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Davenport Art Teachers Host Midwest Art Workshop On Saturday, November 3rd, West, North, Central, and Creative Arts Academy art teachers hosted the Midwest Art Workshop at West High. Student attendees received portfolio reviews by 12 different colleges and art galleries across the country, interacted via Google Hangouts with current college students in their studios across the country, and enjoyed plenty of hands-on activities, including a screen printing lesson where they printed their own workshop t-shirt. Professional artist John Bald was the featured presenter, and students got the chance to work with other professional artists in hands-on situations. EVENT ORGANIZED BY AEI MEMBER, DAVE SCHAEFFER 
The Iowa Department of Education, Iowa Arts Council, and Iowa Alliance for Arts Education are excited to announce plans to co-sponsor the first ever Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit on June 20th, 2019. The Summit will celebrate the 2017 adoption of Iowa's Fine Arts Standards and offer professional development around our new standards for all five fine arts disciplines - dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. By sharing your input, we can better tailor this event to suit your needs. Please take and share this survey with any fellow educators, administrators, or community partners that would be interested in learning more about fine arts education and Iowa's Fine Arts Standards. Survey open until November 16th AEI MEMBER FEATURED IN "Amazing Iowa Women A to Z" AEI President, Kathleen Sweet has five illustrations featured in "Amazing Iowa Women A to Z" that highlights the stories of nearly 100 Iowa women from different historical eras, diverse backgrounds, and a range of professions. Iowa-based artists created each of the portraits in the book. Kathleen, "I think my favorite is The Times with Nickole Hannah Jones." Jones grew up in Waterloo. She is an investigative journalists who writes for The New York Times to expose injustices perpetuated by the government and defend people who are susceptible to being taken advantage of. She has also written a book about school segregation. Published by Raygun Y.A.M. Flag design Competition Submit up to 3 entries from students K-12 for a design to represent Iowa on a flag displayed at the Youth Art Month exhibit at the National Convention. Entries due by Dec 1st, open to all AEI/NAEA member teachers. To enter, make a copy of the Slide File, which is your official entry form, and enter your student information. Send the file to [email protected] for official submission to the selection committee. 
Originally, when I began including the “why’s” behind my art lessons, it was simply to coax my seventh graders into deeper levels of engagement. Yet while all fully participated, had fun, and mastered the rubric objectives, my kiddos could not independently recall or apply the learned content in the next lesson. In trying to prompt recall, I’d say, “Do you remember what we learned about color schemes?” In response, as if hearing the words for the first time, their puzzled expressions spoke volumes. When I began to acknowledge their struggle for basic understanding, it was then I realized the greater importance of “why”: the facilitation of transfer. Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: Student Opportunity PD OPPORTUNITY: Fine arts Standards AEI WINTER COUNCIL MEETING 2019 NAEA NATIONAL CONVENTION |
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January 2021
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