilitated... Read More →
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Tammy Ashworth

Teacher, CVUSD
Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
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  Middle, Skills Toolbox

12:00pm EDT

Character Development and Storytelling in Art: A Complete Unit of Study
Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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Explore character development and storytelling through this engaging unit of study that students love! Design your own 2D character, transform it into a 3D sewn artwork, and bring it to life with a comic. We will discuss planning, creation, collaboration, and display in a way you can easily implement.
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AC
Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

12:00pm EDT

Games People Play
Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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With a past rooted in trade and value, and a future increasingly based in AI, board games offer a wide range of interpretations for student content while encompassing a wealth of media! Explore, design, play, and bring ideas home for your classroom!
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DH
Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

12:00pm EDT

Storytelling to Connect to Self: Oral History and Bookmaking Workshop
Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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Discover a simple hardcover bookmaking technique, as well as how to guide students in conducting their own oral history projects as part of a unit on storytelling. Attendees will make their own hardcover book and leave with a detailed step-by-step unit plan on the topic.
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EH
Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Ticketed Studio Workshop

1:00pm EDT

Art Reboot: Reinventing, Creating, and Building a New Art Program
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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Discover how a veteran educator reinvigorates her choice studio by blending traditional media with modern tools like 3D printers and laser cutters. Explore advocacy strategies, uncover funding opportunities, and learn to integrate technology smoothly into your curriculum, to enhance classroom dynamics and community involvement.
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HK
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Instructional Practice

1:00pm EDT

Middle Level Division Medley III: Engagement Ideas for Developing Relationships With Middle Level Students
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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Join a panel of middle-level art educators discussing best practices for building relationships with students while creating a community in the classroom. The results will create less anxiety for you and your student, while helping with behavior management. Hands-on project included, along with door prizes and ML swag.
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MG
JN
Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Skills Toolbox

2:00pm EDT

Developing a Visual Journal Practice for Your Middle-Level Classroom!
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
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Do you need a new practice for your middle-level classroom to help bridge skill gaps between students and foster authentic, safe, creative risk-taking? If your answer is yes, then why not try visual journaling? Learn helpful tools and tips for implementing visual journaling in your classroom.
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JJ
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Instructional Demonstration

2:00pm EDT

Introduction to Digital Drawing and Art With an Easy-to-Use Program
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
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Do you want an easy-to-use, free drawing program (Sketchpad) that can be accessed on Chromebooks, iPads, and other digital devices via the web? If so, bring your own device and learn how to experiment and teach digital drawing lessons, along with trying a drawing pad with USB connection.
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avatar for Leah Morgan
Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Skills Toolbox

3:00pm EDT

Exploring Identity Through Textile Arts
Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
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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.
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RM
Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Instructional Practice

3:00pm EDT

Getting Digital With Middle
Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
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This session focuses on a variety of engaging digital art experiments that connect students with work of contemporary creatives and current career paths. Apps used in these experiments are free, making them more accessible to learning communities. Attendees will come away with new ideas and experiments for their learning communities.
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DM
Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Skills Toolbox

3:00pm EDT

Home and Belonging: Affirming Students' Identities With Diverse Artists and Inclusive Language
Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
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Learn how two educators experience belonging and engage students with contemporary artists. You will leave with ways to cultivate inclusivity and plan a culturally responsive and sustaining art lesson that prioritizes students' funds of knowledge.
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MH
RA
Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Instructional Practice

3:00pm EDT

Inspiring Student Art Journals
Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
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Art journals! How can you use them in your classroom? You'll learn how art journals are used to inspire 4th through 6th graders to start their own art journaling journey. You'll walk away with ideas on how to create an art journal with kids, as well as techniques and applications.
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AA
Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Instructional Practice

4:00pm EDT

An Exemplary Visual Art Classroom
Saturday March 22, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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Transform an empty art room into a dynamic learning environment! Explore the journey from a blank canvas to a bustling hub of creativity. Witness student-centered innovation that not only enriches learning but also elevates teacher recognition through exemplary ratings. Come, be part of the journey toward excellence in art education!
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AW
Saturday March 22, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Instructional Practice

4:00pm EDT

Ignite Artistic Fire in Your Middle Schoolers
Saturday March 22, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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Stuck in a middle school art rut? Four passionate art educators share creative sparks to ignite student passion! Discover fresh approaches, tech tips, and classroom management hacks to transform your art program. Learn practical advocacy tools to champion the arts!
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avatar for Theresa McGee

Theresa McGee

Art Educator, Community School District #181
Theresa is currently teaching her second year at the middle school level in Hinsdale, Illinois after many years teaching art to K-5 students.  She is a frequent presenter online and at local, regional, and national conferences.  Recent education honors include:  2014 NAEA Art Education... Read More →
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Stacy Lord

Art Teacher, Worcester East Middle School
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Saturday March 22, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
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  Middle, Instructional Practice
 
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