ART EDUCATORS OF IOWA

Volume 4 | Issue 6 | February 2013

Artwork by student ofMolly Wait, Clear Creek Amana Schools

ART EDUCATORS OF IOWA

Volume 4 | Issue 6 | February 2013

Artwork by student ofMolly Wait, Clear Creek Amana Schools

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UPCOMING DATES

Vans Custom Culture Art CompetitionDeadline February 11thhttp://www.vans.com/customculture/about

Winter Art Challenge (RSVP ASAP) - February 16thcontact Nicole (nicole.beckly@columbuscsd.org) or Molly Wait (mollywait@ccaschools.org) ASAP

Youth Art Month Celebration - March 2ndAwards, Games, and Van Gogh’s Birthday Bash!For more game info, visit http://www.artedia.org

Wright on the Park Workshop for TeachersDeadline March 4thhttp://www.wrightonthepark.org

Endangered Species Day Youth Art ContestDeadline March 15thhttp://www.endangeredspeciesday.org

NAEA National Conference - March 7th-10thFort Worth, TexasFor more info, visit http://www.arteducators.org

Scholastic Recognition Ceremony - April 6University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

Spring Board Meeting - April 20thMarshalltown Public Library

Art Experiences Can…~ Invite beauty~ Share joy~ Reveal wonder~ Tickle humor~ Color creativity~ Play with play~ Heal hearts~ Give voice ~ Initiate invention~ Nourish self-esteem~ Dance with diversity~ Welcome calm~ Bring communities together~ Touch the in�nite~ Transcend tragedy~ Foster humanity Dr. Barbara Caldwell, AEI, 1/12/13

... a message from our president ...

So many times, we each struggle with our own insecurities of how we measure up. We read about all the accomplishments of others and we start to re�ect upon our own. This self-re�ection can either build us up or make us feel a little less signi�cant. I hope you see them as inspiration and what they truly are, recognition for a job well done. These rewards are unexpected accolade re�ecting the recipient’s hard work and dedication to their students, their program and our profession.

Congratulations to our AEI members representing Iowa at NAEA. Receiving honors, awards, and the opportunity to present and share their knowledge include: NAEA award winners Ronda Sternhagen and Cappie Dobyns ; NAEA published author and NAEA presenter Barbara Caldwell; and NAEA presenter, vendor and NAEA Instructional Resource Gallery Review committee member Jessica Balsley. These AEI members are �ne arts leaders making a di�erence in the lives of their students, art educators and art education within our state and nation. (Read more about these amazing AEI members within this issue.)

Through their example, we see their passion and love for our profession. Most importantly, they are sharing their passion with the next generation. Each of them is sharing their passion for art education with their students and community. Teaching by example is our most e�ective tool. Anyone can have a job, which provides a living. But it’s more important we love what we do. At times, we feel like all those hours we put into the profession may seem like living to work. However, we have to remember our passion and embrace it. I work doing what I love. I can make a living and a life doing what I love. The best part is that I share my passions with my family, my students, colleagues and my community.

Recently, I ran my �rst 5K. Crossing the �nish line and embracing my support team was amazing! That’s what great support systems do for one another. Build each other up. Provide encouragement, motivation and the con�dence we need to keep on track to achieve our goals. Awards, accolades and recognition for accomplishments are icing on the cake. My �rst 5K was more than meeting a personal goal. It was following through regardless of the adversity and in turn I learned a greater lesson about relationships and support.

I want you to see our AEI family as your professional support team. Your road to success begins in your classroom and district and our AEI family is here to support you in every way possible to reach your goal. AEI and NAEA have great resources, motivation and opportunities for you to reach your professional goals. It all begins with you.

It’s great to say I’ve run a 5K, but even more amazing to realize I have such a great support team in all aspects of my life. It’s truly amazing what we can do when we all work together.

Thanks you for all you do for art education in our state!

Shanise

Shanise Brockshus

In odd years (like 2013), members of Art Educators of Iowa elect a treasurer and a secretary to the AEI Board. To read the by-laws and the duties for these two offices, follow this link:

http://www.artedia.org/aeiconstitution_bylaws_policies09.pdf

This year we are happy to have two volunteers for the two jobs.

I was born and raised in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where my art teachers were great models and impacted my views considerably. I left Iowa to study at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where I completed my BFA in studio art in 2007. While in Chicago, I enjoyed having the museum as a classroom, as well as working for Lill Street Learning Center doing outreach programs. This experi-ence prompted me to pursue my degree in Spanish and Art Educa-tion back at the University of Northern Iowa.

While studying, I began working for the Waterloo Center for the Arts in the Phelps Youth Pavilion, teaching classes and other roles. I also joined the Friends of the Art Center as a board member and

began helping with the many fund-raising activities. After completing student teaching in Bogota, Colombia, I became the Friends Board treasurer and also began an MA in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Development. Currently I teach art at Cedar Heights Elementary in Cedar Falls and will be complet-ing my MA in May 2013!

I graduated in 2009 with a BA in Art Education from UNI. I have been a member of AEI since 2008 when I joined the student chap-ter there.

I love being a part of AEI because I am inspired by the enthusiasm and ideas of so many great and experienced teachers.

I currently sub in multiple districts around the Des Moines metro area while looking for a permanent art position. I also am teach-ing a class at the Des Moines Art Center, and am a member of the AEI All-State Committee. I currently live in Windsor Heights with my husband and our two rabbits.

Click here: http://tinyurl.com/aeielections2013 for the online ballot.Voting is open until April 1. Please vote only one time.

If you have a problem with the ballot, please contact Nancy Sojka, nsojka@gmail.com, AEI Webmaster.

Advocacy. A very familiar word to every educator, and most speci�cally arts educators. It seems we are always advocating the importance of quality arts education, and work even more feverishly when the fear of budget cuts come around. However, a proactive, year-round approach will likely serve best.

There are a number of ways to advocate for your arts program...art exhibits (local and beyond), use of community resources, parent organizations within your district, inviting administrators into your classroom to see what's going on and maybe even participate with the students, and so much more.

There is one very simple way to keep the importance of quality arts programs in front of your administrator year-round...share this newsletter with them, all of them. Sharing this newsletter will show them that you are an active participant when it comes to staying on top of research, initiatives and resources (to name a few) within a professional organization speci�cally geared to quality visual arts education.

So, what are you waiting for? Hit that forward button!

Advocate to and with Your Administrators

[FWD:] AEI The Messageby Ronda Sternhagen

If you wish to be involved in the planning or have questions contact: Lynda Black-Smith,

The 2013 AEI State Conference is going to be a CIRCUS!!!

“Cirque De Arte” will bring to Iowa art teachers three rings of amazing professional development, chances to share student successes and discuss strategies for improving the creative education of our children.

Not to mention we’ll have FUN!

Dates: October 11-13, 2013 ----Cedar Rapids, IA. Pre-conference events will be scheduled for Thurs., October 10th for retired art educators and others who would like even more possibilities.

Location: Kirkwood Hotel, Kirkwood College, New Bohemia Arts and Cultural District, and museums and galleries in the area.

Do soon: Create art using a circus theme this spring with your students. We will create a digital image display and possibly an exhibit on site. Also, begin preparing your presentation proposals.

If you have ideas or questions: Contact Lynda Black-Smith: lyndablacksmith@gmail.com

NEWS FROM AEI FALL CONFERENCE TEAM:

“TINY CIRCUS” Artists to create collaborative on-site video project during the October conference event. Check them out on You Tube.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: JESSICA BALSLEY, Founder of the “Art of Education” (AOE). AOE exists to empower art teachers with relevant professional development. www.theartofed.com

Kirkwood Art Staff, Area Artists and Other presenters to be announced.

Side Shows:

Tours of:

CR Art Museum Grant Wood Studio National Czech and Slovak Museum African American Museum

Studio visits & workshops

New Bohemia Arts and Cultural District with its many art studios, galleries, restaurants, etc. CSPS gallery and performance theatre. New Bo Market Cherry Building with studios, shops and The Ceramic Center! Trip to Mt. Vernon, and Cornell College. And more!

Message from the Conference chair: Planning a conference is definitely a circus!!! Imagine the juggling of ideas, times, venues, and balancing all of this to create a professional development experience that has incredible value for art teachers. We must create an event that teachers will really want to come to, and then fill the event with valuable experiences. We promise you that you’ll go home with ideas, processes, and motivation to do the best for our children. We have a great team working on pulling it all together. Your friends and colleagues in Cedar Rapids are delighted to invite you all to our area for the conference. Our city and the towns nearby have seen amazing growth in arts and culture venues in the last few years. Please come and experience the new and renovated museums, theatres, galleries and our amazing New Bohemia Arts and Cultural District. One particular location is very near and dear to me: The Cherry Building was once a factory, then a warehouse and now has blossomed into a central location for artists, small shops, studios, the Ceramic Center and Gallery and more. Over 50 creative businesses and individual studios operate in this renovated three story building. We are planning to have an open house/studio stroll at the Cherry Building and in the New Bo area with chances to visit restaurants, CSPS gallery and theatre, and other venues in the area.

Kirkwood Hotel is our conference hotel. It is unique because of its collaboration with Kirkwood College (and the hotel management and culinary programs). It is located just on the south edge of campus and is a beautiful upscale hotel at a reasonable price. The best part and probably the most unique quality for those of us who love art is that the hotel is filled with art work from local and Iowa artists, some of it made site specific. You will not want to miss looking at the art work in this gallery hotel.

Kirkwood College will be the location of some of the Friday morning workshops as well as the site of a very unique event on Saturday evening. Our “Banquet” will truly be a circus held in the beautiful atrium of Cedar Hall. More information about the location, venues and presenters will be flowing onto the website as well as coming to the March issue of the AEI Message.

If you wish to suggest a presenter let us know soon. And if you would like to do a workshop or present a session, being thinking about it and writing up your proposal ideas. More info about the 3 rings in which we will organize topics is coming next month. We will probably have a late spring deadline for proposals. Don’t worry, we’ll remind ya.

My team and I are proud to have the opportunity to bring you all to Cedar Rapids and are excited to pull this circus together. Sometimes our meetings probably feel like a bunch of “clowns” trying to figure out how we’ll all fit in that little car. But there are many creative possibilities, which is a good thing?

We’ll keep ya posted. Lynda Black-Smith, Conference Chair. 2013

Lesson Sharing: TextureThis lesson was submitted by Molly Wait of Clear Creek Amana Community School District. Molly Wait, an alumni of Northwest Missouri State University, is the middle level arts instructor for CCA and has been teaching for over 12 years.

Molly has formatted this lesson using Standards Based Grading system. Within these pages you find all the information you need to start a successful lesson similar, including photographs of student examples.

Molly often mixes the project up by changing some of the details but every year, students experience an extensive lesson to gain understanding of texture. This lesson include rubrics, standards information, and even universal contruct references.

Molly enjoys the Standards Based Grading formate for student work. It allows her to begin each project with a review of goals and gives students a change to understand the differences between Advanced Proficient down through Not Proficient. Students know what they must do to perform at the higher levels thanks to the thorough manner in which the lesson is planned out.

After some instruction, students are encouraged to check their learning goals and expectations while they plan out their ideas. Projects are displayed, critiques and students complete an artist statement associated with their project.

Her middle level students enjoy art for 30-days during which they have the excitement of finishing three projects including a drawing, painting, and sculpture project.

To take a look at her lesson formatting, click the link! Just from looking at it, you can see how flexible the lesson is but how focused students can become on understanding some of fundamentals of art. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Molly by emailing her at mollywait@ccaschools.org.

Standards Based Grading Format

To view the entire lesson plan, click here: http://tinyurl.com/textureless

AEI Members Presenting at the

If you are attending the NAEA National Convention this year, you may see a couple familiar faces as you engage in a multitude of art education presentations at Fort Worth next month.

Barbara Caldwell, professor of art and design at Iowa State University's College of Design, INSEA/USSEA Representative and AEI board will be conducting two presentations in Fort Worth. Thursday, March 7: 10:00AM - 10:50AM Meeting Room 122/Center/1st Floor United States Society for Education through Arts (USSEA) Insight, Empathy and Authenticity: The Benefits of Creating Photography in Community 1 pluralistic, holistic approach to teaching photography in community is shared. Original and student photos reflect authenticity, insight, empathy, compassion, respect for diversity and creativity. Best Practice Lecture

Friday, March 8: 1:00PM - 1:50PM Meeting Room 116/Center/1st Floor Caucus on the Spiritual in Art Education (CSAE) Touchstones of Transformation: Navigating Change Through Art Holistic educational benefits of the interactive installation Touchstones of Transformation: Navigating the Process of Change will be shared. Participants will explore ways teaching and art can foster holistic growth. Best Practice Lecture Jessica Balsley, AEI member and founder of The Art of Education will be conducting a presentation on Blogging Saturday, March 9: 2:00PM - 2:50PM Meeting Room 203B/Center/2nd Floor Technology Blogging Basics for Art Educators Learn how easy it can be to start your own blog. Gain inside tricks from a professional blogger, resulting in enormous benefits to both you and your art program! Best Practice Lecture

Vendor Booth #402: The Art of Education Check it out at the 2013 NAEA Convention for some great freebies and the opportunity to win some big giveaways!

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S Art Educators of Iowa would like to extend the most exciting of congratulations to Ronda Sternhagen and Cappie Dobyns.

Ronda Sternhagen has been named Western Region Art Educator of the Year for 2013 by NAEA. Ronda Sternhagen is our current Past-President is an active member of our organization. She has served as president and shares vast resources through her presentations at state conferences. Sternhagen works passionately to bring her love of art and the creative process to her students. Ronda Sternhagen currently teaches at Grundy Center, holding a Masters of Art Education from University of Northern Iowa. The 2012-2013 school year marks Ronda’s 22nd year of teaching in in the classroom. Ronda recieved Art Educators of Iowa Art Educator of the Year 2012 award this past fall from AEI. We are so very proud of you, Ronda. Way to go - you deserve it!

Cappie Dobyns has been named Outstanding National Junior Art Honor

Society Sponsor for 2013 by NAEA. Cappie Dobyns is our Middle Level

representative and teaches at Ames Middle School. Students and parents of Cappie

note her dedication as inspirational mentoring for students. Cappie came to us

from Texas where she served as Middle Level Western Regional Director and was the US Middle School Art Delegate at the

US China Joint Educational Conference in Beijing, China, in 2002. Dobyns received

NAEA's Western Region Middle Level Art Educator Award in 2001. Cappie recieved the Outstanding National Junior Art Honor

Society Sponsor 2012 award this past fall from AEI. You are an inspiration to us all

- way to go, Cappie!

AEI board member, Barbara Caldwell has been published in NAEA’s newest publication, The Heart of Art Education: Holistic Approaches to Creativity, Integration, and Transformation

Barbara’s contribution to the latest NAEA publication is Chapter 23: "A Collage of Holistic Discoveries in Art Education”. When asked to elaborate on her contribution, Caldwell shared, “It focuses on multidimensional learning that occurs when my college students are involved in creating a story quilt inspired by Faith Ringgold's children's book Tar Beach.”

Barbara Caldwell is a professor of art and design at Iowa State University's College of Design and INSEA/USSEA Representative on the AEI board.

From: Laurel H. Campbell and Seymour Simmons III, Editors

Although a growing body of literature on holistic teaching and learning abounds, little has been written speci�cally for art educators. In the visual arts, holistic education begins with the recognition, now widely accepted, that each dimension of the individual can be educationally involved in making and/or studying art. This focus on comprehensive, or holistic, development through meaning-making is “the heart of art education.” This anthology showcases an array of philosophies, methods, and lessons learned as teachers strive to meet the holistic needs of children and young adults. Focusing on meaning-making in the art room by viewing and critiquing art from other cultures, fostering harmonious relationships with nature, and examining transformative and integrated learning techniques, this volume provides insights for educators at all levels—from PreK-12 teachers, to university faculty, to researchers, community art center personnel, and museum educators.

Barbara Caldwell , AEI Memeber, Published in NAEA Publication

Visit http://tinyurl.com/bcaldwellarticle to purchase a copy.

Apple App Attack: Apps Gone FreeGet costly applications for free!

Lisa M. Jorgensen, Webster City Middle School, Webster City, IA Marketing/Promotions, Editor, marketing@artedia.org

Because the use of tablets and iPads are “hot-hot-hot” right now, I thought I would share a hidden gem amongst all the applications you can find on your technology. Unfortunately, this application is only available for Apple devices but I won’t leave you PC lovers hanging, I promise.

Next time you are on your device, head to the Apple store and find “Apps Gone Free”. It’s a free application that keeps track of applications that go free for temporary amounts of time. It even sends you a daily notification to let you know when they have their list ready.

On a bad day, there are only 6-7 applications up for grabs but on a good day, there can be nearly 25 available. Sometimes it pays to be quick because it’s up to the seller to determine how long their application is free - it could be for the first 100 users or it could be for 24 full hours.

Most applications are worth $2-$3 but ocassionally you hit the jackpot and find a popular application worth $10!

I recently managed to get “Smart Office”, a $9.99 application for free. It was an application I watned to use but couldn’t bring myself to pay for since I didn’t know how often I’d use it. I have also accumulated approximately $50 worth of fun photography applications for free.

Whether you have been issued your iPad by school or you bought it for youself, it doesn’t matter. There is no

limit on the genres you can find and there is no limit on how many apps you grab for free. I can recall a day when they had over 30 applications, normally $3/piece that helped you learn different languages. There are

photography and drawing apps up for grabs nearly every other day (not always the best apps but hey,

they’re free)!

And for you PC Lovers?The Amazon App Store is a similar concept to Apps Gone Free - but is completely separate from the familiar Google Play. All apps would be downloaded from Amazon (so you would need an account).

The difference between Amazon Apps and Google Play is that Amazon has daily free apps that will be on your home screen when you open up. These apps are often games but ocassionally tools that help you with a large variety of tasks. They also have applications at a lower cost than you might find through Google Play.

To find out more about Amazon App Store, go to http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/get/android/ref=mas_mbl_ldg and it will step-by-step walk you through the process to get Amazon App Store on your droid device (this also works on Kindles and other tablets). I use this application on my Kindle Fire and my Droid cell phone to balance out my finds through Apps Gone Free.

Apple App Attack: Apps Gone FreeGet costly applications for free!

Lisa M. Jorgensen, Webster City Middle School, Webster City, IA Marketing/Promotions, Editor, marketing@artedia.org

Because the use of tablets and iPads are “hot-hot-hot” right now, I thought I would share a hidden gem amongst all the applications you can find on your technology. Unfortunately, this application is only available for Apple devices but I won’t leave you PC lovers hanging, I promise.

Next time you are on your device, head to the Apple store and find “Apps Gone Free”. It’s a free application that keeps track of applications that go free for temporary amounts of time. It even sends you a daily notification to let you know when they have their list ready.

On a bad day, there are only 6-7 applications up for grabs but on a good day, there can be nearly 25 available. Sometimes it pays to be quick because it’s up to the seller to determine how long their application is free - it could be for the first 100 users or it could be for 24 full hours.

Most applications are worth $2-$3 but ocassionally you hit the jackpot and find a popular application worth $10!

I recently managed to get “Smart Office”, a $9.99 application for free. It was an application I watned to use but couldn’t bring myself to pay for since I didn’t know how often I’d use it. I have also accumulated approximately $50 worth of fun photography applications for free.

Whether you have been issued your iPad by school or you bought it for youself, it doesn’t matter. There is no

limit on the genres you can find and there is no limit on how many apps you grab for free. I can recall a day when they had over 30 applications, normally $3/piece that helped you learn different languages. There are

photography and drawing apps up for grabs nearly every other day (not always the best apps but hey,

they’re free)!

And for you PC Lovers?The Amazon App Store is a similar concept to Apps Gone Free - but is completely separate from the familiar Google Play. All apps would be downloaded from Amazon (so you would need an account).

The difference between Amazon Apps and Google Play is that Amazon has daily free apps that will be on your home screen when you open up. These apps are often games but ocassionally tools that help you with a large variety of tasks. They also have applications at a lower cost than you might find through Google Play.

To find out more about Amazon App Store, go to http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/get/android/ref=mas_mbl_ldg and it will step-by-step walk you through the process to get Amazon App Store on your droid device (this also works on Kindles and other tablets). I use this application on my Kindle Fire and my Droid cell phone to balance out my finds through Apps Gone Free.

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS AEI Annual Fall Conference: Cirque D’Arte Oct. 11, 12, & 13. With optional pre-conference day on Oct. 10th

1. Name of presenter: School, job title or other descriptor for program: Address: Email: Phone: 2. Title of presentation: 3. Description of presentation: 4. For what level or specialty is your workshop? □ Elementary □ Secondary □ Other: Please list ___________________________ 5. How many 45 minute session blocks are needed? 6. Check Day and time preferences: (We may not be able to accommodate all requests.)

□ No preference □ Friday □ Saturday □ Sunday morning ?

Time: □ AM or □ PM □ No preference 7. Are you willing to give your workshop/presentation more than once? Check one response.

□ Yes, on the same day □ Yes, once on Friday, once on Saturday □ No, one presentation is just right

8. Fee, if any, and what the fee includes: 9. Supplies the attendees must bring: (if necessary) 10. Prerequisite skills attendees need: 11. AV or electrical needs: 12. Other needs: Please forward to Program Chair, Lynda Black-Smith: lyndablacksmith@gmail.com or send hard copy to: me at 3858 Trailridge Rd. SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403 Thank you. Check the website for a downloadable copy: www.artedia.org