One of my goals for this blog is to connect with other art teachers. I’m attending three art ed conferences in Southern California in the next six months. If you plan to attend any of these conferences – please leave a comment! It is nice to meet other art teachers in person.
I’m excited about the upcoming Art of Ed Online Conference for art educators. It’s on June 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. CST. Click here for the conference schedule.
I’m especially interested in STEM to STEAM, iPads in the art room, technology integration, and the adaptations for students with autism. There’s a lot more on the schedule – check it out!
The presentations are very focused – 10-20 minutes long. You can live chat with presenters during their presentation, and there will be a forum as well. I’m the kind of person who loves to ask questions and interact – I’m really happy the online conference has those features. I don’t even have to take notes: enrollment includes access to printables and videos for two months after the conference ends.
I plan on grabbing my laptop, settling in on the couch with an iced tea and LEARNING.
What makes a good conference? Great workshops and networking, of course. Hold it in a drop dead AMAZING setting like San Diego’s New Children’s Museum (NCM) and you have a home run hit! San Diego Art Education Association held its first annual Visual Arts Educators Conference this month at the museum. After introductions by energetic new SDAEA president Ron Jessee and a keynote address, Tomoko Kuta, NCM’s Director of Education & Exhibitions, took us on a tour.
The New Children’s Museum is one of the only children’s museum in the United States dedicated to commissioning artists to create site-specific works for a youth audience.
Staff held a kiddie yoga class under this Layer sculpture the day we visited.
Jason Rogene’s sculpture/light fixture made of styrofoam packaging.
Jason Rogenes’ Megalitransponderincludes kiddie climbing wall topped with cardboard installation.
I got to attend three workshops, all tied in to NCM’s current exhibition, TRASH. They were held in the museum’s art education studios.
’30-minute’ collograph printmaking with the museum’s art educator, Maxi Moraga
sculpture/drawing project based on the art of Peter Opheim by fellow San Diego elementary art teacher and blogger Don Masse of Zamorano Arts Academy
Sculpt/draw with Don Masse. I really admired this project when I first read it on his blog. So thrilled to try it out myself!!
Starting point for the house of cards sculpture. We collaged/painted our pieces, then assembled. This would be a great whole class or whole grade project.
As if all this wasn’t enough, we had a fabulous lunch from Urbane Cafe, gift bags with goodies from Blick and Artists and Craftsmen and a raffle with prizes donated by Blick, A&C and area education and arts organizations. I won tickets to the City Ballet! Thanks also to local arts advocacy group art pulse.
A lot of foks in SDAEA, SD County Office of Education and NCM put together this amazing event. Thanks so much for a perfect day.
