Art Teachers Bring 21st-Century Vision to 2010 Conference
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Melissa Techman -- School Library Journal, 04/20/2010
Art teachers face a tsunami of budget cuts, despite playing a key role in the development of 21st century skills—sound familiar? I was fortunate enough to attend the annual conference of the National Art Education Association, held April 14–18 in Baltimore, Maryland. There I was able to meet some of the more than 4,000 art teachers who attended the event to consider this year’s theme: Art Education and Social Justice. Many of their conversations linked perfectly with the aims and concerns of school librarians. Art teachers play a critical role in producing learners who can think flexibly, communicate visually, and become leaders in design and invention. Who better to work closely with as we advocate and practice teaching that matters?Interesting resources from the conference include:
Animoto app for iPhones
Animoto is a fun free site that puts your photos in a jazzy display. Tricia Fuglestad made this one about her trip to NAEA.
Annenberg's Learner.org
Interactives for all subjects from the Annenberg Foundation's Professional Development site for teachers.
Art:21
Learning materials, video, and slideshows based on the PBS series on living artists.
Artsonia
Share this online gallery and fundraising site with an art teacher and use it to make some book-related art.
Fundred
An excellent social justice and service learning project introduced by renowned artist Mel Chin.
Guggenheim Conference 6/3/10
"Thinking Like an Artist" discusses creativity across disciplines and highlights findings of The Art of Problem Solving, a four-year research program completed by the Guggenheim Museum.
MERLOT
Librarians should demand a seat at the e-learning planning table. Keep an eye on this portal.
One page guides for web 2.0 by Tim Davies
Art education professor Craig Roland recommends these at-a-glance guides from UK social media scholar Davies.
PicLits
Drag and drop to combine photos and words in this free application.
Pixlr
Add a student's words ("What Libraries mean to me...," for example) to their photo, then print large with Block Posters.
On Twitter, learn more from these exceptional art teachers:
Craig Roland (@craigr) founder of artjunction, a virtual classroom for teachers and students.
Tricia Fuglestad (@fuglefun) of Fugleflicks.
Theresa McGee (@theresamgeeart), digital resources columnist for SchoolArts magazine.
Hillary Andrlik (@hilland) who runs the blog The Teaching Palette with Theresa McGee.
David Gran (@dsgran) Shanghai art teacher. His blog: The Carrot Revolution.
Sarah Dewitt Brooks (@wonderbrooks), an art teacher who doesn't love hand turkeys. Her blog: Wonder Brooks: Art Teacher Extraordinaire.
Samantha Melvin, award-winning Texas art teacher (@smelvin). She blogs at The Fine Arts Studio.
About the author: Melissa Techman is a teacher librarian at Broadus Wood Elementary School in Albemarle County, VA.
Photo by Linda Scott, NAEA.
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