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.
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!!
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.
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.
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 →
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.
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.
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.
