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Nov/Dec 2013 Volume 5 :: Issue 3
Art Educators of Iowa
The Message
A publication for Iowa art educators and their
supporters.
InsideFall Conference RecapLynda Black Smith shares some of the conference highlights!
New TeachersCheck out a couple of Iowa’s newest art educators!
And More!
Time to Relax!from your friendly Editor, Lisa M Jorgensen
As our school year continues to fly by, I invite you to sit back and relax with the newest issue of The Message. It was decided by
our board that to better suite our members, we will be increasing the value of this resources by decreasing the amount of times our publications come out and increasing the valuable content in each
issue. The change is new to some but familiar to many, as the publication used to be quartly.
For the remainder of this school year, you will recieve this issue, a combined Jan/Feb issue, a combined March/April issue, and a jam-
packed combined summer issue for the months of May through August. A new valume will start with a combined issue for August/
September 2014.
Enjoy your reading and keep on changing the lives of our students, one piece of creativity at a time!
Photograph compliments of Susan Macumber, webmaster.
Nov/Dec 2013 Volume 5 :: Issue 3
LEADERSHIP“Leaders are more powerful role models when we learn, than when we teach.”~ Rosabeth Moss Kantor
I’ve never really considered myself as a leader. I just always took on the role of being “the responsible” one. I didn’t and still don’t want to disappoint those around me. Most of all, I don’t want to disappoint myself.
So how does one become a leader? Honestly everyone’s journey to leadership is as different as the next. I know that my desire to learn more about visual arts education has and will continue to be a journey full of leadership and learning opportunities.
So, my AEI leadership story began very simply. I was asked. I was a first-year teacher when Pat Grubb, my mentor from student teaching, approached me at the AEI Fall Conference. She invited me to attend a board meeting and consider becoming an AEA Rep. When I asked, “Why me?” I learned I was the only one from my area of the state. Along with this came the promise of a network of art educators who could help me as I began my journey as a 1-12 art educator in small town Iowa. I would be alone. (Also the opportunity to spend some quality time with a friend without my small children a couple times a year was an added perk.)
How I became a candidate for President-elect began very much the same way. 1 -I was asked. Re 2- I was identified as the only one. However, reason 3 was my ever-faithful internal response to all things of importance in my life- RESPONSIBILITY. When I started thinking about what AEI has done for me. I realized it
was my turn. My turn to, “give back” -- Good reasons to take on the role? As good as any I guess.
LIFE IS 10% WHAT HAPPENS TO ME AND 90% OF HOW I REACT TO IT.” ~ John C. Maxwell
Leadership, like teaching, isn’t a solo act. AEI has a strong foundation of leadership. Being surrounded by passionate visual arts educators, like you, is the greatest benefit AEI has to offer. AEI is my professional family. You’ve guided and supported me my entire career. Now it’s my turn to provide guidance and support to you and our future visual arts educators.
Always be curious. Never stop learning. Pursue your dreams. Challenge yourself. Isn’t this what we encourage our students to do? What about YOU? Just like our students, we have doubts and fears. It’s our choice on how we choose to face them. It’s a choice to view them as a struggle, something we have to get through, or as an opportunity.
“If we are growing we will always be outside our comfort zone.” ~ John C. Maxwell
I will be the first to say I don’t know a lot of things, but I’ve been willing to ask questions and learn. AEI has provided me with the opportunity to ask a lot of questions and to learn a lot! My leadership role as a visual arts educator in Iowa continues to provide me opportunities to grow and be outside my comfort zone on a regular basis. What about YOU? Shanise Brockshus, AEI [email protected]
IF YOU MISSED IT.For those of you who attended Ronda Sternhagen’s “QR Codes in the Art Room? You Bet!” session, here is the link to Ronda’s prezi: http://prezi.com/4x7gamajvfhy/qr-codes-in-the-art-classroom/
If you were unable to attend, but would like more information about how you can use QR Codes in the Art Room, you might find this link useful.
January 11, 2014 - Winter Board Meeting/ YAM Judging, State Historical Building, Des Moines, IA
January 29, 2014 - IAAE- “Create, Legislate and Celebrate”- A Fine Arts Advocacy Day- State Capitol
March 1, 2014 - YAM Reception, State Historical Building, Des Moines, IA
March 14, 2014 - All-State Submissions Due
March 28/ 29-31, 2014 - NAEA Delegates Assembly/ NAEA National Convention, San Diego, CA
April 5, 2014 - All-State Judging, Location TBD
May 3, 2014 - All-State Awards Ceremony
UPCOMING EVENTSNominate, nominate, nominate!It is not too early to nominate an outstanding art educator for the 2014 awards that will be presented at next year’s fall conference.
Nominees can be any AEI member in the following categories: Outstanding Elementary Art Educator, Outstanding Middle Level Art Educator, Outstanding Secondary Art Educator, Outstanding Museum Art Educator, Outstanding Higher Education Art Educator, Outstanding Art Supervision/Administration, Distinguished Service Within the Profession, and Art Educator of the Year.
Nominees for the Distinguished Service Outside the Profession do not need to be AEI members.
The nomination form for the above awards can be downloaded at: http://www.arteducators.org/grants/2014_Awards_Nom_Form.pdf. Save this form to your desktop. Simply fill it out with information about the person you are nominating and also your contact information. E-mail this completed form and a letter of nomination to [email protected].
You may also nominate a first-year art educator for the New Professional Art Educator Award. To submit a nomination for this award, four letters of support are required. 1) A letter of nomination listing the following: nominee’s name, home address, telephone number, e-mail address, university attended, date of graduation, and the school name, school address, and school telephone number where they are currently teaching; 2) A letter of recommendation from a faculty member or administrator at the school or school district where they teach; 3) A letter of recommendation from their student-teaching supervisor at the school where they student taught; and 4) A letter of recommendation from an arts education faculty member at their university.
Contact Ronda Sternhagen ([email protected]) for more information!
Cirque d’Arte Highlights
The tent is down, the animals and clowns are resting and the crowd of nearly 170 has gone home. Cirque d’Arte is history but not soon forgotten. There were many highlights and great professional development experiences at Art Educators of Iowa’s annual conference in Cedar Rapids. A few of these are featured here and more will be shared on the AEI website and on the AEI facebook page. Enjoy the memories!
Main events included Keynotes by Jessica Balsley David Law (IAAE), as well as the Artist in Residence, Tiny Circus Stop Animation artists.
Over 51 presentations (side shows) by master artists and art educators involved hands-on experiences, issues discussions, and other helpful topics to give our Iowa art teachers the tools to do their best for the children in our Iowa schools. Some participants were heard commenting that they were going to try some of the concepts and projects right away upon returning home.
Tiny Circus
Puppets and puppet plays
Rotating Pattern Prints
Literacy – Artist Backpacks & books.
Jessica Balsley
David Law
Creative use of Technology
HS Art History
Creativity Hats
There were exhibits to see, from children’s circus art work at the Hotel to a professional artists studio stroll in the Cherry Building. We always love the amazing commercial exhibitors who share new products, support our work in the classroom and provide direction for possible higher education opportunities.
Finally, we must not forget the Circus theme and the fun that we all share as colleagues, friends and as an amazing support system for each other. With so many activities and pressures and projects to juggle in our art teaching positions, we often feel like we need to join our colleagues and spend time learning, creating, and having fun. So this year we joined the circus.
Who is this?
Nancy and Lynda at Registration
Colleagues, friends, and award winners.
Exhibit of Children’s Circus Art
Stamats Gallery
Lovin’ our Exhibitors
Friends celebrating at Finale
Thank you to everyone who joined the Circus: organized, participated, volunteered, presented, & attended the workshops and meetings. Thank you to those of you who toured, discussed, watched, asked questions, played, laughed, left with ideas, brought some to share and who enjoyed the Circus. Plan to join us for next year’s AEI conference. Keep an eye on the website for details. Hugs to you all, Lynda Black-Smith and the Cirque d’Arte Team.
Finale in Cedar Hall Atrium
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Maggie Parks
2014 Fall Conference
Mark your calendar to save the dates of October 10-12 to attend the next AEI Fall Conference, as it will be an inspiring event for all.
The conference 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 3 concepts, and how the 3 concepts are interconnected. The keynote speaker will be Jonathan Buffalo, the Meskwaki Nation Tribal Historian. The conference will take place in two very convenient and easy to find 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.
Presentation Proposals can be submitted online anytime between now and May 23. The Presentation Proposal Form is located on the AEI website homepage at http://www.artedia.org. Look to the left in the yellow field for the link to the form. When submitting a proposal, consider how your presentation might fit with our
theme. Does your presentation offer a connection to history, one’s urban or natural environment, or culture? Does it illustrate the interconnections between the three?
Rooms at the Meskwaki Hotel are $69-$79 a night. To reserve one of these rooms, call 1-800-728-4268, mention that you are with the Art Educators of Iowa, and then use your credit card to guarantee the room. http://www.meskwaki.com/
Beds at the campground are priced by the cabin you wish to stay in and/or how many people you want to share a room with. The cabins are very clean and the bathrooms are modern. You can bring your own bedding and towels or they will provide a linen package for $10. Oak Cabin has beds for up to 6 people, has one bathroom facility, and costs $20.00 per night, while Autumn House has a restroom for each of the 8 bedrooms and is priced by the room occupancy number. Quad occupancy is $30.00 per night, triple occupancy is $35 per night, double occupancy is $40.00 per night, and private single occupancy is $60 per night. For more details and to reserve a bed, call 641-492-6165. www.pilgrimheights.org
If you have any questions, please visit www.artedia.org.
…Remind you of anything?Have you been saving work for YAM?(OK, technically, those might be sweet potatoes, but you get the idea…)
It’s not too late to start gathering work for Youth Art Month 2014!
Your students’ work will be showcased among some of the best student art from across the state of Iowa, with the opportunity to earn amazing prizes sponsored by Sargeant Art. Judging will take place at the January 11 at the AEI Winter Board Meeting – contact your AEA Representative regarding the submission deadline for your area. Youth Art Month information, entry forms, and a list of AEA representatives can be found at www.artedia.org.
We will also need ‘all hands on deck’ for our March 1 celebration, so if you are interested in joining our committee, contact me at [email protected].
Christy [email protected]
Newton, Iowa
Leadership Lens: AEI Fall Board Meeting 2013
NAEA has changed their policy so that members serving on the state boards are now ineligible for national award. The board voted not to align with NAEA policy and keep our current award eligibility guidelines, knowing it would mean that some state award winners would be ineligible to move on for national awards.
The board has voted to change the publication schedule of The Message. The magazine will now run five issues, four double issues and a large summer special issue: Sept/Oct, Nov/Dec, Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, Summer.
Tony Onesto has stepped down as President-elect due to family medical reasons so the executive board put into policy a procedure for filling a vacancy in the President-Elect position. Since Tony has stepped down in his second year, the position will be filled by a past or present elected executive board member. This person will be selected by Presidential Nomination.
The board voted to dissolve the VAAS committee as it became clear that there was no way to move ahead with their current mission at the present time.
The 2014 conference will be held at the Meskwaki settlement. Friday will be at Pilgrim Heights retreat camp and Sat/Sun will be at the settlement school. You can board at the retreat camp for as little as $20/night or hotel for $79/night. The 2015 conference will be in the Cedar Falls/Waterloo area because of available grants.
To Do’s :
Select student work for the Fine Arts Advocacy Day by Nov. 30th. Contact Maggie Parks or Ken Esveld for more info.Submit presentation reports for the 2014 Conference. Send nominations for the 2014-2016 President-Elect to Shanise Brockshus or Andrew McCormick so they can be on the ballot in January.Prepare student work for submission in Scholastic, Youth Art Month, and All-State. Submit articles for Jan/Feb issue by Jan 1st.
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Leadership Opportunities:
• AEA Reps: Prairie Lakes • Division Reps: Pre-Service, Middle School (trainee) & Co-Retiree • Iowa Hall of Pride • IAC Representative (Matt Harris, IAC Executive Director) • Conference Coordinator: • Conference Registration (Reg-Online) • 2015 Conference Committee • 2016 Conference Chair/Location/Committee
Please contact AEI President: Shanise Brockshus [email protected] for more information.
Committees:
YAM Chair : Christy Humpal [email protected] Chair: Morgan Singleton [email protected] Chair: Lisa Jorgensen [email protected]
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Critique Process via Molly RayA NEW, OLD PROCESS FOR TEACHING CRITIQUE! This can be done very effectively with 6-12th grade and I have used simplified approaches with 5th grade to introduce the elements and principles in artwork.
I learned this approach years ago and have been using it with success on and off throughout my career. In my experience it is an effective and “safe” way to teach students the process of critique. I say “safe” because in the process they are only really responsible for one of the definitions and they get practice with all of the others. I begin by handing out a paper with the definitions of the elements and principles of art to my students. I choose an artwork to display and we use the definitions in a teacher lead critique of that work. We analyze the artwork and I model how you describe and interpret the artwork. We do this after they have had some instruction for their first project but before they have begun their first “final” project. This means they are somewhat familiar with the terminology for the project, and they can apply what they learn when they plan their final artwork. When they have completed their projects I display them on a bulletin board as a group. Names are on the back. They know who some of the artwork belongs to but not all.
When all of the artwork is complete, I tell them we will be doing a critique of our work and explain the process. I have 1 card for each element and each principle. I also have cards for the analysis that I use on my “artist statement form” so that there are enough cards for each student to have one. As they file out into the hallway I hand each student a card. Each student is given time to pre-read their card and definition so that they are comfortable with it. Each card is also numbered. Then I just go in order. The student stands, projects their voice so all can hear and reads the word and definition. Then shares which artwork they think most successfully uses that element or principle. I let them know that they should all be making their own decision about each of the elements as we go through the tags.
Then I usually ask 1 or 2 others their opinion. At first this may be done to focus those who are distracted, by the end I usually have lots of hands up.I differentiate by giving easy ones like “color” to those who need differentiation and those are also close to the first numbers, so they get to go first in case their attention flags.
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The 7th grade gets pretty good at this process. I try to do one critique each year for each grade. We have a 30 day block with each grade, each year. I would love to have time to critique each project that we do but, alas, it does not always happen.
The 8th grade has more experience with this process and so to extend their knowledge I take out a few of the easy ones (elements) and replace them with; Describe, interpret and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Those who get them choose one artwork from the group display to describe, etc. For the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place cards I explain the process of jurying and how judges usually use a rubric and work together to decide which artwork best meets their expectations. Then I have the 3 students who have the 1st, 2nd and 3rd cards work together, using our learning goals as their rubric, to decide out of the class display who they would choose for first, second and third. Sometimes, if necessary this leads nicely into a discussion about craftsmanship and presentation or effort...whatever you need it to! Also a discussion about why we use standards based grading to grade our art rather than grade by say...the ones that are pretty! lol
So, we have introduction, and practice. For the application the students then are asked to fill out their own artist statement about their artwork. They answer the same questions that they answered as a group. Of course I always let them know ahead of time what the entire process is and that we are essentially giving them the answers during our group critique. If everyone pays attention and participates then we get done in about 30 minutes. Giving them 15 minutes to spend filling out their artist statement while the experience is fresh. If you have any questions, let me know! [email protected]
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Tips for a Strong All-State PortfolioMorgan Singleton, AEI Secratary & All [email protected]
Make sure you take high quality photos- Pieces that are photographed well usually score higher. Make sure photos are in focus with good lighting, and make sure 3D work is photographed on a plain background. Good clear photographs better highlight quality craftsmanship.
Select your strongest pieces that show off your voice and ideas – Pieces that show voice, creativity, and depth of content, that have consistent technique usually score higher than portfolios with exceptional technique and shallow or generic content. Portfolios that show both voice and technique instantly rise to the top.
Choose your titles thoughtfully – Evocative, descriptive, and even funny titles strengthen your voice, give judges a clue into your thinking and artistic process, and can even tie your pieces together.
Think about how your pieces relate to each other – Strong portfolios usually have a wide variety of media that shows of your breadth of skills or have a concentration showing how you worked through one idea. Many unrelated pieces of the same media usually don’t score as highly.
Strong use of elements and principles – Strong portfolios show of mastery of using the elements and principles of design to effectively communicate their ideas.
Consider your slide order – Place your strongest slides at the beginning and end to get judges’ attention and end with a great impression. Place any weaker slides in the middle.
Volume 5 :: Issue 3Nov/Dec 2013
By December 31, 2013
NAME THIS THING NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ART EVENT
Medals Awarded For Mastery
NOT BASED ON WALL SPACE
For 6th -8th Grade Artists
CONTENT ALIGNED WITH VISUAL ART STANDARDS
ACCEPTING ALL MEDIA
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Image adaptation from “Jim Dine Inspired Paint Brush” by Beckii
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Meet Bethany Broer a first year art teacher out of Eldora-New Providence. She graduated from
UNI. And really enjoys ceramics. Bethany’s fav. color is purple. In her spare time she has
been refurbishing furniture with my family. If she had 3 wishes she would you wish for; More
hours in a day, unlimited art supplies, and to have time to take my lunch break. If anyone would like to meet up with Bethany plan on
some good sushi!
Meet Iowa’s newest Art Educators.
Meet Lindsay Delagardelle a first year art teacher out of Marshalltown. She graduated from UNI with a Bachelors of Arts – Painting/Graphic Design. Then a Master of Arts in Teaching – K-12 Art Endorsement – Drake University. Lindsay’s fav. color is Chartreuse . In her spare time she likes to cooking, DIY home projects and fitness/health. If she had 3 wishes she would you wish for; Health and happiness for myself family, friends and those around me! If anyone would like to meet up with Lindsay plan on meeting up for some coffee!
The 2013 Art Educators of Iowa award recipients: (front left to right) Sarah Dougherty - Outstanding Elementary Art Educator,
Susan Noonan - Art Educator of the Year, Pamela Muench - Outstanding Elementary Art Educator, Tilly Woodward -
Outstanding Museum Art Educator. (back left to right) Barb Reinke of Crayola LLC - Distinguished Service Outside the Profession, Lisa Jorgensen - Outstanding Middle Level Art
Educator, Kassi Nelson - Outstanding Secondary Art Educator.
The 2013 Art Educators of Iowa award recipients just clowning around: (front left to right) Sarah Dougherty - Outstanding Elementary Art Educator, Susan Noonan - Art Educator of the Year, Pamela Muench - Outstanding Elementary Art Educator, Tilly Woodward - Outstanding Museum Art Educator. (back left to right) Barb Reinke of Crayola LLC - Distinguished Service Outside the Profession, Lisa Jorgensen - Outstanding Middle Level Art Educator, Kassi Nelson - Outstanding Secondary Art Educator.
2013 AWARDS
Friday,April11,20148:00a.m.‐3:30p.m.
UniversityofNorthernIowa,SchindlerEducationCenter
GaryKelley
J.PatrickLewis
SponsoredbyUNICollegeofEducation
300‐400teachersattendannually
DynamicSessionsfocusedonliteracyeducation,artsintegration,and
theCommonCoreforPK‐6educators.
ExcellentopportunityforUNIfacultyandstudentstomeetnationally
knownartist/illustratorandauthoralongwitheducationalleadersin
theareasofliteracyeducationandartsintegration.
PreconferenceEvent,Thursday,April10,20147‐9p.m.
HearstCenter,CedarFalls“EveningofArtandLiteraturewithGary
KelleyandJ.PatrickLewis”
UNIfacultyandstudentscanattendforfreebutmustregisterat
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Pleaseconsiderbuildingthisintoyourspringsemester!
Stay tuned to the Jan/Feb issue of The Message for more information about:
For more information now, visit: http://www.iowadnr.gov/Education/ForTeachers/EducationCompetitions.aspx