December 2021
Virtual Event: Let’s Talk About Fake News
Description: This will be an overview of how to approach teaching fake news through the lens of media literacy. Helping students take on a media mindset means understanding the 5 core concepts of media literacy – AUTHORSHIP, FORMAT, AUDIENCE, CONTENT, PURPOSE – and their corresponding questions. Asking these questions can deepen your understanding of the messages and tools of all media." 1PD Credit Available Presenter Bio: Josh Drews has been teaching visual art at Spring Valley High School in Columbia,…
Find out more »Virtual Event: Disabled Conceptual Artists
Description: This presentation will be focusing on intellectually compelling and engaging contemporary work by disabled artists, and suggesting ways to not only lead units with this artwork, but also to use these ideas and artworks to critically challenge ways in which schooling can marginalize disabled students. Presenter Bio: Bert Stabler was a full-time art teacher for ten years at a neighborhood high school on the south side of Chicago, in which many students received special education services. He also was…
Find out more »January 2022
YAM Art Contest Deadline to Submit Entries
The Youth Art Month theme this year is “Art in a Dream”. Open to IAEA Members, K-12 students are encouraged to create art featuring this theme. Artwork must be 2-D, vertical or horizontal format accepted. The deadline is January 7th, 2022. Prizes are sponsored by Blick Art Materials. The contest itself is sponsored by the Council for Art Education Association. Grade Level Winners receive $100 worth of art supplies and their teacher receives $300 worth of art supplies from Blick…
Find out more »November 2022
IAEA State Conference
Save the date for the best PD of the year! Our state conference will be back at the Q Center, November 10th, 11th, & 12th, 2022!
Find out more »