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Art Educators of Iowa

The Message

A publication for Iowa art educators and their

supporters.

Inside

Professional Connections 2014 Fall Conference Art Educators’ Art Show Guest Speakers 2014 AEI Award Winner’s

Communication & ConnectionsWith all the di�erent forms of technology it’s getting harder to know if true communication is taking place. How do I know if the message I’m trying to share is getting through? More impor-tantly is it being interpreted and understood the way I intend? As we are bombarded with E-mails, �yers, status updates, invites and junk mail I �nd myself being overwhelmed with it all. So my question is this, Do our members take time to read “The Message”, our constant contacts, e-mails and the like or are we one click away from the trash? What does our readership value? Our Communications Team is working hard to make sure the information we send out is relevant to our members. Our goal is to make “The Message” visually appealing and a valuable resource for you and your classroom. We’d love to hear your response to these questions.Are you a detail-oriented person interested in joining our team? We are looking for an editor who will work closely with our team which includes our newest member, art educator and graphic designer, Lisa Klenske. Join us and share “The Message” of visual arts education. Interested ? Shoot me an e-mail.

Shanise Brockshus, guest editorcommunications@artedia.org

nomintation for

Connections

Article:

AEI & Our Members Mentoring Constitution & Bylaws

“I Can Statements”

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Connections... Life is meaningless if we aren’t able to make connections. Connections are what bring purpose to our lives. In our class-room, we strive to create the opportunity for students to connect to their learning and develop an understanding of long-term effects of learning to their lives outside our classroom and beyond. Connecting through social media, video chat, e-mail and the like provides us with the oppor-tunity to meet “face-to-face” virtually. We can take a course, watch a video and learn more about anything we desire. We can save time,

money and energy. We no longer need to travel hundreds of miles to attend the latest convention or even walk down the hallway to talk to a colleague. Where are the personal connections we humans desire if we are using technology to connect? What are the long-term effects of our isolated, connections? The convenience of on-line classes, conference, workshops and professional development has its limitations. It may save us in time, travel and the expense of staying overnight. However, it cannot provide use with our need for human interaction and connection. The 2014 Fall Conference is designed to give you this experience. Organic Connections: History, Culture and Environment. October 10-12th you will have an opportunity to “get away” from your busy life and connect with visual arts professionals from across the state. Our conference committee has worked long and hard to provide you with the opportunity to engage and make personal connections. Our confer-ence is designed by visual arts educators for visual arts educators. This is an opportunity to connect with the world in which we live as we engage in meaningful and relevant professional development. Join us to listen, learn and engage with incredible speakers and experience tours and hands on workshops. Most of all, embrace your “inner student” as you engage in the human experience. It will be a time for learning, laughing and connecting with fellow art educators.

Let’s make 2014-2015 a year of connections.~ Shanise president@artedia.org

President’s Message Shanise Brockshus, AEI President

How do you e�ectively communicate with your students and their families?

How about colleagues, adminstrators, school board and community?

Share your response on our Art Educators of Iowa Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/47040254739/ or AEI twitter account. .

Congratulations AEI! We now have over 300 members on facebook!

A new year has begun and our work continues on as we strive to provde quality professional development and student programming for our AEI members. .

Please view our board approved changes and revisions to our AEI Constitution and Bylaw. We will vote on the proposed changes during the General Session at the 2014 Fall Conference in Tama.

I’d like to encourage you to join us in Tama Thursday evening for a social reception and our quarterly board meeting. All AEI members are invited to attend and observe the workings of our organiza-tion.

Most importatnly, I’d like to thank our AEI board and committee members for the countless volunteer hours you’ve dedicated this year. Your professionalism and dedication to the advance-ment of visual arts education in our state is what makes AEI and our AEI programs a

The Art of Mentoring: An Opportunity to Connect- Erin Almelien, AEI MentoringOur Mentoring Program provides �rst year art teacher the opportunity to be paired with a volunteer AEI mentor. Mentors are either veteran art teachers currently teaching or are retired visual arts educators who live or work in the same area of the state.Our program is funded through a grant from the Iowa Department of Education. Mentors receive reim-bursement for food, gas and time to meet in person.

The AEI Mentoring Program is designed to enhance, not supplant, any established district/state mentoring programs. Our program is discipline speci�c and is tailored to the speci�c teacher and teaching situation. This is an opportunity for the �rst-year teacher to begin establishing a professional network, to have a veteran teacher visit the classroom and share insights. As a mentoring team, the mentor and mentee decide how often they want to meet, when and where, and determine their own purpose for meeting. If it isn’t possible to meet in person, technology is a great way to stay connected.The AEI mentor’s role is to provide guidance and support to our new colleagues. The �rst-year teacher isn’t the only one who bene�ts. This is a wonderful opportunity for veteran and retired teacher to nourish their own passion for art education, learn from each other and renew your passion for teaching others. Mentor teams are encouraged to continue to meet during the second year of teaching to provide additional support and guidance. Mentoring is a wonderful opportunity for mentors and mentees to develop professional relationship and friendship, which can last a lifetime.

Contact Erin Almelien mentoring@artedia.org

http://www.artedia.org/professional-development/mentoring/

Corrine Muyskens West Monona CSDAmanda Heitshusen K-6 Wilton CSDSara Kirk HS Prairie City-Monroe Amanda Deer MS Prairie City-Monroe Kaira Downing K-6 ClarionGoldfieldDows Erik Dutcher K-4 Decorah CSD

Colin Iben HS Decorah CSDChristopher Rolling K-12 Bellevue CSDAllison Denklau Fort Dodge CSDChristina Pruismann Fort Dodge CSDSarah Williams K-6 Columbus Junction

VOLUNTEERS WANTED: AEI members to mentor first year teachers in the following areas:

Are you a First Year Teacher? Attend the fall AEI conference, and receive your �rst year of membership for FREE by participating in our mentoring program. • A $250 scholarship for conference attendance and membership dues.• Eligible to attend Fall Symposium, meal and mileage paid. • Observation Mentor Program, four visits

Are you a Second-year Teacher? It’s not too late! You can still participate.• Observation Mentor Program, two visits• New teachers in the Mentoring Program can register for the conference and join AEI for free. The conference committee will then apply to IAAE to be reimbursed for their registration and dues. (You must attend the Mentoring session at the conference & complete paperwork!)•New teachers can apply to be reim-bursed for mileage and motel fees. The total amount cannot exceed $250.

Free Fall Symposium • Scheduled for Saturday, November 8, 2014 with speakers and sessions addressing issues you are facing as a first year teacher. • No cost to the local district. (See details on the next couple pages.)

AEI Member: How can I help! • Help identify first year teachers.• Please volunteer to become a mentor.

9:30 am - 10:00 am Registration Bio Science/Health Science Building Iowa Central Community College 10:00 am - 10:50 am “How I Survived My First Year of Teaching” Panel discussion Auditorium 11:00 am - 11:50 am First Year First Aid Q & A Art – Room 1 General Music/Vocal Music - Room 2 Instrumental Music - Room 3 Speech & Drama – Room 4 12:00 pm Lunch – Bio Science/Health Science Building Iowa Central Community College 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Creating the Mentor/Mentee Relationship The Observation Mentor Program Auditorium 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Resources for the Art Classroom – Room 1 Resources for the Vocal Music Classroom – Room 2 Resources for the Instrumental Music Classroom Room 3 Resources for the General Music Classroom – Room 4 3:00 - 3:50 pm Professionalism…In and Out of the Classroom Auditorium 4:00 – 4:15 pm Evaluation and Remarks Auditorium

Agenda Session Descriptions

Registration

Registration, coffee, juice rolls and mingling with fellow arts educators. Leadership of professional organizations will be introduced.

“How I Survived My First Year of Teaching”

Panel discussion involving second-year arts educators. Presenters will discuss the joys and struggles of the first year of teaching.

First Year First Aid ~ Questions & Answers

Small-group discussions will be focused on your specific questions as a first-year teacher. How can we help you?

Moderated by the Organization Mentor Chairs.

Topics could include resources, recruitment, fundraising, managing budgets, dealing with administration and parents…or any other questions you may have!

LUNCHTIME!

Lunch will be catered for all participants and presenters. Reserve your free lunch! RSVP to your organization mentor chair today!

Online registration will be available.

Creating the Mentor/Mentee Relationship The “Observation Mentor Program” component of the Iowa Model of Excellence Mentor program will be explored. Second-year arts educators and their mentors will share their experiences, explaining how they collaborated and designed their mentor experience.

Quality Resources for the “ARTS” Classroom Presentations will include tips for area- specific arts classrooms, resources, and materials.

Facilitated by Mentor Chairs with invited guests.

Professionalism…In and Out of the Classroom

Panel discussion will encompass a variety of aspects of being a teaching professional. Topics will include how to share kids within a program, talking to parents and administrators, licensure and social media.

Presenters will encompass views from school administrators and a representative from the Iowa Educational Board of Examiners.

Sponsored by Iowa Alliance for

Arts Education

Art Educators of Iowa First-year art teacher contact person: Erin Almelien, mentor chair Pekin Community Schools 319-695-3705 erin.almelien@pekincsd.org Iowa Bandmasters Association First-year band teacher contact person: James L. Fritz, mentor coordinator Decorah 563-379-7363 jlfritz@mac.com Iowa Choral Directors Association First-year vocal teacher contact person: Jason Rausch, mentor chair Decorah Community Schools 319-329-4089 jason.rausch@decorah.k12.ia.us Iowa Communication Association First-year speech/drama teacher contact person: Sarah Schaefer, mentor chair 515-986-2189 sschaefer@waukeeschools.org Iowa Music Educators Association First-year general/classroom music teacher contact person: Martha Kroese, mentor chair Waterloo 319-277-3359 mkroese@cfu.net Iowa String Teachers Association First-year string/orchestra teacher contact person: Kelly Daza, mentor chair Des Moines kellydaza@gmail.com For overall questions about the program please contact: Leon Kuehner Iowa Alliance for Arts Education Executive Director, mentor co-chair 641-425-0959 llkuehner@fastermac.net Elizabeth Fritz, mentor co-chair Decorah Community Schools 563-379-8908 lizfritz@mac.com

Participating Organizations

Fall Symposium

Saturday, November 8, 2014 Iowa Central Community College

Fort Dodge, Iowa

In cooperation with the following professional arts organizations:

Art Educators of Iowa

Iowa Bandmasters Association Iowa Choral Directors Association

Iowa Communication Association Iowa Music Educators Association Iowa String Teachers Association

Funded through a Grant from the

Iowa Department of Education

For First-Year Arts Educators

Welcome to all first-year arts educators on behalf of the Iowa Model of Excellence Mentoring Program, and the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education. We thank you for attending the Fall Mentor Symposium for First-Year Arts Educators.

This day is the result of the cooperation of six professional organizations working together to assure that every student in the state of Iowa receives a quality arts education.

The Model of Excellence Mentor program is designed to improve the quality of arts education through

mentoring of first-year arts teachers.

Program innovations include: identification of first-year teachers, assignment of both “active” and “observation” mentors (area-specific), development of a communications network to assist the mentoring process, development of a first-year teachers symposium, and the awarding of scholarships to join professional organizations and attend state conferences.

The Iowa Model of Excellence Mentoring Program is designed to enhance, not supplant the established local/district/state mentoring programs. The program is tailored specifically to the individual teacher and teaching situation.

The information presented ranges from “survival” to “mastery” skills needed to be successful in the arts classroom, and helps to:

build professional communities through mentoring, networking and collaboration.

www.iaaementor.org

www.iowaalliance4artsed.org

Organic Connections: AEI’s 2014 Fall Conference Please plan to attend the AEI fall conference on October 10, 11, and 12, as it will be a memorable experience designed to revive and recharge the art educators of the state. The theme is Organic Connections: History, Culture, and Environment. Participants will be exploring how art education can reveal a myriad of connections between people and all three concepts, and how the three concepts are interconnected. REGISTRATION or visit www.artedia.org The conference will take place in two very convenient and easy to �nd locations on Highway 30, about 6 miles to the West of Tama. Friday’s activities will be held at the Pilgrim Heights Retreat Campground while Saturday and Sunday will be across the highway at the Meskwaki Settlement School. Lodging is available at either the campgrounds or the Meskwaki Hotel. The keynote speaker will be Johnathan Bu�alo, the Meskwaki Nation Tribal Historian. He has been researching the history of the Meskwaki people for 30 years. He has been instrumental in acquiring artifacts for and organizing the Meskwaki Museum. Johnathan prefers a personal, small group approach to educating people about the Meskwaki, with actual artifacts and photos, so he has requested the conference participants come to him as opposed to learning through a lecture. To accommodate his wishes, we will be busing conference participants to the Meskwaki Museum to experience his interactive tour. Other cultural experiences will include Meskwaki artists presenting and demonstrating their work, the accomplished Tyler Lasley family performing traditional Meskwaki dances, Latino Dancers, and more.

All attending AEI members are encouraged to enter work in the Fall Conference Art Show. The show will be held at the Fisher Community Center Auditorium, Marshalltown, IA from September 29th to October 11th. The opening reception will be from 3:00 to 5:00 on Saturday October 11th. All media that speaks to the theme of the conference, Organic Connections, History, Environment and Culture is welcome. Entries are due by September 26th. Call (641) 750-7826 or email pmuench@marshalltown.k12.ia.us to make arrangements if

needed.

There is a Early Bird & Retired Teacher’s Fun Day being planned for Thursday, October 9. Activities will be centered on enjoying the local attractions. Contact Kathleen Almelien Art Educators of Iowa Retired Division Representative with any questions. retired_div@artedia.org

Please make all reservations for overnight accommodations by October 1st.

What is your favorite thing about the AEI Fall Conference?Share your response https://www.facebook.com/groups/47040254739/

Interested in Professional Development Credit?Recerti�cation and college credit will be available. Please inquire at the conference registration table

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2014 AEI Award Winners

It’s never too early to nominate for the 2015 AEI Awards. (Nominations due by May 15, 2015)Any AEI/NAEA member can nominate someone for an award. Award categories: Outstanding Elementary Art Educator, Outstanding Middle Level Art Educator,Outstanding Secondary Art Educator, Art Educator of the Year, Distinguished Service Within the Profession, Distinguished Service Outside the Profession. Contact: Chris Noel: awards@artedia.org

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Molly RayMiddle School Art Educator

Erin AlmelienHigh School Art Educator

Wendy MillerHigher Education Art Educator

Andrew Pauli Distinguished Service

(outside the profession)

Art Educators of Iowa awards are given each year to selected members and

contributors of the Iowa arts education community that have shown stellar

dedication to the craft of teaching art.

Andrew McCormickArt Educator of the Year

Pamela BallardElementary Art Educator

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“I Can...” in the Art room - Lynsie Maynard & Hanna Thuesen

Every school year there seems to be new building and district wide initiatives that are implemented. Whether it’s a new math curriculum, PLC, or a charac-ter development program there is a lot going on at school. Our attitudes as professionals have a lot to do with the success of these programs. It’s easy to say that these things don’t pertain to the art room; that these are “classroom teacher” problems. Our administrators may even think the same thing and allow us to skip the professional development cover-ing these topics! However, until we know what it’s all about, how can we make that judgment? Over the summer, a colleague’s building imple-mented a new math curriculum that involved data collection notebooks that students �ll out during the year. The notebooks listed “I Can” statements that described the skill or concept being taught followed by a box students could use to evaluate how com-fortable they felt with the skill. At the same time, our elementary PLC had been struggling to �nd an e�cient way to post our essen-tial learnings by grade level. We knew that student’s performance was improved when students are told the learning objective prior to instruction and wanted students to know more consciously what they were learning in art. The following was the brainchild of my colleague, Hanna Thuesen, and I quickly jumped on the bandwagon. Enter the “I Can” statement in 2 big ways: 1. I converted a bulletin board at the front of the room into a chart that lists the grade level to the left, and allows me to post the essential skill/concept in the center, and the artist or art form to the right. I swap out the skills as neces-

sary and can easily change the board when I start a new lesson. 2. We are able to print a ¼ sheet chart for students to paste in their sketchbooks so they have them all year long and we are able to use the form on the back of our conference form to clearly share with parents. Not only were we able to embrace a math strategy, but we were able to take it to a whole new level.Creating this “I Can” skills board in the art room was really a no brainer. We are proud of all of the essen-tial skills and concepts we had been working so hard on in our PLC. We have the skills clearly stated in our own personal records, but never any where the students were seeing them. I realized there was no reason these skills needed to be a secret from the students and other teachers. Opposite actually, it is very important for students and teachers to see these skills posted in the art room. As they work and look at the board every now and then it is a reminder of our big idea concepts. Students need to know what we are expecting them to learn. It is also a reminder for me to bring more focus into my lessons when I look at the skill board. Besides posting this “I Can” board in the art room, students also have a copy of the skills in their lead-ership notebooks. Leadership notebooks are some-thing every student at my school have. The note-books are a place to set goals and re�ect on your own learning. The art skills page within the leader-ship notebooks is no di�erent. Students are asked to go through the skills as we address them in art and then �ll in skills with how well they understood the concept. Students make a red check if they aren’t so good with the skill, yellow if they are ok with the skill, and green if they know the skill very well. I tell my students that no one besides themselves, their continued...parents, and maybe their teachers will ever look at this page so it is really a place to be honest. I also talk with them about the importance of re�ecting on their own work, not just in art but in all subject areas. This page allows students to honest track their understanding without being assessed on it. I wanted this page in the leadership notebooks to be completely managed by the students. I explain in art class how and when to �ll out the skills we have covered. Then on their own time they will �ll in this

page. I am also hoping having essential skills posted in the art room and within students leadership notebooks is a way to create understanding with teachers on items we are covering in art. There may be a place for collaboration when teachers, just like students are aware of what we are talking about in art. There is the same hope with parents, that as they look at their child’s leadership notebooks, which they sign o� on each week, they can gain an understanding of what their child is really learning in art, and hopefully start a conversation with their child about certain skills on the page. If we don’t present this information to students, teachers, parents, and administrators how can we expect them to possibly understand our program. Nothing we do is a secret, this is an honest way to advocate for our department.

Don’t forget to bring items to donate for the 2014 Silent Auction! ART EDUCATORS OF IOWA SILENT AUCTION

… it’s a silent auction.

Proceeds will go to support AEI & IAAE advocacy programs.

Donate a piece of art, art supplies, books, or other art related items.

AEI & our members connecting

QUORUM NEEDED for vote at the AEI General Session Meeting at Fall Conference.

Please review the proposed revisions to the AEI Constitution and Bylaws. (Now available on-line.) Our �nal task of the 2014 Fall Conference will be to vote on the proposed revisions as recommended by our AEI board. We need to have �fty-percent of the membership registered for the conference in attendance to vote. All AEI members are encouraged to attend our General Session Meeting on Sunday, October 12th to meet quorum. Please make plans to attend.

Help Identify Retired Art EducatorsWe would like your help identifying retired art educators in your area. We’d like to develop a recognition program for our veteran professionals to recognize them for their years of service to visual arts education in Iowa and our organization. Please send information to Kathleen retired_div@artedia.org

Call for 2015 O�cer Nomination2015 is election time for the o�ce of Secretary and Treasurer. Please send your nominations to our AEI Nominations chair Molly Ray. ~ presidentelect@artedia.org. Nominations will be taken until December 31st.

The 2014 Conference is funded in part with a grant from the Iowa Arts Council,

a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural

A�airs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Every school year there seems to be new building and district wide initiatives that are implemented. Whether it’s a new math curriculum, PLC, or a charac-ter development program there is a lot going on at school. Our attitudes as professionals have a lot to do with the success of these programs. It’s easy to say that these things don’t pertain to the art room; that these are “classroom teacher” problems. Our administrators may even think the same thing and allow us to skip the professional development cover-ing these topics! However, until we know what it’s all about, how can we make that judgment? Over the summer, a colleague’s building imple-mented a new math curriculum that involved data collection notebooks that students �ll out during the year. The notebooks listed “I Can” statements that described the skill or concept being taught followed by a box students could use to evaluate how com-fortable they felt with the skill. At the same time, our elementary PLC had been struggling to �nd an e�cient way to post our essen-tial learnings by grade level. We knew that student’s performance was improved when students are told the learning objective prior to instruction and wanted students to know more consciously what they were learning in art. The following was the brainchild of my colleague, Hanna Thuesen, and I quickly jumped on the bandwagon. Enter the “I Can” statement in 2 big ways: 1. I converted a bulletin board at the front of the room into a chart that lists the grade level to the left, and allows me to post the essential skill/concept in the center, and the artist or art form to the right. I swap out the skills as neces-

sary and can easily change the board when I start a new lesson. 2. We are able to print a ¼ sheet chart for students to paste in their sketchbooks so they have them all year long and we are able to use the form on the back of our conference form to clearly share with parents. Not only were we able to embrace a math strategy, but we were able to take it to a whole new level.Creating this “I Can” skills board in the art room was really a no brainer. We are proud of all of the essen-tial skills and concepts we had been working so hard on in our PLC. We have the skills clearly stated in our own personal records, but never any where the students were seeing them. I realized there was no reason these skills needed to be a secret from the students and other teachers. Opposite actually, it is very important for students and teachers to see these skills posted in the art room. As they work and look at the board every now and then it is a reminder of our big idea concepts. Students need to know what we are expecting them to learn. It is also a reminder for me to bring more focus into my lessons when I look at the skill board. Besides posting this “I Can” board in the art room, students also have a copy of the skills in their lead-ership notebooks. Leadership notebooks are some-thing every student at my school have. The note-books are a place to set goals and re�ect on your own learning. The art skills page within the leader-ship notebooks is no di�erent. Students are asked to go through the skills as we address them in art and then �ll in skills with how well they understood the concept. Students make a red check if they aren’t so good with the skill, yellow if they are ok with the skill, and green if they know the skill very well. I tell my students that no one besides themselves, their continued...parents, and maybe their teachers will ever look at this page so it is really a place to be honest. I also talk with them about the importance of re�ecting on their own work, not just in art but in all subject areas. This page allows students to honest track their understanding without being assessed on it. I wanted this page in the leadership notebooks to be completely managed by the students. I explain in art class how and when to �ll out the skills we have covered. Then on their own time they will �ll in this

page. I am also hoping having essential skills posted in the art room and within students leadership notebooks is a way to create understanding with teachers on items we are covering in art. There may be a place for collaboration when teachers, just like students are aware of what we are talking about in art. There is the same hope with parents, that as they look at their child’s leadership notebooks, which they sign o� on each week, they can gain an understanding of what their child is really learning in art, and hopefully start a conversation with their child about certain skills on the page. If we don’t present this information to students, teachers, parents, and administrators how can we expect them to possibly understand our program. Nothing we do is a secret, this is an honest way to advocate for our department.

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Dream. Connect. Ask. Interact. Discover. Relate. Learn. Develop. Excel. Become.

Creative ArtsVisit day for students

interested in art, creative writing, dance, and theatre

November 14, 2014

Visit Day

Save the date: Nov. 14, 2014 Visit day for students interested in art, creative writing, dance, and theatre

STUDENTS

Participate in workshops with faculty in painting, drawing, ceramics, theatrical design, and performance; and in creative writing brought by participantsStudent-to-student panels with art, dance, English, and theatre majorsLunch with current visual and performing arts or English majors, students in creative writing, or members of the Chips sta� (Luther’s weekly newspaper)Tours of facilities and student art studiosArt students can receive a portfolio review with art faculty to prepare in applying for the Luther College art scholarshipAttend evening play performance

TEACHERS

Attend workshops with students

Tours of facilities and student art studios

Meet and greet with art education students and fellow art educators

Attend evening play performance

For more information contact Lisa Lantz, lantli01@luther.edu.

Admissions O�ce700 College DriveDecorah, Iowa 52101-1042800.458.8437admissions.luther.edu

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

SEND TO “COMMUNICATIONS@ARTEDIA.ORG”

Submit an article for an upcoming publication of “The Message.”

Fall issue deadline: October 15thMaking Professional Connections

Any articles not published will be saved for future issues .

Board Positions • Advocacy Chair (formerly Issues & Directions) • Conference Coordinator • Secretary (Election Spring ‘15) • Elementary Division Rep • Treasurer (Election Spring ‘15) • AEA Rep- Prairie Lakes • Pres Elect (Election Spring ’16)

Committee Volunteers • Marketing & Advertising (Grant writing & Conference Coordinator ) • Finance • AEI Student Programs • Hall of Pride • Advocacy- •IAAE • Iowa Core 2.0 (align National Arts Standards) • STEAM • Communications- Editor- “The Message” • 2015 Conference • 2016 Conference Contact Shanise if interested or to learn more! ~ president@artedia.org

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

So, sit back and relax by reading this issue of “The Message”. And enjoy the warming weather!

Lisa JorgensenCommunications/Editor

communications@artedia.org

Refresh, Renew, Rejuvenate... Ahh, Summer! Even saying it refreshes the soul. A break from the daily routine of early mornings, rushing to school, grading, meetings,sports

events and on and on and on. The endless possibilities of warm, summer days and freedom! Free-dom to establish your own schedule and do what you want to do. (I plan to work in the garden, walk, bike, run, jump in the lake, reunite with friend and family vacation(s).) The opportunity to refresh, renew and rejuvenate my body and soul.

Summer is also an opportunity to refresh, renew and rejuvenate yourself professionally. It’s a time to reflect on the successes (and failures) of the past year and prepare for the next. This is our season for recertification and professional development. A time to view the new National Arts Standards at our leisure. A chance to become a student (on-line or in a class) and learn more ways to sustain and feed our passion for learning and visual arts education.

Our AEI board is reflecting upon the past year as well. Your representatives are reviewing their roles in fulfilling the mission of AEI over this past year. As board members complete their annual reports, it is a time to reflect upon their role in moving our mission forward and identifying challenges they faced while serving our membership.

In June, AEI Board members will attend the 2nd Annual AEI Summer Board Meeting & Retreat. These volunteers will spend two summer days reflecting, connecting and collaborating. We will approve the final revisions our AEI Constitution & Bylaws to present for membership approval in the Fall. Our annual report will serve as a tool to aid us as we develop a Policy and Procedures Handbook which will identify roles and responsibilities of each board member. These housekeep-ing items will provide a framework for us to meet the fiscal responsibilities to our membership. They will provide the structure and procedures necessary for the success of present and future AEI committee and board members in advancing our mission. They will allow for smooth transi-tions into new positions as we maintain quality programs and services to our members and their students. Most importantly, this retreat will provide us the opportunity to reflect, create, dream, discuss and create a vision for AEI together.

Congratulations to our fellow art educators who are retiring this year. Thank you for your profess-sionalism and for the legacy you leave behind. Even in retirement, AEI can benefit from your expertise. Best of luck to our high school NAHS and pre-service graduates. Best of luck with your future and artistic endeavors in the years to come. AEI is here and will continue to benefit from your involvement in this great network of professionals.- mailto: president@artedia.org

•REFLECT • CONNECT • CREATE • DREAM • COLLABORATE • RECHARGE

President’s MessageShanise Brockshus, AEI President

“The mission of the Art Educators of Iowa is to promote art education

through professional development, service, advancement of knowledge

and leadership.”

• PURSUE • TWEET • INVIT E • SNOOP • E-MAIL •INSPIRE • SHARE • POST

ART EDUCATORS OF IOWA is a non-profit organization unified with the National Art Education Association and is affiliated with the Iowa Alliance for Art Education.

Our purpose is to promote excellence in visual arts education in Iowa through the advancement of knowledge and skills, professional development, service, and leadership.

We are a professional organization for those interested in the future of art education. We supply exemplary networking opportunities and collegial support for educators throughout Iowa and with educators around the world. HOW WE CAN HELP YOU? · The Fall Conference, our biggest annual event, is where you can explore new methods and techniques, network with other art educators, and see nationally recognized speakers. Membership gains you a discounted entry fee and access to vendor. (A limited number of scholarships are awarded for preservice level members to attend the conference.) • Mentoring program provides guidance and help to first and second year teachers. · Our Iowa e-newsletter The Message keeps members inspired and challenged and increases awareness of current issues. · Youth Art Month Exhibit (YAM) – March is the time of celebration with recognition of outstanding students and art teachers. · All State is the premier recognition of high school art students and their teachers and is only open to members. · Action committees dealing with advocacy, curriculum, programming, and many current issues: Fire Arts Iowa Core, portfolios, mentoring, standards, visual culture, VAAS. · A network of colleagues connecting to national issues and information through NAEA. • Traveling Art Show- elementary, middle school and traveling museums of student artwork available to come to your school. 2014 Art Educators of Iowa Fall Conference – October 10, 11, 12 AEI’s 64th Annual Fall Conference will be located at Pilgrim Heights Retreat Campground on and the Meskwaki Settlement School in Tama county. This years theme is “Organic Connections: History, Environment and Culture. Visit the official Art Educators of Iowa website to learn www.artedia.org

Membership questions? Contact Jeanna Gerot - membership@artedia.org

AEI Youth Art Month prizes are sponsored by Sargent Art. Start collecting student artwork for

submission in January!

Back to School 2014 Volume 6: Issue 1

I just learned that I now have even more encouragement, Ok, well “responsi-bility”, to write articles for “The Message” which I am pretty excited about.So, I was preparing to write an article... about writing an article (I know,

crazy right!) when it morphed into this reflection! (Check the next issue, it could happen?!?)

You see, I am in AEI because I want to be part of a community of art teachers who believe in empowering each other to be the best teachers and individual artists we can be. I am focused on teaching my students to recognize the value of the arts in our culture and our futures. I need other’s views which compliment and contradict my own, in order to do this successfully. Finally, and maybe most of all, in order to meet my own creative needs.

With todays technology I can, and do, get on pinterest and snoop on all of your art teacher steal boards. I can tweet to my hearts content or get ideas from the many excellent online resources such as NAEA.org, Artsonia, The Art of Education, the smARTteacher. I can google anything under the sun to come up with a great lesson. What I dream of is a phone full of numbers of like- minded professionals who I can call (in real life) to bounce ideas off, brainstorm with, maybe invite to go visit an art festival, museum open-ing or other event. This is why I signed on to be the area rep when I moved to Iowa. I didn’t know anyone. I have always surrounded myself with people who are passionate about art and teaching and I hoped to find that here in Iowa. It made sense, we are all in the same region of the state, most of us not more that 30-40 minutes apart, why couldn’t I make a friend or two to go to galleries with or hash out an idea for a lesson? Heaven knows my husband doesn’t want to go and is tired of “teacher talk”! I have been here 3 years now and have made an art friend or ten. So I was thinking just now, what can I write about before summer break? Here you have it! I dare you to extend or step outside of your current social circle to include a new activity or friend. Learn to Tweet, write an article, plan to present at conference, join a committee and collect a few numbers from amazing people. (It just occured to me. With all of these activities, this may be why I don’t have time to find an art opening to go to?Anyway, I am setting a goal right now and I hope you will too. Call, tweet, or email someone you have met through your love of art and invite them to do something “artsy” with you this summer. If you are on my list, you’ve been warned! mailto: presidentelect@artedia.org

I Dare You! Molly Wait, AEI 2014-2016 President-Elect

What are you going to do this summer to refresh, renew, rejuvenate? (professionally and personally) Share your response on our Art Educators of Iowa Facebook page.

Congratulations AEI! We now have over 300 members on facebook! • PURSUE • TWEET • INVIT E • SNOOP • E-MAIL •INSPIRE • SHARE • POST

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