MAEA FALL 2007 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Towson University   -   October 19, 2007

Registration – 8:00 – 9:50 a.m.     Fine Arts Building, Grand Hallway

Session A – 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.  (1 hour sessions)    First come, first serve

Celebrating Japan with JFMF (Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund)   Adrienne Torrey  
All Levels    Learn about the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program which sends U.S. teachers to Japan each summer.  Gain insights into the educational system of Japan, including the role of the visual arts.

Adventures with the Arts Day  Joan Newcomer and Beckie Lamborn
Elementary    This session will introduce some of the exciting activities that went on during McDonogh Lower School’s first Adventures with the Arts Day.  There will also be a mini-hands-on experience on using observational skills to create a still life with collage and oil pastel in the style of Matisse.     Limit:  20        Supplies:  scissors, glue stick

Magic of Textiles   Shruti Tandon  
Middle   Participants will learn how to develop a substantial yet manageable textile unit including quilt blocks, tie-dye, block printing, batik, and weaving.  Examples of student work and a student fashion show will be shown and several techniques will be demonstrated with mini-hands-on experience.

Teaching Strategies for Active Engagement in the AP Art History Course   Kyra Seely and Jen Petrin
Secondary    Get your student revved up and excited about the study of Art History.  We will share sample strategies to spice up the stale old “art in the dark” lecture format.   Limit:  20

Portrait and Still Life:  Creating Art To Inform   Randal Mars
All Levels   Participants will learn to use layering, observation, and other techniques to create art that informs.  Areas covered include U.S. History, Science, Math, and Heritage.  Connections to data collection and inquiry/writing will be presented.    Limit:  15

The Walters Art Museum’s Integrating the Arts:  Mummies, Manuscripts, and Madonnas   Amanda Kodeck
All Levels    Integrating the Arts:  Mummies, Manuscripts and Madonnas is a new web resource for K – 12 audiences, especially middle grade students and teachers.  The site is an interactive, interdisciplinary, educational resource for arts integration that is aligned with local, state, and national standards.  This session will demonstrate how to incorporate the visual arts into the core disciplines of math, science, language arts and social studies using the Walters’ ancient and medieval images, and the site’s printable and on-line activities, audio/video and flash interactive.

Identity and Community in a High School Art Program   Stacy McKenna  
Middle, Secondary, Higher Education  In this session I will share how my comprehensive public high school art program worked toward two important goals in our art department’s educational mission: fostering a sense of self and building community – the intrapersonal and interpersonal – by creating observational art problems at all course levels (Art 1 through 4) which have embedded within them opportunities for individual student self-reflection and for peer-to-peer interaction.

Observing Ourselves for Authentic Teaching   Katie Morris and Nan Park
All Levels      Encouraging professional development for in-service teachers to practice discerning and analytical reflection as a means for lesson preparation, taking into account personal life experiences, temperament, sense of purpose and goals in order to formulate authentically meaningful experiences for all learners.

What Children Say They Learn When They Draw   Dr. Mary Hafeli 
All Levels   This session highlights students’ voices and reflections on learning to draw from observation, with a focus on perceptual awareness, aesthetic sensibilities, understanding of materials, and judgments about “goodness.”  Implications for teaching are also presented.

What Catches The Eye:  The Aesthetics of Style and Adolescents’ Responses to Visual Culture   Lauren Selig
All Levels   What engages adolescents as they interpret and respond to personal visual culture?  This case study examines students’ aesthetic responses to everyday objects and challenges traditional aesthetic orientations.

Objectivity, Subjectivity and Universality   Joe Giordano 
Secondary, Higher Education     This presentation will be a discussion on Objectivity, subjectivity and Universality, a journey of personal discovery through a self portrait (Existential Self Portrait) that I have been working on for five years.  I have 59 stages of the painting to date.  My seniors have gained a lot of insight from these discussions in Studio.

Keynote and Awards – 10:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Lunch – 12:00 – 1:15 p.m.

In the afternoon, you may choose two 1 hour sessions (B & C) or one 2 hour session (D).

Session B – 1:15 – 2:15 p.m.  (1 hour sessions)                            

Fiber Art - Experimentation with New Sargent Art Products   Jane Stricker  
All Levels   This workshop will feature new Sargent Art products to create basic surface design techniques that enable the artist to apply images and texture to fabric and fiber.  Traditional techniques and contemporary variations are explored as methods to develop meaningful surfaces that incorporate image, pattern, and surface texture.  Techniques will combine historic textile processes and traditions with the newest concepts and technologies in art and design.  Apply these new skills to fabric, paper, walls, and more.  Featured art exemplars will be the work of Wadsworth Jarrell and Miriam Schapiro.  Limit:  20

Sailing Into The Arts and Beyond:   Large Scale Student Art programs with High Impact  Suzanne Owens, Denise Levitine, and Melissa Mathews  
All Levels   The Sailing Into The Arts Program was a public sculpture art project developed by the AACPS art Office and  the Development Office..  The program generated over $64,000 of contributions.  Also included was a public banner program developed for middle school art programs and a mural project by elementary schools, which featured partnerships with local businesses and/or museums.  Overviews of the programs will provide fresh ideas and pathways to develop student generated art advocacy and revenue producing programs for a school system or an individual school.

Playgrounds, Museums, and Houses:  Sculpture On A Budget   Kathryn Sowinski  
Elementary    See how elementary and middle school students transform paper into playgrounds, cereal boxes into museums, and milk cartons into houses.  Use small amounts of art materials to great effect.

The Art of Constructing Learning in a High School Art Class   James Hesser 
Secondary   The session highlights challenges, frustrations, and revelations experienced by students and an art teacher in a case study that put constructivist methodology to the test in a high school art class.   Limit:  25

A Closer Look: Student Engagement In Art Making   Rebecca Levine  
Middle, Secondary   The presenter will report on a case study of middle school student engagement in art making as a result of art problems structured to encourage originality and personal expression.  Limit:  25

Placing Art In The Spotlight   Sarah Neubold  
Elementary    This presentation will provide teachers with strategies to “hype-up” their programs in order to gain greater community support of the arts.  Participants will learn strategies for organizing large-scale events including art shows and fundraisers that will increase student, staff, and community involvement in the arts. Limit:  30

Session C – 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. (1 hour sessions)

Fiber Art - Experimentation with New Sargent Art Products   Jane Stricker
All Levels   See description from session B.  Limit:  20

“Where Teachers Know How To Say My Name:” Representations of Identity in a Middle School Art Class      Vanessa Lopez
All Levels   This presentation will report on a descriptive case study that examined how dual-culture students identified and represented aspects of their personal culture through art making. 

It’s All Greek To Me – Greek   Vases  Riselle Abrams
Elementary    Participants will go back in time and learn about Greek vases as well as create a 2-D prototype for their classroom.  Vases will have a narrative feature and a literary arts piece will be included.  Greek patterns, symmetry, shapes and themes will be discussed, as well as handouts provided to facilitate teaching this exciting lesson.     Limit:  20    Supplies:  pastels, black sharpie, pencil, brown, orange or tan construction. paper 12”x18”

Project: Quality Time – Bring Parents, Children and Art Together In Your Community   Elizabeth Stuart, Kim Haden, Elisa Patterson, and Linda Andre  
All Levels    Project: quality time was organized by a group of elementary art teachers in 2005 in conjunction with the national Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.  In January, 2007, the Baltimore Museum of Art joined in.  The purpose of the event is to have parents and children spending time together in an art-inspired environment.  In this presentation, we will offer information and data about our past events, as well as inspire art teachers and administrators to bring this event to their city.

Neurology and Psychology in the Art Classroom   Alysia Asp and Dr. P. Trent Ryan, D.C., D.A.C.N.B.
All Levels   Join a chiropractic neurologist and an experienced art educator to discover practical ways you can use psychological and neurological techniques to promote proper brain development, improve thinking abilities, classroom management, behavior, communication and independent mentalities.

Session D – 1:15 – 3:30 p.m. (2 hour sessions)

Painting On Location Workshop   Connie Hayes – Keynote Speaker  
All Levels   See special flyer for event.  Fee - $25.00  Limit 20

Expressive Self Portraits   Kay Broadwater and Dan Keplinger (King Gimp)  
All Levels   Try your hand at painting in a spirited style in this workshop that engages the soul and senses. Excerpts from King Gimp , the Oscar award winning documentary will be sure to challenge any hesitation you might have about the value of the arts in education for ALL children.  There will be time for discussion, creativity and viewing the documentary, “King Gimp.”

Alternative Processes for Printmaking   Katie Morris  
All Levels   This session will introduce several alternative processes for printmaking that are classroom-friendly and economical, flexible for varying developmental levels, while lending themselves to build on prior skills and adapt to varied themes. Limit:  15    Supplies: speedball water base ink, scissors, 2 photocopies of an image from a Xerox

Bring The Art of Ancient Rome To Your Students   Felicia Messina-D’Haiti and Dr. Harriet Gossett
All Levels   Bring the art of ancient Rome to your students by exploring the excavations of Pompeii.  Explore the week long journey of two art educators who traveled to Castellammare di Stabia, near Naples, Italy, as part of the International Artist Teacher Exchange (IATE).  While journeying with us, paint an Ancient Roman motif on a vase created with the plaster cast molds made during the program. Limit:  20

Creating a Personal Web Page   Lisa Kokes 
Middle   Design a web page “Me and My World.”  Creating an HTML web page is simple:  combine basic graphics, typefaces, and colors on a PC without special applications.  Students love this unit and you will overcome hand-code envy.    Limit:  15     Supplies:  Flash Drive

Vendors’ Reception – 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Student Exhibit Reception – 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Student Award Presentation – 5:30 p.m. 

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