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Post Conference Blues?
Whew. What a weekend. I clapped for friends getting awards and recognitions, I connected with old teacher friends (and accidentally wore the exact same outfits as some of them), met some new ones, presented and painted with other teachers, won a raffle(!), and learned so much from fellow art educators.
If you attended the conference, I feel pretty confident in assuming you walked away with some new lesson plan ideas, new tools (both physical and philosophical) and hopefully, a renewed enthusiasm for your career.
So what now? Don’t want to lose that refreshed teacher glow? Here’s my plan.
REVISIT WINNING IDEAS:
The presenters and speakers have posted their slides (and research, and directions, etc) on a shared Google drive. It’s searchable and shareable! Check it out here.
STAY CONNECTED TO YOUR PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY:
PAEA’s Facebook group is poppin’ lately, and is a great resource for lesson plans, supplies, and professional development opportunities (and obviously keep your eye on this blog).
There’s also a number of sub-groups that you should think about joining if they apply to you:
PAEA Elementary Art (for those of us who hang with little kids.)
PAEA Special Needs in Art Ed (lots of ideas for those working in Special Ed or with a desire to serve your special needs students better!)
PAEA Higher Education (pretty self explanatory)
and theres more for students, non-public teachers, and various regions have their own FB pages too. Check out yours to connect to your fellow art teachers!
Philadelphia area art teachers, best be sure your a part of PATA (Philadelphia Art Teachers Alliance), run by our girl Leslie Grace. The Facebook group is where it’s at (loads of good events and resources, in addition to monthly meet ups.
GET SOCIAL:
Find PAArtEd on Instagram. We’re trying to highlight lots of fun art teacher stuff, highlighting our teacher members work, great lessons, and cool resources. You can tag us (@PAArtEd) to share and maybe get featured! It’s a great way to quickly connect when you’ve got a few minutes between classes (if you’re so lucky), or while you’re waiting for your lunch to microwave.
Anyone else have any post-conference motivational strategies?
Felting a Sneak Peek…
Hi everyone! There have been quite a few posts highlighting some awesome sessions coming up during the conference. It’s really going to be hard to choose!
We’re still hoping for more people to send us their session descriptions and photos so we can highlight them (there’s still time!), but until then, I thought I’d show off some of my students’ work. And hopefully entice you to come to my FREE session (ticket required, though, so get one!) called “The Future of Felting” on FRIDAY, 2-2:50 PM, in Wilson 434.
I’ll show you some felting techniques that I have used with my students, and ideas you can use to “felt” it into your curriculum (some felting humor for ya). Using this form of fibers is an easy way to create sculptures and 3D art in the classroom. 
This will be hands on, so bring your ideas and we’ll jump in! Hope to see you there!
Sneak Peek: Rande Blank’s Presentations
Rande Blank has been the Director of the MAT in Visual Arts Education program since 2012 and a faculty member with UARTS – Art + Design Education department since 2003, teaching graduate courses, and mentoring students in their practicum experiences. Most recently she has been selected to be on the Advisory Council for the Design-Ed organization and the Director of the Higher Education Division for the Pennsylvania Art Education Association. (Text borrowed from http://www.uarts.edu/users/rblank )
Rande will be delivering not one, but two presentations!
Support Your NAEA Student Chapter Through Fundraising Events: University Student Panel Discussion
Friday at 2:00 – 2:50 PM
University faculty and students discuss advocating for professional association participation, fundraising activities, conference proposal writing, and art education studio workshop opportunities. Experience pride and success with your university chapter.
Design Thinking as a Problem Solving Process: 5 hands-on participatory activities
Sunday at 9:00 – 10:50 AM.
Teach students to become independent, innovative and thoughtful decision-makers. Apply the design thinking cycle where problems are identified, solutions proposed, produced and evaluated. Participate in design activities to explore process.
D5 Creation