NAEA Open Studio: Reimagining Arts Standards through Centering Students

Over the past year, a panel of experts representing dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts educators reviewed the 2014 National Arts Standards through a lens of culturally responsive teaching and student-centered instruction as a part of the NCAS Community for All Learners project funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Their work culminated in creating a Reflections and Considerations report to inform the National Core Arts Standards, which is intended to support NCAS in a thorough review and revision of the standards to meet the needs of today’s arts educators and the students they serve.  During this webinar, learn about insights from the work and specific tips for teaching with Libya Doman and Brett Henzig. These visual art education experts will share details about their experience and how educators can implement practices in their classroom for culturally responsive teaching, anti-ableism, and student voice and choice.

Please note that participation in this live event or recording does not include NAEA professional learning credit. 

NAEA Need to Know Webcast: Is It Art? Data Visualization: How Does Data Visualization Align With the National Core Art Standards?
April 9, 2020
Cost: FREE

Presenters: 

Yichien Cooper
Chair, Data Visualization Working Group; Adjunct Professor and Field Supervisor,
Department of Teaching and Learning, Washington State University, Tri-Cities

Karen Keifer-Boyd
Data Visualization Working Group Think Tank Member; Professor of Art Education &
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, The Pennsylvania State University

Theresa McGee
Hinsdale Middle School, art and digital media educator

Carina Ocampo and Katherine Casey
Preservice Students from Washington State University, Tri-Cities

Melanie Buffington, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Art Education, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Join the NAEA Research Commission’s Data Visualization Work Group as teachers, students, artists, and researchers present data visualization projects in alignment with the four pillars of the National
Core Art Standards (2014): Create, Present, Respond, Connect.

CREATE
Formulate an artistic investigation of personally relevant content for creating art. (VA:Cr1.2.6a) Learn the results from NAEA’s Data Visualization Working Group call-out to K-12 teachers, who provided resources and lesson plans that they use.—TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES

PRESENT
Develop and apply criteria for evaluating a collection of artwork for presentation. (VA: Pr4.1.8a) Explore museum apps to curate art collections as data visualization of themes in art. —STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES

RESPOND
Speculate about processes an artist uses to create a work of art. (VA:Re.7.1.3a) Dissect data visualization artistic processes. For example, artist Chris Jordan (2008) describes his artistic process: “When 300 million people do unconscious behaviors, then it can add up to a catastrophic consequence that nobody wants, and no one intended. And that's what I look at with my photographic work.” He digitally scans everyday objects from bottle caps to Barbie Dolls, duplicates thousands of times, and arranges the multiples of data into a larger image, a larger statement. —ARTISTS’ PERSPECTIVES

CONNECT
Distinguish different ways art is used to represent, establish, reinforce, and reflect group identity. (VA:Cn11.1.8a) Critique representation of group identity in resources for art teachers. —RESEARCHERS’ PERSPECTIVES

Please note that participation in this webcast does not include NAEA professional development credit. 

NAEA Town Hall: Innovative Practices in Visual Arts, Design, and Media Arts
November 23, 2021
Cost: FREE!

Presenters:

Melissa A. Butler, Writer and Educator, Reimagining Project Pittsburgh, PA

Nettrice Gaskins, Assistant Director, Lesley STEAM Learning Lab, Lesley University, Roxbury, MA

Ekene Ijeoma, Artist and Director, MIT, Boston, MA

Tim Needles, Art Educator and Author of STEAM Power, Smithtown Schools, Sound Beach, NY

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Join experts in conversation as we explore innovations that have arisen out of the necessity of this unique moment in time. We’ll explore on-the-ground creative strategies for instruction; student demos; displays and exhibitions; social emotional learning (SEL); and STEAM for classrooms, studios, and media labs. Also, we’ll take a look at this topic from the practicing artist’s point of view.

Please note that participation in this Town Hall does not include NAEA professional development credit.

NAEA Town Hall: Art Education and School Year 2020-21: From Skills to Concepts—Working Across the Curriculum in a New Environment
January 26, 2021
Cost: FREE!

Presenters: 

Orlando Graves Bolaños, Art Education Manager, DoSeum, San Antonio, TX

Kimberley D’Adamo Green, Artist & Educator, Lincoln Public Schools and UNL College of Education, Lincoln Nebraska

Lois Hetland, EdD, Professor, Art Education Department, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

Natalie Chanel Jones, Director of Education, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts + Culture, Charlotte, NC

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Whether a you are a new or veteran visual arts educator (or anywhere in between), this school year challenges us to look at our curriculum and instruction in new and different ways. In this conversation, our expert guests will explore and share strategies for stretching our approaches and embracing sometimes untapped areas of the curriculum that may best lend themselves to remote, hybrid, and/or limited in-person learning environments. Member-generated questions will guide the discussion, as we collaborate to offer solutions and support.

Please note that participation in this Town Hall does not include NAEA professional development credit. 

Creating, Presenting, Responding, and Connecting: The Middle School Curriculum and the NCCAS Standards
Wednesday, April 14, 2021   
FREE for NAEA Members; $49 for non-members

Join Benjamin Tellie and Jessie Nathans as they share projects from their middle school art and design curricula and how they collaborate in order to design art projects that infuse social–emotional learning and autobiography. Learn ways in which they work toward the development of artistic skill, dialogue, reflection, and creative confidence with their middle school students. Important suggestions and strategies will be shared for art curriculum development using the National Core Arts Standards that relate to the artistic processes of Creating; Performing, Producing, and Presenting; Responding; and Connecting. Nathans and Tellie have been collaboratively teaching professional community art and wellness workshops, giving national NAEA presentations, and creating art and design projects for their art classrooms since 2010 and together bring over 25 years of teaching experience in the visual arts.

Upon completion of this NAEA webinar, you may earn 1 hour of professional development credit as designated by NAEA. Once the webinar is completed, you may view/print a Certification of Participation under the "Contents" tab. You may also print a transcript of all webinars attended under the "Dashboard" link in the right sidebar section of the page.  

Clock hours provided upon completion of any NAEA professional learning program are granted for participation in an organized professional learning experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction and qualified instruction, and can be used toward continuing education credit in most states. It is the responsibility of the participant to verify acceptance by professional governing authorities in their area.

Creating, Presenting, Responding, and Connecting: The Elementary Curriculum and the NCCAS Standards
Wednesday, March 24, 2021   
FREE for NAEA Members; $49 for non-members

Veteran elementary art educator Jennifer Dahl teaches nearly 800 K-5 students. This is no easy task, but she is going to share her methods of making it a success while meeting the NCCAS standards and assessing student work. Dahl will share quick and easy steps to applying the standards and her go-to lessons that reach standards and students! Dive into a toolbox full of standards-based lessons and the assessments that go with them.

Upon completion of this NAEA webinar, you may earn 1 hour of professional development credit as designated by NAEA. Once the webinar is completed, you may view/print a Certification of Participation under the "Contents" tab. You may also print a transcript of all webinars attended under the "Dashboard" link in the right sidebar section of the page.  

Clock hours provided upon completion of any NAEA professional learning program are granted for participation in an organized professional learning experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction and qualified instruction, and can be used toward continuing education credit in most states. It is the responsibility of the participant to verify acceptance by professional governing authorities in their area.

Adapting the Visual Arts Standards to Make Your Lesson Plans Come Alive!
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 | 7-8 pm ET
FREE for NAEA Members; $49 for non-members

Launched in 2014, the National Visual Arts Standards are part of the National Core Arts Standards. The Standards—written to be instructional, assessable, and aspirational—have endless possibilities to deliver curriculum in a variety of settings. Learn from three veteran K-12 art educators (who have all served on the NAEA Board of Directors) as they share their journeys and methods for effectively utilizing the Standards in facilitating challenging, engaging, developmentally-/age-appropriate units and lessons that provide deep investigation, critical thinking, problem solving, and student artist voice and choice. Gain new perspective as they share the Standards' impact on their work at the school, district, and state levels

Upon completion of this NAEA webinar, you may earn 1 hour of professional development credit as designated by NAEA. Once the webinar is completed, you may view/print a Certification of Participation under the "Contents" tab. You may also print a transcript of all webinars attended under the "Dashboard" link in the right sidebar section of the page.  

Clock hours provided upon completion of any NAEA professional learning program are granted for participation in an organized professional learning experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction and qualified instruction, and can be used toward continuing education credit in most states. It is the responsibility of the participant to verify acceptance by professional governing authorities in their area.

Unpacking the Media Arts Standards through the Lens of Student Work
Wednesday, November 1 | 7-8 pm ET
FREE for NAEA Members; $49 for non-members

Don’t miss this interactive exploration of the new National Media Arts Standards! Join the National Coalition of Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) Project Manager, Cory Wilkerson, as she offers an introduction to the Standards; and art educators Robb Bomboy and Andrew Teheran as they bring the Standards to life by guiding you through scoring of student work collected during the 2016 national pilot of the Standards. Learn how the Standards are used in classrooms, and envision what media arts instruction could look like in your school!

Upon completion of this NAEA webinar, you may earn 1 hour of professional development credit as designated by NAEA. Once the webinar is completed, you may view/print a Certification of Participation under the "Contents" tab. You may also print a transcript of all webinars attended under the "Dashboard" link in the right sidebar section of the page.  

Clock hours provided upon completion of any NAEA professional learning institute are granted for participation in an organized professional learning experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction and qualified instruction, and can be used toward continuing education credit in most states. It is the responsibility of the participant to verify acceptance by professional governing authorities in their area.

September 22, 2015

The National Visual Arts Standards provide learning progressions from preK-12. The concepts embedded in the Standards reflect the scope of learning—the knowledge, skills, and understandings taught through the study of the visual arts. Join Dennis Inhulsen, NAEA Chief Learning Officer, and Joyce Huser, KSDE Fine Arts Education Consultant, as they revisit this important discussion that began in 2014—exploring learning progressions, updates, and newly posed questions.

Gain an understanding of the grade-by-grade progressions and learn how the new Standards can be cluster-grouped through unit planning and presented authentically to demonstrate artistic growth over time. Explore parallel components with the Common Core State Standards and 21st-Century Skills. See techniques for teaching the Standards through varied teaching and learning settings.

Upon completion of an NAEA webinar, participants will receive a Certificate of Participation with (1) clock hour of professional development per session, as designated by NAEA. Clock hours provided upon completion of any NAEA professional learning are granted for participation in an organized professional learning experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction and qualified instruction and can be used toward continuing education credit in most states. It is the responsibility of the participant to verify acceptance by professional governing authorities in their area.

K–12 Summative Assessment for Student and Teacher Success
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 
FREE for NAEA members; $49 for nonmembers

Placing assessment in the student’s control by having them assess themselves and each other is empowering! Learn from educators about their strategies for student-centered classroom formative and summative assessments in elementary, middle-level, and secondary settings. Discover ways for students of all ages to self-assess using guided worksheets or simplified rubrics. Explore ways assessment works in choice-based classrooms and how to use rubrics to plan backward to help clearly unpack lessons for student success. We’ll also discuss ways to differentiate between on-level rubrics and advanced or AP rubrics for secondary students, as well as appropriate accommodations for all students in the classroom.

Upon completion of this NAEA webinar, you may earn 1 hour of professional development credit as designated by NAEA. Once the webinar is completed, you may view/print a Certification of Participation under the "Contents" tab. You may also print a transcript of all webinars attended under the "Dashboard" link in the right sidebar section of the page.  

Clock hours provided upon completion of any NAEA professional learning program are granted for participation in an organized professional learning experience under responsible sponsorship, capable direction and qualified instruction, and can be used toward continuing education credit in most states. It is the responsibility of the participant to verify acceptance by professional governing authorities in their area.