2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

12:00pm EDT

Buzzwords to Action: Making Educational Jargon Meaningful in Arts Education

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Discover how to transform "equity," "inclusivity," and "innovation" from overused buzzwords into impactful, actionable strategies in the classroom. This session offers practical tools to genuinely embed these concepts into curriculum and teaching practices. Ideal for educators seeking to deepen their impact and foster inclusive, innovative learning environments.

Presenters

Robyn MacNair

Coord of Visual and Performing Arts, Visual and Performing Arts

Robyn MacNair Robyn MacNair is the arts administrator for Santa Ana Unified School district and has been an arts educator for 24 years. She is an ardent local, state, and national arts education advocate and champion.

Sofia Cuevas

Curriculum Specialist, Santa Ana Unified School District

With 14 years at Santa Ana Unified School District, Sofia Cuevas seamlessly blends her expertise in arts education and community engagement under her philosophy of "learning that is living." Her diverse teaching experiences in English, Speech and Debate, and Film Production are complemented... Read More →

Lindsey Barfield

Arts Program Specialist, Santa Ana Unified School District

NAEA Buzzwords to Action (1) pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Leadership, Instructional Demonstration

1:00pm EDT

We Will Draw With Anyone About Anything Speed Date

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Bring your sketchbook and drawing tools and participate in our interactive session: a speed date where we'll share a series of quick opportunities to learn and meet someone new! We will begin by discussing an arts-based research project and work it into a collaborative experience for all attendees.

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 →

Michael Dodson

Teacher, Woodburn School District

Michael Bell

Supervisor of Fine Arts, QACPS

Michael Bell is a nationally renowned artist, TED speaker, award-winning arts educator, and visual journaling pioneer. As the 2024 NAEA National Supervisor of the Year, he has transformed Queen Anne’s County Public Schools as Fine Arts Supervisor, establishing NAHS Chapters, K-12... Read More →

Stephen Peter Loya

Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Caucus of Social Theory in Art Education Interest Group, Instructional Demonstration

2:00pm EDT

Youth Artists Advocate for Positive Social Change

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

How can educators foster a critical lens and address current events in the art studio? How can youth use art to advocate for their communities? Learn how BIPOC working-class students from the east side of Austin, TX, critically engage with contemporary global crises and express their solution-oriented visions through screen printing and mixed-media collage.

Presenters

Ariel Kay

Assistant Professor of Practice

Ariel Kay received her B.S. in Anthropology from Bryn Mawr College with a Minor in Education. She received a M.A. in Art Education from the University of Texas at Austin. She taught elementary art for eight years, six of those years at a Title 1 school in East Austin.Kay is currently... Read More →

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Caucus of Social Theory in Art Education Interest Group, Instructional Practice

3:00pm EDT

NAEA Affinity Group: Multiracial

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

This space will be specifically for those who personally identify as mixed race, multiracial, biracial, transracial adoptees, and/or third culture kids of the Global Majority. If you are not a part of that group, please locate a different space that accommodates your identity(ies). Participants will network and build relationships with each other and plan future engagements.

Presenters

Ray Yang

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

4:30pm EDT

Building an Inclusive Community in the Art Room

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Inclusive classrooms require more than adaptations and modifications to curriculum design. This presentation discusses how social relationships and environments contribute to inclusive art classrooms. Participants will discover how inclusive communities can be created and sustained in classrooms using existing practices within a community arts center for disabled individuals.

Presenters

Alexandra Allen

Assistant Professor of Art Education, Buffalo State University

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Disability Studies in Art Education Interest Group, Instructional Practice

5:00pm EDT

Inquiry-Based Art Pedagogies for Critical Environmental and Ecological Conservation Awareness: Three Case Studies

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 6:20pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

This presentation describes three case studies where students used art pedagogies integrating experiential learning, critical inquiry, and artmaking on critical environmental issues. Resulting artworks demonstrate students' critical awareness and serve as valuable K-12 resources, offering actionable steps for environmental conservation and integrating environmental education and STEM with art education.

Presenters

Elizabeth Burkhauser

Mousumi De

Associate Professor, University of Redlands

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 6:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Ecology and Environment Interest Group, Deep Dive Research

8:00am EDT

Get Glowing Results With a Blacklight Art Show

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Add a glow gallery to your art exhibition without added stress. Learn the components that go into a successful glow gallery that will have your community looking forward to the art show all year. Engage learners and reinvigorate current lessons with glowing results.

Presenters

Alexandra Benton Boudreau

Elementary Art, Berkshire Hills Regional SD

I incorporate puppetry as a studio center in my pk-4 art studio classroom for all grade levels and have shared hands on puppet making and teacher tips with the Art Ed teaching community at the national convention and TAB workshops.

Copy of Copy of Get Glowing Results with a Blacklight Art Show 1 pdf

Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Elementary, Instructional Practice

12:00pm EDT

More Than Just Clay: Successful Sculpture Lessons in the Elementary Setting

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

This session will share best practice ideas and lessons for helping younger students explore the world of sculpture and challenge them to think three-dimensionally while using a variety of materials.

Presenters

Carey Given

Laura Dant

Art Teacher Pre school - 8th Grade, Saint Agnes and St. Francis of Assisi Schools

More Than Just Clay Project List docx

More than Just Clay copy pptx

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Elementary, Instructional Practice

1:00pm EDT

Artsonia: Online Portfolios, Fund-Raising, and More: Hear Firsthand Experiences With the Platform

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Artsonia was created specifically for art educators. It enables teachers to digitally showcase and archive student art, manage the art room, organize and plan art lessons, connect with families, and raise funds for your program. Explore all Artsonia has to offer and hear firsthand experiences from a panel of elementary, middle, and high school Artsonia art teachers.

Presenters

Briana Smith

Christine Holajter

Danielle Matousek

Kayla Greene

Shannon Chrisco

Elementary Visual Art Educator

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Art & Media Technology Interest Group, Big Art Education Questions

2:00pm EDT

Whimsical Creativity: Crafting Art Inspired by Playful Picture Books and Artists

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

This hands-on session highlights five playful picture books to inspire process-based elementary visual arts lessons, connected to contemporary artists. Participants will receive a picture book list celebrating play, one complete whimsical lesson plan, and four substantive and creative lesson ideas using playful picture books and artists as learning hooks.

Presenters

Julia Hovanec

Friday March 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Elementary, Instructional Practice

3:00pm EDT

CSTAE Annual Town Hall Meeting

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Join us for an exciting discussion on concepts, issues, and policies impacting art education now and recognizing CSTAE award winners.

Presenters

Eunkyung Hwang

Assistant Professor of Art Education, State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz

Jennifer Kaye

Luke Meeken

Assistant Professor, Miami University

Oscar Keyes

Verónica Soria Martinez

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Caucus of Social Theory in Art Education Interest Group, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

4:30pm EDT

Systems Thinking for Social Change: Implementing Systems Thinking in the Arts Classroom

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Discover how to implement systems thinking into art and design projects to cultivate important conversations and create a safe space in the classroom. These systems include how art and design practices impact systemic issues like environmental justice, sustainability, and racism. Project and activity examples for discussion will be included.

Presenters

Ahu Yolaç

Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Design Interest Group, Professional Paper Presentation

5:00pm EDT

DIY Bookmaking: Engaging Projects for Elementary and Middle School Classrooms

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Explore DIY bookmaking techniques for art educators. Learn to create unique book forms that move, hide, and pop open while gaining practical ideas for integrating bookmaking into your curriculum.

Presenters

Alyssa Navapanich

Art Educator, Lemon Grove School District

Alyssa Navapanich is an award-winning art educator who integrates art with history, STEAM, and cultural competence. She enriches student experiences by emphasizing diverse artists and techniques. Alyssa holds a B.A. in Art and an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership. She enjoys painting... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 5:00pm - 5:25pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Elementary, Instructional Demonstration

8:00am EDT

Bad@$$ Projects and Ideas for AP Success (Photo/Graphic Design Focus)

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

This presentation gives AP 2D Design teachers (especially those focused on photo/graphic design) ideas for how to best prepare students for the AP exam. Projects that have had the greatest impact on Sustained Investigation, including summer projects and tips for writing and pacing for the exam, will be shared.

Presenters

Deanna Sortino

Teacher, Niles Township High School District 240

Fine Arts

NAEA Version Bada$$ Projects and Ideas for AP 2 D Success pdf

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Media Arts, Instructional Practice

12:00pm EDT

Creative Tracking: Portfolios and Challenge Badges in Elementary TAB Studios

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Two TAB educators explore and share how they integrated portfolios and challenge badges as powerful tools for enhancing student learning, skill development, and motivation. These strategies work well within a TAB classroom as a tool to measure growth over time and as a way to keep track of learned skills.

Presenters

Denise Aldridge

Amy Sery

Visual & Media Arts Teacher, Briarlake Elementary School

I am the Visual & Media Arts teacher at a Pk-5 elementary school in Dekalb County. My classroom is a choice-based art studio where the student is the artist and (Teaching for Artistic Behavior and Studio Habits of Mind). I am also an adjunct professor at The Art of Education University... Read More →

2025.Sery NAEA Portfolios and Challenge Badges compressed pdf

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Choice Art Educators Interest Group, Instructional Practice

1:00pm EDT

Cultivating Synesthesia and Balancing Personal Traits Through Arts Education in the AI Era: Developing Generative AI to Support Aphantasia

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

This research implies how video-based media arts can foster distinctive conceptual formation, such as visually triggered ideated somatic knowledge, through near-infrared spectroscopy. Learn how deep engagement with visual images enhances synesthetic cognition, and how the aphantasia spectrum (a lifelong mental imagery impairment) reveals a need for generative AI support and tailored methodologies.

Presenters

osamu sahara

Professor, Tokushima University

Yuki Ishihara

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Professional Paper Presentation

2:00pm EDT

Navigating Creative Futures: Bridging the Gap to the Real World With Career Tech Ed Arts Media Entertainment Resources

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Give your high school students an edge by exploring real-world careers in creative industries. This session offers high school art teachers, administrators, and career tech educators resources and guidance to help students think about turning their creative passions into sustainable careers. Say goodbye to the notion of the starving artist.

Presenters

Gayle Nicholls-Ali

Facilitator, Photography & Digital Communication, Arts Media & Entertainment Institute

Passionate about arts education and career pathways, I am a photographer, creative writer and arts educator. I am a Connected Arts Network (CAN) Teacher Leader and CTE AME Ambassador actively supporting arts educators through professional learning communities, curriculum development... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Instructional Demonstration

3:00pm EDT

Studio Habits of Mind: Seeing Assessment

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Learn how to create and use an assessment tool that incorporates the Studio Habits of Mind as the lens through which to view the art standards and the language of the art studio. Walk away with curriculum examples, lesson ideas, and assessment tools that can be adapted to your needs.

Presenters

Erin Rosales Whipple

Katy Liechti

SHOM Seeing Assessment NAEA 2025 pdf

Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Choice Art Educators Interest Group, Instructional Practice

4:00pm EDT

Social Justice: Empowering Passion, Voice, and Choice

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

This instructional practice workshop focuses on using the creative process and social justice to help learners find their passion and amplify their voice. We'll discuss variety of strategies, activities, and assessments. Attendees can adapt and adopt these ideas for their own purposes and implement them immediately.

Presenters

Andrea Haas

Saturday March 22, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, L002

Secondary, Instructional Practice