2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

12:00pm EDT

Misfit Memory Work: Challenging Sexism and Ableism in K-12 Self-Portraiture Lessons

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

This presentation aims to challenge gendered ableist assumptions about female students' bodymind in K-12 self-portraiture lessons. Based on themisfit theory from feminist disability studies, this presentation explores the researcher's memories of being misfitted as a female student with scars and illness and the K-12 self-portraiture lessons that idealize able-bodied femininity.

Presenters

Eunkyung Hwang

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

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Disability Studies in Art Education Interest Group, Professional Paper Presentation

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

Aesthetic Education Coexistence - Special Action on Activating Local Cultural Genes of "Mountains, Seas, and Rivers"

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

By using "mountains, seas, and rivers" as clues and context, learn to explore local cultural resources containing various ecological sources, and how this can help create aesthetic education achievements by deeply exploring regional characteristics, cultural connotations, and the beauty of mountains to unleash artistic expression.

Presenters

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Yadi Liu

Assistant Professor, China Academy of Art

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Community Arts Caucus Interest Group, Big Art Education Questions

3:00pm EDT

Stories of Care: Navigating Disability and Differences Through Creative Practices

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Each from diverse cultural backgrounds, hear three female BIPOC art educators share their personal experiences on caring pedagogies to generate conversation on caring for marginalized and (dis)abled bodies. As artmakers, researchers, and educators, the speakers will examine, deconstruct, and reflect on their experiences in classroom and community settings and through artmaking.

Presenters

Lucy Mugambi

Seoyeon Kim

Shivani Bhalla

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Disability Studies in Art Education Interest Group, Deep Dive Research

4:30pm EDT

Exploring Neurodiversity in PreK-12 Art Rooms: Visual Inquiry Into Classroom Spaces and Niche Environments

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

This research examines the hidden curriculum of classroom spaces and its impact on neurodiverse learners in preK-12 art rooms. Using qualitative research methods and visual inquiry, the study explores how art teachers visually organize their classrooms and create niche environments.

Presenters

Kelly Gross

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Disability Studies in Art Education Interest Group, Professional Paper Presentation

5:00pm EDT

Cocreating Leadership Futures

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

This arts-based interactive discussion invites you to consider how you can use arts practices, arts-based inquiry, and cocreation to cultivate leadership. Two case studies inform three big questions around centering the arts in art education leadership, cultivating and sustaining inclusive and equitable leadership in the field, and envisioning leadership futures.

Presenters

Robin Gordon

Barnett Fellow, OSU

I'm a Ph.D. student in the Arts Administration, Education & Policy program at The Ohio State University. This is my first AAAE Conference, and I look forward to learning more about the AAAE community. As a member of AEA & SAG-AFTRA, I'm interested in the future of unions, wages, precarity... Read More →

Tamryn McDermott

Lecturer, Art Education, Old Dominion University

Aelim Kim

Noor Danielle Murteza

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Leadership, Big Art Education Questions

8:00am EDT

How Can the Experiences of 1st-Year Art Teachers Help Inform and Improve Educator Preparation Programs?

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

What did you learn in your teacher preparation program that supported you in your early teaching career? What do you wish you learned? Join new art teachers to hear their critical reflections on teaching today and discuss ways higher education institutions can better support this work.

Presenters

Grace Harrison

Teacher-Art, Baltimore City Public Schools

Gabriella Nichole Contreras Santos

Lisa Hochtritt

Rosemary McGeady

Adriane Pereira

Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Higher Education, Big Art Education Questions

12:00pm EDT

Mending Art Classrooms Through Community Art Practices

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Discover how Mending Walls RVA, a community-engaged mural project, fosters collaboration and social justice in art education. This session will equip educators with strategies to integrate Mending Walls into classrooms, providing real-world applications of art's impact on humanity and promoting interconnectedness and empathy in students.

Presenters

Jazmine Beatty

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Community Arts Caucus Interest Group, Skills Toolbox

1:00pm EDT

Scratch, Dab, Layer: Printmaking for All Ages, Budgets, and Spaces

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

A fast-paced printmaking workshop open to all! Join art educators from large and small institutions who share their "greatest printmaking hits." See how these hands-on activities have been adapted for space, age, and abilities as you learn more about the exciting combinations of low-resource, high-impact interactive printing methods and media that are easily transferable.

Presenters

Caitlin Deutsch

Colleen Pickup

Lindsey Bloom

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Museum Education, Skills Toolbox

2:00pm EDT

Building Student Artists Through 1-Day Workshops

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Has the pacing of your class grown stale or too tightly project focused? Mix it up with 1-day workshop sessions to engage students and build artists. In this hands-on session, we will explore five strategies to build student confidence in artmaking from idea exploration to public exhibition.

Presenters

Laura LaQuaglia

Supervisor, Learning Design & Visual Arts, Cobb County School District

Visual Arts K-12, Visual Arts PL, Arts Integration, STEAM, #cobbartrocks, #cobbartteacherscreate

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Friday March 21, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Secondary, Skills Toolbox

3:00pm EDT

Research Commission: Art, Wellness, and Flourishing

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Explore approaches to wellness through shared experiences of research and learn how to use the arts for the transformation of well-being and health care to enable flourishing.

Presenters

Linda Hoeptner-Poling

Kent

2020 OAEA Virtual Conference Presenter

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 →

Christina Bain

Hyunji Kwon

Rina Kundu Little

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Research, 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

Reimaging Portfolio Reviews: Steps Toward Facilitating Inclusive Portfolio Reviews

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Geared toward high school art educators who are guiding students as they assemble their portfolios for college admission and scholarship review, this workshop offers an insider's view of the initiatives in higher education that are centered on hosting inclusive portfolio reviews. Sample portfolios and assessment tools will be shown.

Presenters

Sioban Lombardi

Associate Director, Undergraduate Admissions, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Friday March 21, 2025 5:00pm - 5:25pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Skills Toolbox

8:00am EDT

Lanterns and Language: A Cross-Disciplinary Celebration of Lunar New Year

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Explore hands-on lantern-making techniques and strategies for integrating culture, language, and art education. Gain practical ideas for planning a spectacular Lunar New Year festival to enhance students' cultural understanding and collaboration skills, and leave with a goodie bag of planning materials, sample supplies, and mini-lanterns.

Presenters

Michelle Brickner

Visual Arts Teacher, Cleveland School of the Arts, Cleveland Metropolitan School Disstrict

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Asian Art and Culture Interest Group, Skills Toolbox

12:00pm EDT

Contemporary Conversations

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Interactive! Through participation, learn four assessable strategies for exploring, responding to, and connecting with contemporary art. Appropriate for K through adult. Easily accessible strategies to engage with art from a diverse group of artists. Nonthreatening methods provide opportunities for students' participation at their level while learning new perspectives and knowledge from others.

Presenters

Cheryl Maney

Consultant

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Skills Toolbox

1:00pm EDT

Middle Level Division Medley III: Engagement Ideas for Developing Relationships With Middle Level Students

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

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.

Presenters

Matthew Grundler

Middle School 6-8 grade Art, Plano Independent School District

I am on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/artguy76.bsky.social

Janis Nunnally

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

Saturday March 22, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Middle, Skills Toolbox

2:00pm EDT

Choice-Based Art Ed: Where Are We Now?

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Engage in data collection and discourse as you share your experiences and questions regarding choice. What will the data tell us or lead us to consider? By comparing our various practices, we can come to a clearer understanding of what choice-based art education is today and what the future might bring tomorrow.

Presenters

Brooke Brei

Choice Art Ed Co-President Elect, Ponder High School

I'm an artist, maker, and choice-focused art educator.

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Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Choice Art Educators Interest Group, Skills Toolbox

4:00pm EDT

The Sketchbook Project

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Explore a collaborative sketchbook project inspired by the exquisite corpse concept, enhancing community and understanding among students. Learn practical steps to implement this innovative approach that fosterers creativity and empathy. Discover how this project promotes cultural sensitivity and respect in an art classroom. Ideal for educators seeking engaging, inclusive teaching strategies.

Presenters

Susan Silva

Fairfax County Public Schools/GMU

Saturday March 22, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M100

Secondary, Skills Toolbox