2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

12:00pm EDT

We Want to Thrive: Reconceiving Preservice Art Education in Critical Times

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

What does it mean to thrive as an art educator? As practitioners, we consider how we support, recruit, and retain the next generation. In this session, we offer insight into current experiences and practices in preservice art education to imagine how we all might thrive in this field.

Presenters

Jazmine Beatty

Amber Coleman

Postdoctoral Scholar, Arizona State University

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

Preservice, Big Art Education Questions

12:00pm EDT

Mock Interviews and Resume Review [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L014

TICKET REQUIRED
Are you preparing to interview this year? Join the Preservice and Supervision/Administration Divisions in rounds of mock interviews and receive feedback for developing your resume to ensure you get the gig! Come prepared as if this was a real interview: dressed to impress, resumes printed, and portfolio included. Submit your resumes by March 10, 2025, at https://forms.gle/5u3tutZ3sgVs94iVA

Presenters

Reilly Powers

Miami University, NAEA Preservice Western Regional Representative

Brittany Bradley

Jesse Todero

trinity villanueva

Founder, Diwa Soul

Current NAEA Board of Director. Future Associate Chair of NAEA EDI Commission. // I am a mother first and foremost, a proud Latina-NHPI queer woman. // A full time artist, musician, and Polynesian cultural ambassador. Multi-lingual English, Spanish, Hawaiian. // I’m the founder... Read More →

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L014

Preservice, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

1:00pm EDT

Inquiring Minds Want to Know!

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Interactive presentation! Learn different strategies for using the inquiry method in your classroom. Engaging with art through inquiry results in increased learning, student ownership of learning, identifying personal responses to art, making personal connections to art, and retention of learning. Come learn best practices on implementing inquiry in your classroom.

Presenters

Cheryl Maney

Consultant

Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Preservice, Instructional Demonstration

2:00pm EDT

University Art Ed Club Programming Brings Vibrancy, Diversity, and Community to the Art Education Program

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M108

A vibrant art education club can be key to students' success transitioning to a university program and to the health and sustainability of visual arts education programs, particularly in post-COVID environments. Involving students across campus and majors insures a diverse, inclusive club that enhances community connections and arts advocacy.

Presenters

Jessica Grubenhoff

Akia Miles

Kaden Cogdill

Liz Langdon

Maya Sabatini

University of Kansas

Maya Sabatini is a visual artist based in Lawrence, Kansas attending the University of Kansas for Visual Arts Education. She works in various media including textiles, photography, and printmaking. Upon graduation, she will become an art educator and hopes to teach middle or high... Read More →

NAEA Prez 3.20.25 pptx

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M108

Preservice, Big Art Education Questions

3:00pm EDT

All Division Awards Ceremony

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

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon EFG

Join us for the All Division Awards session, where we will honor this year’s award winners from all NAEA Regions and Divisions. A special presentation will highlight the remarkable achievements of each recipient. To kick off the ceremony, we are excited to welcome Jamaal Durr, known professionally as JQ, a multifaceted visual artist based in Louisville. JQ, whose work spans from detailed portraits to pop-culture illustrations, will open the awards with an inspiring address. His art, rooted in expressions of the human figure, challenges audiences to think critically and embrace their creative gifts. Through his journey, he encourages the next generation of artists to follow their dreams and make their mark on the world.

Presenters

Yichien Cooper

Assistant Professor, Wsu Tri-cities

Devon Calvert

Janis Nunnally

NAEA Middle Level Director/Art Educator, NAEA/Upperman Middle

Linda W. Kieling, M.Ed.

Art Educator/NAEA Secondary Director, Adrienne C Nelson High School

I live outside of Portland, OR and I am in my 35th year of teaching. We have 5 kids, 4 grandchildren and a Shiba Inu named Miku. I am passionate about family, friends, art and travel.

trinity villanueva

Founder, Diwa Soul

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon EFG

3:00pm EDT

Getting Started with Tape Art: Practical Approaches for Preservice Art Teachers [TICKET REQUIRED]

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon X

Create alongside the world-renowned Tape Art® Crew while learning how to implement collaborative Tape Art® experiences within your school and community. This session will provide opportunities to practice research-backed strategies for engaging groups in collaborative making, creating large-scale public works of art, and finding ways to create purposeful art in your communities. Complimentary mocktails and appetizers will be provided during the session.

Presenters

Michael Townsend

Leah Smith

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon X

Preservice

4:30pm EDT

Preservice Teaching Tips to Thrive! Cultivating Artistic Behaviors and Inclusivity Through Transformative Art Education

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Share in the excitement of enriching your teaching with innovative, multicultural approaches through "Teaching Tips to Thrive!," cultivated through transformative art education. Learn how a preservice educator's workshop blended landscape painting, flowing energy, and digital art to challenge traditional perspectives, promote inclusivity, teach artistic behaviors, and inspire teacher and student transformations.

Presenters

Debrah Sickler-Voigt

Professor, Middle Tennessee State University

Debrah C. Sickler-Voigt, Ph.D. is a professor of art education at Middle Tennessee State University. Her professional practices reinforce “Yes, We Can” approaches to education. She has authored the widely-adopted art methods textbook Teaching and Learning in Art Education (2020... Read More →

Ling-yu Chou

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Preservice, Professional Paper Presentation

8:00am EDT

Expressive Observations: Using A/r/tography to Engender Empathy in Visual Arts Classroom Observations

Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Discover a project where art education students created artworks about their experiences while observing secondary art classrooms to understand the relational aspects of teaching and learning. Learn how the students' artwork suggests the formation of deep empathic connections of students and teachers, which allowed them to understand what students and art teachers were feeling.

Presenters

Jeff Horwat

Assistant Professor of Art Education, University of New Mexico

Marley Hidalgo

Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M114

Preservice, Professional Paper Presentation

11:30am EDT

Getting Started with Adaptive Art: Practical Approaches for Preservice Art Teachers [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Filly/Thoroughbred

This practical session will enable educators to engage all students in a meaningful creative process of self-expression. Discover a variety of instructional methods to adapt art activities, media, tools, and techniques to meet the needs of students with a wide range of challenges. A complimentary lunch will be provided during the session.

Presenters

Bette Naughton

Friday March 21, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Filly/Thoroughbred

Preservice

12:00pm EDT

Bookbinding Basics: Creating Sketchbooks and Visual Journaling [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L020

TICKET REQUIRED
Bookbinding! What's that?! Join us in this interactive workshop that will give you the basics on incorporating the Japanese stab-binding technique Yotsume Toji into your classroom or practice. Learn how to make or have your students make a sketchbook. This session offers additional video and paper resources for the classroom!

Presenters

Reilly Powers

Miami University, NAEA Preservice Western Regional Representative

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L020

Preservice, Ticketed Studio Workshop

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

1:00pm EDT

The Collective Reimagining of Art Education and Our Constant Struggle Toward Freedom

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M113

Explore art education's transformative power to foster freedom, conversation, and empathy. By using Angela Davis's teachings, we will discuss decolonizing art curricula through culturally responsive, collaborative methods to offer strategies for enhancing student understanding, foster interconnectedness, and promote artmaking for social impact through justice-oriented art education practices.

Presenters

Jazmine Beatty

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M113

Preservice, Instructional Practice

2:00pm EDT

Radical Hospitality: Building Connections in the Classroom

Friday March 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L030

This presentation critically examines how teachers are responsible for maintaining healthy classroom environments that are socially and culturally sensitive. Together during this session, we will examine how you can find inspiration for classroom environment as well as creating a personal interactive zine for your classroom.

Presenters

Reilly Powers

Miami University, NAEA Preservice Western Regional Representative

Friday March 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L030

Preservice, Big Art Education Questions

3:00pm EDT

Overcoming the Challenges of Distance: Art Teacher Education for Rural and Remote Areas

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L027

Preparing art teachers to teach in rural and remote areas presents various challenges, such as teacher recruitment and retention, teaching across ages and grade levels, and building reciprocal relationships with local communities. The panelists will discuss these issues while moderating interactive dialogue among all attendees for feedback and insights.

Presenters

Mandi Little

Howe (Xuhao) Yang

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L027

Preservice, Deep Dive Research

3:00pm EDT

Present Here!

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L029

This session is an opportunity to present at the national level to your peers. The hard work and dedication of the Preservice members is celebrated by allowing them the chance to share and learn with each other. Accepting: 10- 7 minute presentations. https://forms.gle/tCavCYrx2hxkjQMY8

Presenters

Reilly Powers

Miami University, NAEA Preservice Western Regional Representative

Brittany Bradley

Jesse Todero

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L029

Preservice, Deep Dive Research

4:30pm EDT

AI Empowering Teacher Prep: Enhancing Lesson Planning and Classroom Success for New Art Educators

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Discover how AI tools can transform teacher preparation to ensure preservice art educators are well-prepared for the classroom by providing them with personalized guidance, real-time feedback, and best practices for lesson planning and student teaching.

Presenters

Yadi Liu

Assistant Professor, China Academy of Art

Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Preservice, Skills Toolbox

5:00pm EDT

Five Meaningful Lesson Ideas to Introduce Your Students to Arts-Based Data Visualization

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M104

This session will provide a starting point for getting your students excited about arts-based data visualizations. Explore five arts-based data visualization lesson ideas that explore work by contemporary artists, encourage meaningful artmaking, connect with interdisciplinary content, and invite students to learn more about their communities.

Presenters

Amanda Galbraith

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Tennessee

FiveLessonsSlides pdf

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LouisvilleAQI2023 xlsx

LouisvilleAQI2024 xlsx

AirResources pdf

PlantandAnimalResources pdf

SustainabilityResources pdf

WaterResources pdf

WellnessResources pdf

Friday March 21, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M104

Preservice, Skills Toolbox

5:30pm EDT

Conversations With Colleagues: Welcome to Preservice! Tips, Guides, and Resources for Student Members

Friday March 21, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon VIII

Join us during this time to create and connect. We want to hear from you about what is working in your studies, student chapters, and create a space for us to connect and collaborate on artmaking and tips for future success. There will be time devoted to sharing the goals of the Preservice Division and its role in NAEA’s structure. A special emphasis will also be placed on discussing responses, feedback, suggestions, and other concerns from within the Preservice Division.

Presenters

Reilly Powers

Miami University, NAEA Preservice Western Regional Representative

Brittany Bradley

Jesse Todero

Friday March 21, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon VIII

Preservice, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

5:30pm EDT

Healing Through Learning: Integrating Art Education Into Health Care

Friday March 21, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L010

This presentation presents approaches to inform and highlight preservice teachers' abilities to develop and teach art education lessons involving health care partnerships at local urban children's hospitals. It aims to create and inspire conversations across specializations, interests, and curiosities.

Presenters

Bryna Bobick

Sarah Camp-Wheeler

Art Studio Activities Coordinator, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

I am an art educator currently serving the patients and families of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. I create art with ages ranging from toddlers to grandparents! I previously taught adults through a community-based arts program, early childhood... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L010

Preservice, Instructional Practice

5:30pm EDT

Strategies for Avoiding Overwhelm as an Early Career Art Teacher

Friday March 21, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L005

As an early career teacher, do you occasionally feel overwhelmed? Teaching art is multifaceted and navigating it all can be a challenge. This session is for early career teachers and will offer usable strategies for refining your teaching and finding work-life fit. Come ready to collaborate and discuss!

Presenters

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 as a Fine Arts Instructional Coach. I'm passionate about life-long learning through collaboration and building community.

NAEA 2025 Avoiding Overwhelm Slideshow pdf

Friday March 21, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L005

Preservice, Skills Toolbox

5:30pm EDT

Supporting Mental Health: Embracing Contemporary Art-Based Practices in Teacher Preparation

Friday March 21, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L017/L018

Investigate the psychological and emotional components of students' mental health through contemporary art-based approaches. Hear discussion on pedagogical strategies and teaching practices for effectively instructing different student demographics. Participants will explore contemporary artists who address mental health issues and learn how to support students' cognitive needs.

Presenters

Eunjung Chang

Friday March 21, 2025 5:30pm - 6:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L017/L018

Preservice, Professional Paper Presentation

8:00am EDT

A Comparative Study of Traditional and Digital Painting for Preservice Artist-Educators

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L016

This presentation explores how traditional and digital painting methods influence preservice artist-educators' creative experiences, artistic development, and pedagogical philosophies. Through a comparative analysis of their hands-on artmaking, technological challenges, and teaching perspectives, the session provides insights for holistic art teacher training balancing digital integration with preserving core artistic practices.

Presenters

Qianyu Zhou

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L016

Preservice, Professional Paper Presentation

8:00am EDT

TikTok Artist to Art Teacher: Using Social Media in the 21st-Century Classroom

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M101/M102

An artist-influencer turned art educator with more than 2 million followers will outline how she uses her experiences to better understand and connect with her audiences online and in the classroom. She explains ways social media can effectively be incorporated into one's teaching practice.

Presenters

Isa Obradovich

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M101/M102

Preservice, Instructional Practice

8:00am EDT

Using Multimedia Learning Journals to Help Foster Student Engagement and Depth of Learning

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

Do you want the most authentic, engaging learning tool that builds student engagement; increases student learning in content areas as well as the development of critical and creative thinking, problem solving, and creativity; while helping students become self-driven, effective learners and self-assessors in the future? Come learn about multimedia learning journals.

Presenters

Kristine Quinn

Faculty, California State University Fullerton

Learning journals have been at the center of my teaching for the past 12 years. Let's talk about how to use them to engage learners and increase learning.

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M116

Preservice, Instructional Demonstration

11:30am EDT

Getting Started with Mindfulness: Practical Approaches for Preservice Art Teachers [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Need tools for dealing with stress and have little or no meditation experience? Combining mindfulness and expressive arts practices enhances and strengthens creativity and well-being. This space will allow participants to engage in mindful breathing techniques, and mindfulness practices as practical tools to embed within your life and community. Experience expressive arts activities that focus on slowing down, relieving stress, and learning to use creativity as a way to be fully present in the moment. A complimentary brunch will be provided during this session.

Presenters

Jane Dalton

Professor of Art Education, University of North Carolina Charlotte

Jane Dalton is a Professor of Art Education at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. She earned her Ph.D. in Expressive Arts in Education, and an M.F.A in Textile Design and Weaving. Jane is also a Registered Expressive Arts Consultant Educator (REACE). Creativity is at the... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Preservice

3:00pm EDT

R- U- AI Curious? It's All About the PROMPT!

Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L006

Discover how AI can be an accelerant for authentic learning. AI is more than a shortcut and this session will emphasize the crucial role of well-crafted PROMPTS to enhance authentic educational outcomes. Participants will also have an opportunity to develop a personalized effective prompt for their classrooms.

Presenters

Lisbeth Bucci

Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L006

Preservice, Skills Toolbox

3:00pm EDT

Supporting New and New-to-Art Teachers: Building Foundations for Success

Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L015/L019

Lay a solid foundation for the early years of your teaching career! Discover essential tools and strategies for new or new-to-art teachers. Gain practical advice on classroom management, curriculum planning, and student engagement. Learn about unexpected challenges and how to respond to them.

Presenters

Dr. Karen Kelly

Associate Professor & Academic Advisor, The Art of Education University

Throughout my teaching career, I have had the opportunity to teach English in rural China, special education on Hawai’i Island, and middle school Social Studies in Washington, D.C. I began my career as an art educator in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, and continued teaching elementary visual... Read More →

Theresa Gillespie

Chair of Graduate Student Retention, The Art of Education University

Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L015/L019

Preservice, Instructional Practice

4:00pm EDT

Surviving Art Teaching: Stories, Tips, and Wisdom

Saturday March 22, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M109/M110

Teaching art can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also be overwhelming. Balancing lessons, assessing student work, managing supplies, adapting to school environments, and surviving performance evaluations can seem like a lot. Hear humorous stories, tips, and tricks from a veteran teacher to help keep the passion of teaching alive.

Presenters

Deborah Filbin

Saturday March 22, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M109/M110

Preservice, Instructional Practice