2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

12:00pm EDT

Crossing Senses: Using Comics to Explore Memory and Sensory Information With Nate Powell [TICKET REQUIRED]

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

TICKET REQUIRED

Join Nate Powell, NAEA25 Keynote Speaker and National Book Award-winning cartoonist for this hands-on workshop! Delve into how you can turn up the volume on your own self-expression and convey feelings and experiences through comics you may not have thought possible before. Practice conveying non-visual details (such as sound, texture, smell, touch, taste, emotion, or intuition) in a visual way using a four-panel comic.

Presenters

Nate Powell

Nate Powell is a National Book Award-winning cartoonist who began self-publishing as an Arkansas teenager in 1992. His work includes the new graphic novel “Fall Through” and a new comics adaptation of James Loewen’s “Lies My Teacher Told Me,” civil rights icon John Lewis’s “Mar... Read More →

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

2:00pm EDT

Differentiating Creativity for Exceptional Learners

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

It is daunting to design accommodations and construct universally accessible creative learning opportunities to meet all students' needs. This interactive investigation of differentiating instruction will present three students that have intellectual disability, emotional disturbance, and learning disability. Practice creating art-based accommodations and leave with a bank of cocreated resources.

Presenters

University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Guy Trainin

Professor of Education, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

UNL Tech EDGE MissionTo create a generation of teachers who are effective and confident using new technologies to prepare the students of Nebraska to participate and lead in tomorrow’s global society. Necessary technology integration skills suggested by skilled practitioners along... Read More →

Kimberly D'Adamo

Lecturer, University of Nebraska Lincoln

Megan Pitrat

University of Nebraska Lincoln - ArtTeams

Special Education Teacher at Syracuse Middle SchoolTeacher-Researcher with UNL ArtTeamsMTSS-SELBEmbedding AI in a Constructivist Special Education Setting Creative Inquiry and Emerging Media ArtsTrauma-Responsive Pedagogy Universal Design for Learning

NAEA 25 differentiating creativity for exceptional learners pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Art in Special Education Interest Group, Skills Toolbox

3:00pm EDT

Empowering the People: The Role of Museums in Shaping a Democratic Public Sphere

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

What classifies "democratic practices" within 21st-century museums? This session presents theories, case studies, and mapping strategies to gain an understanding of how to shape ethical, egalitarian programming that welcomes open conversations and active community histories into museum settings, as well as examine how power is distributed within cultural community ecosystems.

Presenters

Alexia Lobaina

Danielle Henn

Jeffery Guin

Molly Fulop

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Museum Education, Deep Dive Research

4:30pm EDT

Cross-Level Collaboration and the Importance of SEL in the Art Room

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Join us for an exploration of a collaborative initiative among Andover Public Schools teachers aimed at enhancing cross-level collaboration and SEL through artmaking. Discover how to structure cross-level projects and how using the "mood meter" has inspired artist intention and interpretation. Gain strategies to implement cross-level projects in your classrooms.

Presenters

Sean Walsh

Cross Collaboration and SEL Lesson Plan docx

Cross Collaboration UbD Lesson (1) docx

2025 NAEA Presentation SEL across grade level Andover pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 4:55pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Elementary, Instructional Practice

5:00pm EDT

Policy, Theory, and Practice: Global Currents in Art Museum Education

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

This session offers an introduction to contemporary policy, theory, and practice of global art museum education by noting policy trends from the International Council of Museums; elucidating a networked, technology-centered approach to communication and representation; while providing timely examples of issues in international education and public practice in international museum spaces.

Presenters

Amanda Ripley

Dana Carlisle Kletchka

Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Julia Harth

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 5:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Museum Education, Big Art Education Questions

8:00am EDT

Emerging Art and Media Technology Careers

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Explore future media technology careers through emerging technologies that are currently impacting art, design, and media careers. Learn how students can combine their art and design skills with technology to forge lasting and fulfilling careers.

Presenters

Morgan Mittelbrun

Instructional Designer | K-12 certified Visual Arts Teacher, Everspring, Inc.

Hi! My name is Morgan! I am an Instructional Designer. I have a Master of Arts in Organizational Management (specialization in media management) and a Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning with Technology (specialization in Online Instruction) both from the University of Arizona... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Art & Media Technology Interest Group, Instructional Demonstration

12:00pm EDT

Creativity With AI in Education

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Adobe and Advanis released the Creativity With AI in Education 2025 Report in January. Come learn how fostering creativity in the classroom can enhance academic achievement, career readiness, and personal growth for students.

Presenters

Adobe for Education Community Team

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

12:00pm EDT

CANCELLED Increase Student Engagement With An Arts-Integrated Program for K-12 Arts Specialists and Teachers CANCELLED

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

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Join us to learn about our arts-integrated professional development, designed for all state K-12 teachers based on a multiorganizational partnership. Programming strategies, stories of K-12 teachers and students, and impact on schools' collaborative culture will be shared and discussed through interactive dialogues. Teachers, administrators, and university faculty are all welcome.

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Presenters

Renee Ulman

Fine Arts Coordinator, AASD

Renee Ulman - Fine Arts Coordinator Appleton Area School District

Donna Nelson

ArtsCore

Li-Hsuan Hsu

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Supervision and Administration, Big Art Education Questions

1:00pm EDT

The Evolution and Revolution of Professional Development for the Art Educator as Artist

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Professional development for art teachers should go beyond learning techniques and sharing lesson plans. Come hear how a group of TAB teachers reimagined the model to provide an experience that nurtures the art teacher as artist. Based in nature, TABstock is centered on community building, choice, self-care, play, and rest.

Presenters

Clark Fralick, Clyde Gaw

Teacher, Southern Hancock Schools

Clark Fralick and Clyde Gaw have over 60 years experience teaching in K-12 art programs in Central Indiana. They are executive board members of the Teaching for Artistic Behavior (TAB) Network. They also do a professional development seminar at the Massachusetts College of Art and... Read More →

Clark Fralick

Art Teacher, Southern Hancock School Corporation

Candi Price

Julie Toole

K-8 art,GSA advisor, SEED facilitator, Baker Demonstration School

Lisa M. Van Plew

Starlight Art Studio, Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan

Lisa Van Plew, M.A. Art Ed, is a 30 year veteran educator with a career spanning both public and private in-person and virtual teaching practice in Illinois, California, and Michigan. She has served with leadership for Teaching for Artistic Behavior since 2005, co-coordinates the... Read More →

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Friday March 21, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Choice Art Educators Interest Group, Big Art Education Questions

3:00pm EDT

Guerrilla Girls Workshop: Aestheticize Your Activism With The Guerrilla Girls  [TICKET REQUIRED]

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

TICKET REQUIRED
Make activist art with the Guerrilla Girls! Work directly with these iconic anonymous artist activists to learn the principles and methods behind their projects and collaborate with participants to create and present your own artful campaign. Get informed and inspired to take your cause(s) beyond this workshop to make aesthetic change in the world! Don’t miss this experience!

Presenters

Guerrilla Girls

The Guerrilla Girls’ motto: Do one thing. If it works, do another. If it doesn’t, do another anyway. Keep chipping away!The Guerrilla Girls are anonymous artist activists who use disruptive headlines, outrageous visuals and surprising statistics to expose gender and ethnic bias and corruption in art, film, politics and pop culture. They work to undermine the idea of a mainstream narrative by revealing the understory... Read More →

Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

5:00pm EDT

Augusta Savage and Selma Burke: Relating Women Artists-Educators of The 20th Century

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Explore a relational analysis of Augusta Savage and Selma Burke centered on the thrust of Black arts education in 20th-century New York. See how these two Black women artist-educators used their sculptural practice to assert and challenge ideals of the New Negro Movement (the Harlem Renaissance), which aligned artivism with pedagogy.

Presenters

Keisha Oliver

Friday March 21, 2025 5:00pm - 5:25pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

History and Historiography in Art Education Interest Group, Professional Paper Presentation

8:00am EDT

CANCELLED Enhancing Special Education Art Education: A Framework for Inclusive Expression CANCELLED

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

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Gain valuable insights and learn practical strategies to create an inclusive, empowering art education environment for special education students while referencing IEPs and Behavior Plans. By incorporating these principles into their teaching practices, educators will contribute to their students' growth, development, and artistic expression.

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Presenters

Whitney Ferrell

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 8:50am EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Art in Special Education Interest Group, Instructional Demonstration

12:00pm EDT

Identity and Pattern With Roberto Lugo [TICKET REQUIRED]

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

TICKET REQUIRED
Work with NAEA25 Keynote Speaker and artist, ceramicist, social activist, poet, and educator Roberto Lugo! Engage in an experience that allows you to actively consider culturally significant imagery based on your lived experiences and learn how to translate these elements into a tessalating pattern.

Presenters

Roberto Lugo

Roberto Lugo is a Philadelphia-based artist, ceramicist, social activist, poet, and educator. Lugo utilizes classical pottery forms in conjunction with portraiture and surface design reminiscent of his North Philadelphia upbringing and Hip Hop culture to highlight themes of poverty, inequality, a... Read More →

Saturday March 22, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Host Organization Ticket Required
Keywords Ticket Required

2:00pm EDT

Navigating the Grid: Approaching Queer Narrative Through Geometric Art

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

This session will explore how LGBTQ+ artists utilize grid systems to express personal narratives in their work. Focusing on geometric frameworks as a boundary for assignments, participants will learn how to facilitate a safe environment for students to navigate identity and vulnerability through artmaking.

Presenters

Lauren Pierce

Elementary Art Teacher, Fairfax County Public Schools

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

LGBTQ+ Interest Group, Instructional Practice

3:00pm EDT

Teacher Retention Through Artist-in-Residence Collaborations

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Learn the "how-tos" of a unique artist-in-residence program aimed at teacher retention and development. With information for classroom teachers, teaching artists, and their administrators, witness each stage of five unique residencies and how they facilitated growth in a breadth of areas including cultural responsiveness, SEL, self-confidence, environmental arts, and more!

Presenters

Brett Henzig

Director of Programming, Artists Working in Education

SHARE Copy of NAEA 2025 presentation pdf

Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Community Arts Caucus Interest Group, Instructional Practice

4:00pm EDT

Crushed Dreams: Improving Teacher Longevity Through Organizational Strategies and Wisdom Mining

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

Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Gain tools to foster positive classroom culture and improve job satisfaction. Through interactive presentations, case studies, and collaborative discussions, this session will culminate the development of personalized action plans to empower educators to apply strategies that promote long-term success and stability within their schools.

Presenters

Liz Miller

Saturday March 22, 2025 4:00pm - 4:50pm EDT
Kentucky International Convention Center, M103

Research, Instructional Practice