2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

1:00pm EDT

Art Criticism: Fostering Creativity and Understanding in the Middle School Art Room

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L027

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.

Presenters

Julia Hovanec

Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L027

Middle, Instructional Demonstration

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, Conference Theatre (M112)

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.

Presenters

Gili Sherman

Art Teacher, Bernard Zell Day School

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, Conference Theatre (M112)

Middle, Instructional Demonstration

4:30pm EDT

Creative Sustainability: Transforming Recycled Materials Into Art With Students

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

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.

Presenters

Holly Bess Kincaid

VAEA Past President, Middle School Art Educator

Holly Bess Kincaid is an experienced and passionate art educator with over 30 years of teaching experience, currently inspiring middle school students in West Virginia. She is the past president of the Virginia Art Education Association (VAEA) and currently serves as the Youth Art... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Middle, Instructional Demonstration

2:00pm EDT

Developing a Visual Journal Practice for Your Middle-Level Classroom!

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M111

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.

Presenters

Jacqueline Jablecki

Middle School Art Teacher, Queen Annes County Public Schools

Visual Journaling NAEA 25 pdf

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M111

Middle, Instructional Demonstration