2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

12:00pm EDT

Bridging Cultures: Integrating Asian Art in Museums and Classrooms

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Learn how five researchers with international backgrounds utilize Asian art as a cross-cultural bridge in museums and online contexts. Join us for an exciting session filled with distinct exhibition projects, insightful discussions, and practical tips for incorporating Asian art in both formal and community-based educational settings.

Presenters

Jiayi Guo

Lingran Zhang

Rachel Gu

Ran Qi

Assistant Professor, Weber state university

Xiaoxiao Bao

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Asian Art and Culture Interest Group, Big Art Education Questions

1:00pm EDT

Considering the Body in Early Childhood Art Education

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Three early childhood art education researchers consider how art and the body coalesce to build new understandings, precipitate new practices, and contest everyday injustices. Through arts-based methodologies, we consider how politics, practices, and ethics are made visible, enacted on, or performed through the body.

Presenters

Heather Kaplan

Gigi Schroeder Yu

Assistant Professor, Art Education, Art Department, University of New Mexico

Kwang Dae (Mitsy) Chung

Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Early Childhood Art Educators Interest Group, Big Art Education Questions

2:00pm EDT

Cultivating Identity Awareness Through Critical Reflection: Research and Strategies

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Like our students approach their learning, as educators we all approach our teaching with specific cultural and social identities. This session looks at four research studies that identify approaches to critical self-reflection. These will strengthen our capacity to teach across difference, encourage democratic teaching, and imagine creative ways of building community.

Presenters

Caitlin Black

Assistant Professor in Residence, Rhode Island School of Design

Sohee Koo

Andrea Allen

Assistant Professor, Michigan State University

Marit Dewhurst

Susan McCullough

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Research, Professional Paper Presentation

3:00pm EDT

Teaching and Learning on the Edge: Art Education in Rural and Remote Settings

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

What are the problems and challenges of being geographically remote from culturally rich centers when it comes to art education? This session will highlight various topics related to art teaching and learning in rural and remote areas of the Mountain West. All experience levels are welcome to join us for meaningful discussions!

Presenters

Mandi Little

Howe (Xuhao) Yang

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Higher Education, Deep Dive Research

4:30pm EDT

Collaborative Caring: Building a Student Art Council in an Elementary School

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Are you ready to create a student-led art council in your elementary school? Explore the practical steps for initiating and maintaining a group, discuss meaningful projects and collaboration, discover insights from a recent mural project, and learn how to get support from your community.

Presenters

Ann Romero De Cordoba

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Independent School Art Education Interest Group, Instructional Demonstration

5:00pm EDT

Ensuring All Students Are Seen and Valued: Introductory Lessons Grounded in Equity That Amplify Identity

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Learn more about an introductory unit that cultivates joy while showing students how much they are valued within the school community. A Connected Arts Networks (CAN) PLC facilitator shares her exploration of three projects that launched a year of learning and supporting elementary students in developing the language that surrounds their identity.

Presenters

Heather de Koning Foley

Educator, New York City Public Schools

resources ALL STUDENTS ARE SEEN AND VALUED pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Elementary, Instructional Practice

8:00am EDT

Sketchbook and Visual Journal Speed Date

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Bring your sketchbook or visual journal and participate in our interactive session, a speed date where we'll share a series of quick opportunities to learn and meet someone new!

Presenters

Samuel Peck

Artist - Researcher- Teacher, Independent Scholar

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 ny of Studio... Read More →

David Modler

Professor of Art, Journal Fodder Junkies and tet[R]ad

David R. Modler is a maker/scholar/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 art on the k-12 level for fifteen years. David has since earned a Master of Fine... Read More →

Dr. Jenny Evans

Asst Professor Art Education, Valdosta State University

Laurie Gatlin

Professor, California State University Long Beach

Maker Painter Semi-retired Still curious

Dr. Sara Scott Shields

sketchbook assignments on youtube pdf

Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Secondary, Instructional Practice

12:00pm EDT

Engaging With Nature Through Art: Eco-Pedagogy and Intervention From Non-Anthropocentric Perspectives

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Explore the eco-diversity and eco-equality in visual arts education through various frameworks and methodologies in contemporary art practice. Examine how art educators can effectively incorporate critical thinking in plants and animals in theory and practice to promote learning experience and engagement with nature.

Presenters

Jiayi Guo

Li Xu

Ling-yu Chou

Panpan Yang

NAEA(2025) Nature pptx

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Ecology and Environment Interest Group, Big Art Education Questions

1:00pm EDT

Queer Makerspaces: Creating Art-Centered, Technology-Driven Safe Spaces for Queer Youth and allies

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

We describe the creation, development, and impact of a unique art-based queer makerspace for self-identifying LGBTIQ youth and their allies offered in a highly conservative area. We address outreach, privacy, safety, curriculum, using Story Circles to build community, blending traditional art media with technology, coaching strategies, and best practices.

Presenters

Kenzo Tillitt

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

LGBTQ+ Interest Group, Instructional Practice

2:00pm EDT

Cultivating Community With a School-Wide Food Systems Mural

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Discover how celebrating local food systems can benefit school-wide wellness through experiential learning farmer visits that led to the design and creation of a cafeteria mural. Inspired by a food service director's passion to facilitate a vibrant farm-to-school program, learn how your art program can promote school-wide wellness while cultivating community.

Presenters

Melissa Hronkin

Art educator Teacher leader, Houghton Elementary School

NAEA 2025 pdf

Hronkin F2S Handouts pdf

Friday March 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Instructional Practice

3:00pm EDT

Procreate Footwear Sketching Tutorial on an iPad

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

This workshop teaches art educators how to use Procreate on an iPad for precise footwear sketching. Learn essential techniques like brush control, layering, shading, and texture application to create realistic renderings. These skills can be applied across various creative projects, bringing digital sketching into the classroom.

Presenters

Aric Armon

Chair of Youth Programming, Pensole Lewis College

Untitled Artwork mp4

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SEE the Future Aric Armon pptx

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

4:30pm EDT

What Art History Offers AI: Fostering Ethical Tech Development Through Humanities Insights

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Explore the integration of generative AI in art history education, focusing on its transformative potential and ethical implications. This presentation explores AI image-generation tools by examining their impact on teaching methodologies and highlighting the importance of inclusivity and cultural sensitivity in AI development.

Presenters

Brittany Myburgh

Assistant Professor, Jackson State University

Mary Soylu

Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Higher Education, Professional Paper Presentation

5:00pm EDT

Walking to Enlightenment: Field Notes From the Himalayas

Friday March 21, 2025 5:00pm - 5:25pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Discover a newly published book that examines postmodern methodologies for the art educator, including the spiritual dimensions of art and education. The book also serves as a field guide to meaningful artistic inquiry and exploration within critical issues in the field including ecology, social activism, and remote teaching.

Presenters

Mark Graham

Clark Goldsberry

Friday March 21, 2025 5:00pm - 5:25pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Higher Education, Instructional Practice

8:00am EDT

Ridiculous History: Fun Facts to Draw Students Into Your Lessons

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Spark student curiosity with fun facts and strange stories to provide an entry point for deeper learning. Look beyond the arrangement of elements and see art as a reflection of real people's lived experiences. Connect the past with practice as 10 fascinating stories are paired with lesson ideas and supportive resources.

Presenters

Kyle Wood

Highlands Elementary/Naperville Dist 203

I have been teaching k-5 Art since 2007. I am always looking for new methods, projects, ideas to try in my classroom. I also like to nerd out on art history. I started some podcasts, Who ARTed and Art Smart, a few years ago and I have been happy to find some success since they were... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Elementary, Instructional Practice

12:00pm EDT

Creative Professional Mentorship in High School

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Join a conversation around how mentorship experiences in high school art and design programs impact perceptions and possibilities around careers in the arts. I will share how I have utilized community partnerships to build opportunities for students while situating the work in research regarding mentorship, work-based learning, and arts-based careers.

Presenters

Kathleen Tieri Ton

Graphics Teacher, Batavia Public Schools #101

NAEA 2025 Mentorship Tieri Ton pdf

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Secondary, Instructional Practice

1:00pm EDT

Unique Fiber Arts Projects for Your K-5 Classroom

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Explore four dynamic fiber arts projects designed for new and seasoned educators! Learn fresh ways to integrate SEL, STEAM, diverse artists, and mixed media through fiber arts, and receive practical tips and classroom-ready ideas in sewing, weaving, and needle felting to enrich your teaching toolkit.

Presenters

Rebecca Picker

Hi! I’m Rebecca, a mama, teacher, artist and community-builder. I'm an art educator with a background in youth empowerment. I’ve created Studio Sprout to serve real people who are working in real communities preparing young people for the world of today with easy-to-use art lessons... Read More →

Unique Fiber Arts for K 5 Materials and Resources pdf

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Elementary, Instructional Demonstration

2:00pm EDT

AI-Infused Learning Design for Preparing Productive and Ethical Artists in the AI Age

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Do you feel AI-generated art shortcuts artistic processes? Are you worried about preparing students for the realities of AI? Learn more about an AI-infused course design that immerses students in working with AI art tools on authentic tasks while conducting min-research to develop AI productivity and critical literacy.

Presenters

Guey-Meei Yang

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Art & Media Technology Interest Group, Instructional Practice

3:00pm EDT

From Personal Artmaking Practice to Eco-Pedagogy: Instructional Units Inspired by Making, Nature, and Our Surroundings

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Consider how personal artmaking practices tied to sense of place and engagements with the natural world can inspire the development of instructional units which help students build awareness of how we can collectively work toward sustaining our environment in an interconnected world. Come away with unit ideas and materials.

Presenters

Grace Harrison

Teacher-Art, Baltimore City Public Schools

Nan Park

Faculty, Maryland Institute College of Art

Rosemary McGeady

Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Ecology and Environment Interest Group, Instructional Practice

4:00pm EDT

Sounds of Playful Learning Ahead: Cultivating Family-Friendly Museum Cultures

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Hear from presenters of several arts institutions as they share successful strategies for cultivating family-friendly museum environments. Learn low-resource, high-impact approaches to supporting frontline staff, communicating with families, and meeting developmental and sensory needs in complex museum spaces.

Presenters

Saturday March 22, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L001

Museum Education, Instructional Practice