NAEA Open Studio Conversation: Art Room 101 Series—Customized Arts Learning Toolkit

Elizabeth Maughan serves as the fine arts project manager at the Oklahoma State Department of Education. She has overseen Oklahoma fine arts standards revision (including new standards for dance, drama and theatre, and media arts) and the creation of a fine arts framework. In 2020, she helped obtain a $5.8 million federal grant (Art Tech) to expand Oklahoma fine arts education. She serves on various arts boards across the state and delivers professional development for arts educators. At the national level, she is past president of the State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education and she serves on the Organization of American Kodály Educators research and publications and awards committees. Elizabeth’s background is in music education, primarily at the elementary level. She completed a doctorate in music education at the University of Oklahoma in 2013.

Shea Murray is the visual and performing arts coordinator for the New Jersey Department of Education and a member of the State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education. Before joining the department, Shea worked in public education for 20 years and held various roles, including high school visual arts teacher, high school assistant principal, director of special services, and adjunct jewelry and metals instructor. Shea is a graduate of Rowan University, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Jewelry/Metals and Sculpture. He established a metals production studio and worked for other artists and design firms before dedicating his career to education.

Corine Czepiel is a New Jersey art educator blending sculpture and design thinking to create inclusive, innovative, student-driven art experiences.