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National Art Education Association 2008
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03/28/08 Where do I begin? The NAEA conference surpassed my expectations. I feel at home with this diverse group of art educators who inspire me to think differently about teaching and learning, engage in new processes, and create in diverse ways. I am overwhelmed with new ideas. As I reflect and synthesize over the next few days, I will add the ideas and wealth of resources which got my attention at the numerous sessions I attended.
The first "attention-getter"... As I stood in line to catch a bus to the Crayola Reception at Mardi Gras World, I (and others) couldn't help but notice the man wearing a jacket covered with pins from past NAEA conferences. As we talked, we discover his jacket was embellished by his high school students and he added pins from his years of NAEA attendance. Later, as I read the convention program, I discover on the first page he is Dean Johns, the 2008 Convention Coordinator. Dean is an art supervisor in North Carolina and definitely exhibits the NAEA SPIRIT!
NAEA 2008 SUPER SESSIONS I Attended...
As always, I am interested in what Dr. Elliot Eisner has to say. Dr. Eisner spoke Wednesday afternoon along with Read Diket, David Burton, Arthur Efland, and MacArthur Goodwin in the SUPER SESSION entitled Connections Between Mental Functions and Artistic Performance. Contemporary findings in cognitive psychology/neuroscience related to student learning in the arts was presented. (READ Eisner's 10 Lessons the Arts Teach)
Eisner's words of wisdom......
- brains are biological...minds are cultural
- education promotes the growth of minds
- education changes the way people think and do
- in the hierarchy of subjects, arts are at the bottom
- we must promote the intellectual and aesthetic growth of student culture
- we NEED a school culture which makes artful projects important
- there is an art in math, law, social science, etc...
- aesthetics are intrinsically motivating and should be pursued in all content
- to know how smart someone is, determine what they are able to DO
It was great communicating with Dr. David Burton via e-mail after the conference. David is at Virginia Commonwealth University and provided me with his presentation references on the connections between mental functions and artistic performance as well as examples of visual illusions and constancies.
Additionally, I purchased Dr. Burton's book Exhibiting Student Art: The Essential Guide for Teachers. I am anxious to read Burton's suggestions for involving students in the exhibition process and gaining new ideas to share with the teachers I work with.
On Thursday, the well-known artist/illustrator/author FAITH RINGGOLD spoke on Choosing the Artistic Path. Faith Ringgold is known for her quilts and award-winning children's book TAR BEACH. She shared images of her works of art and spoke candidly about her own life, struggles, successes, and racial issues. Her address was inpirational and thought-provoking.
NAEA GENERAL SESSIONS attended...
Bonnie Rushlow (Professor, Department of Art, Middle Tennessee State University) delivered her presidential address at the first general session, challenging us to re-imagine our important role as art educators; to teach, learn, and lead. She expressed her optimism about the times, emphasizing what the advances in technology allow us to do; for example, you are reading this wiki and will be able to share my paint jam experience through the you tube I embed. Dr. Rushlow's "special guest" was the PAINT JAM MAN Dan Dunn. The pictures and video below do not do justice to the excitement of his improvisational performance. His words and personal story were just as inspiring as his performance. He created 3 works of art during his performance...
MY DIGITAL PHOTOS:
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Paint Jam Dan Dunn
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| AnnaBa | Art In Elementary | 1 | Apr 28 2008, 9:36 PM EDT by PVB | |
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Thread started: Apr 22 2008, 11:13 PM EDT
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I thought a really useful sight that would be cool to use in the classroom was the slideshare.net. I thought students would really enjoy to make thier own presentations and share with each other.
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| kshoemaker@bellsouth | AED 301 | 1 | Apr 28 2008, 9:25 PM EDT by PVB | |
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I liked sketchcast.com. I think this would be a fun tool to use in the classroom. The conference looked like tons of fun and great ideas!
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| usagirl1287 | Useful in the classroom! | 3 | Apr 28 2008, 9:23 PM EDT by PVB | |
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Thread started: Apr 19 2008, 6:42 PM EDT
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My favorite part of this wiki was the paint jam man. That was absolutely amazing; however, it would inspire a classroom, I doubt it would be useful in one otherwise. For the most useful stuff for teachers, I found a few websites that would come in very handy in the classroom. The One-Page Guides site would be wonderful to help your students to come to understand things about the internet. It could help to guide them in their understanding of things on the internet. The other site I believe to be very useful is the Artsonia.com site. To me, this is a very unique site and has so much to offer. It not only allows students to see what other students art looks like, but it could inspire them to be better artists.
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| HGP | Inspiring | 1 | Apr 28 2008, 9:21 PM EDT by PVB | |
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Thread started: Apr 26 2008, 10:04 PM EDT
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The notes that were posted from Dr. Lynell Burmark's session are very inspiring. These notes are useful to me as a future teacher because they inspire me to think beyond what is right in front of us. I think it is very important for students to be visually inspired.
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| jsw701 | AED 301 | 2 | Apr 25 2008, 6:47 PM EDT by bridgettj00 | |
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I think the photos from the confrence were really interesting. As a teacher I would love to have Mr. Dunn come in to do a demonstration and show the kids how topexpress themselves through art. I also think the teacher that wore the jacket is very dedicated and has passion for what he does.
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