2025 NAEA National Convention: Full Schedule

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12:00pm EDT

Retired Art Educators Alliance Annual Business Meeting

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

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Presenters

Debi West

Retired Art Educator / Owner Consultant / Graduate Instructor / Part-time Art Educator at SPMA cause why not!, WESTpectations Educational Consulting and AOEU and Sea Pines Montessori Academy

I’m a passionate, seasoned art educator…I firmly believe that #togetherweARTbetter and the ultimate winners will always be our kiddos!

Nancy Walkup

RAEA President

Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:50pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Retired Art Educators Interest Group, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

1:00pm EDT

Retired Art Educators Alliance Annual Awards

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

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Share in the recognition of the 2025 RAEA Outstanding National Emeritus Art Educator and the 2025 Outstanding NAEA Student Chapter. Each will receive awards and share highlights of their accomplishments.

Presenters

Debi West

Retired Art Educator / Owner Consultant / Graduate Instructor / Part-time Art Educator at SPMA cause why not!, WESTpectations Educational Consulting and AOEU and Sea Pines Montessori Academy

I’m a passionate, seasoned art educator…I firmly believe that #togetherweARTbetter and the ultimate winners will always be our kiddos!

Betsy Logan

Nancy Walkup

RAEA President

Thursday March 20, 2025 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Retired Art Educators Interest Group, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

2:00pm EDT

Art & Media Technology Interest Group Business Meeting and Awards

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

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

The Art & Media Technology Interest Group will have their annual in-person meeting. During this meeting, we will review the group goals and discuss the group's future needs. Members will have an opportunity to share out and mingle with other members. We will also showcase the award winners with a short presentation.

Presenters

Kerry Parrish

Art Educator and Instructional Technology Coach, D155

Kerry Parrish has been teaching Visual Arts for 25 years and has been an Instructional Technology Coach for 6 years. She has presented at ISTE, ISTE Creative Constructor Lab, CUElive, IDEA/TCEA, ITC, LTCIlliois, NAEA, and IAEA. As an art teacher, she frequently looks art edtech through... Read More →

Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Art & Media Technology Interest Group, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

3:00pm EDT

Art Media Technology PechaKucha 2025

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

This PechaKucha-style presentation is a fast-paced sharing of technology ideas from 10 to 12 practicing presenters. Learn about new tools and techniques! Each presenter has 5 minutes to share.

Presenters

Kerry Parrish

Art Educator and Instructional Technology Coach, D155

Jessica Lazarus

NAEA25 AMT Petchuka All pdf

Thursday March 20, 2025 3:00pm - 3:50pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Art & Media Technology Interest Group, Instructional Demonstration

4:30pm EDT

NAEA Affinity Group: Latin-x/a/e/o

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:40pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

These sessions are for individuals who identify as being Latin-x/a/e/o. If you are not a part of that group, please locate a different space that accommodates your identity(ies). The Latin-x/a/e/o Affinity Group seeks to provide space to amplify and celebrate the many voices, the many shades, and the many nuances within Latinidad. Our hope is to uplift our achievements, address the inequities we face, and offer camaraderie and support. This group is only for those that identify within Latinidad.

Presenters

Ray Yang

Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:40pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

12:00pm EDT

Conversations With Colleagues: Connecting With Higher Education Art Educators

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:20pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Join your colleagues in higher education for interactive conversation related to initiatives and concerns related to NAEA’s Higher Education Division. Connect with other members and brainstorm issues for discussion. Come meet the Division's awardees and enjoy door prizes and networking.

Presenters

Christina Bain

Yichien Cooper

Assistant Professor, Wsu Tri-cities

Dustin Garnet

Hayon Park

Hazel Bradshaw-Beaumont

Friday March 21, 2025 12:00pm - 1:20pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Higher Education, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

2:00pm EDT

SRAE Chairperson's Salon: Graduate Student Research Lightning Talks

Friday March 21, 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

This year's Chairperson's Salon, a standing, permanent session of SRAE, will consist of graduate student lightning talks, which are short presentations that allow many speakers to share a variety of topics and ideas. Join us in supporting and learning about master's and doctoral research projects! This session consists of 3-minute research lightning talks by current graduate students. Graduate students, advisors, scholars, and art educators are encouraged to attend!

Presenters

CHRISTEN SPERRY GARCÍA

Ilayda Altuntas Nott

Assistant Professor, The University of Arizona

Friday March 21, 2025 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Seminar for Research in Art Education Interest Group, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

5:00pm EDT

NAEA Affinity Group: Asian American

Friday March 21, 2025 5:00pm - 6:20pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

These sessions are for individuals who identify as Asian American. 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. Asian and Pacific Islander refers specifically to individuals of Asian descent, including, but not limited to East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islanders. This also encompasses individuals of mixed race that hold Asian identities.

Presenters

Ray Yang

Friday March 21, 2025 5:00pm - 6:20pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

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

2:00pm EDT

CAN Online Toolbox Content Creation

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

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Current CAN Teacher Leaders are invited to gather to collaborate on content and resources that will be shared publicly in the 2026 CAN Online Toolbox. Bring your current action research and unit plans to share with peers! We look forward to hearing your feedback and ideas. Open to only current CAN Teacher Leaders.

Presenters

Amy Appleton

Connected Arts Networks (CAN) Project Director, NAEA

Kendall Crabbe

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Connected Arts Networks (CAN), Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony

3:00pm EDT

NAEA Affinity Group: American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous

Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

These sessions are for individuals who identify as being American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous. If you are not a part of that group, please locate a different space that accommodates your identity(ies). American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous is a broad, colonial construct which refers to individuals who hold citizenry in a Tribe or village. American Indian/Alaska Native/Indigenous in this case specifically relates to Tribes and villages with homelands within the settler state of the United States.

Presenters

Ray Yang

Saturday March 22, 2025 3:00pm - 4:20pm EDT
Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel, Salon D

Equity Diversity and Inclusion, Business Meeting/Awards Ceremony