Solutions for Using Art to Teach Writing Skills: Integrate Literacy and Art Like a Pro!

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Solutions for Using Art to Teach Writing Skills: Integrate Literacy and Art Like a Pro
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 | 7-8 pm ET
FREE for NAEA Members; $49 for non-members

Are you looking for ways to integrate literacy into your art room with purpose while honoring the artmaking process? Join the authors of Using Art to Teach Reading Comprehension Strategies: Lesson Plans for Teachers as they share researched-based reading strategies and writing traits designed to improve literacy. Educators in any discipline can learn how to use art to teach these strategies and traits, beginning in a text-free environment. Leave this webinar with ready-to-use ideas for your classroom! Bring your sketchbook and colored pencils for some engaging, real-time drawing activities.

Elizabeth Stuart Whitehead

Visual Art Supervisor
Prince George's County Public Schools, Maryland

Elizabeth Stuart has served as the visual art supervisor for Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland since 2014. She received a bachelor’s degree in art education from the University of Maryland, College Park; a master’s degree in education from the Maryland Institute College of Art; and her certificate in supervision and administration and doctorate in educational leadership with a superintendent’s certification from the University of Maryland, College Park. Stuart taught elementary art for 9 years and was the content specialist for art, theatre, and dance for Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville, Maryland, for 7 years. Stuart received the NAEA National Art Educator of the Year Award in 2024 and the NAEA Gilbert A. Clark and Enid Zimmerman Leadership Award in 2023. She has presented at museums, as well as numerous state and national conferences on various topics concerning artificial intelligence, literacy, and leadership.

Jennifer Klein

Jennifer Klein, Certified Reading Specialist, MEd   

Jennifer Klein holds a BS in education and MEd degree from the University of Maryland, College Park. She has worked as an elementary classroom teacher, gifted and talented teacher, staff developer, teacher trainer, and reading specialist for Montgomery County Public Schools, Maryland. Teaching literacy through the arts is one of her passions. She is a member of NAEA and the State of Maryland Literacy Association and has served as co-chair for the Montgomery County Council for the Young Authors Contest. She is a past recipient of the Junior Great Books Great Teacher award. Over the last several years, Jennifer has taught workshops at museums and school systems in Maryland, Delaware, Washington, DC, and Virginia, and has presented at county, state, and national conferences on teaching literacy through the arts.

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