State and national art education conferences offer an opportunity to meet and learn from other art teachers.
Well-trained and certified art teachers with abilities
to address diverse educational audiences are crucial to the development and
maintenance of quality art programs in America's schools. Art specialists must act
as facilitators of appropriate art instruction; that is, maintaining the
integrity of art by centralizing art meaning as the focus of educational
exploration.
Demands of the fast changing vocation of art education require certain commitments by those who teach. Incumbent upon those already teaching art, or who wish to teach art, is the necessity of keeping current in educational trends and issues. Professional growth relies strongly upon dedication to continued self-education. Joining organizations such as the National Art Education Association (NAEA) or state art associations yields many avenues for up-to-date information in the field. Through NAEA and state art organizations, members are provided with resources such as art journals, dissemination of studies in art education, newsletters, and advisories. Additionally, state and national art education conferences allow time for art educators to meet with each other for exchange of ideas.
Another opportunity for inservice education is the art museum. Membership in an art museum not only supports the arts in the community, but garners invitations to educational workshops that many museums offer within their galleries. Membership in art organizations and institutions should be considered a professional commitment, not a luxury.
Quality art experiences do not happen by accident; they are created by knowledgeable art educators. Seeking opportunities for personal and professional growth underscores the value of the arts to general education. Incorporating art in meaningful ways beyond simply making art projects disconnected from other areas of learning necessitates that art teachers stay on the forefront of educational practice. Such is the role of the art teacher: to act as an informed facilitator who maintains art as central to learning.
Art Making, North Texas Institute for Educator on the Visual Arts, (NTIEVA)
Demands of the fast changing vocation of art education require certain commitments by those who teach. Incumbent upon those already teaching art, or who wish to teach art, is the necessity of keeping current in educational trends and issues. Professional growth relies strongly upon dedication to continued self-education. Joining organizations such as the National Art Education Association (NAEA) or state art associations yields many avenues for up-to-date information in the field. Through NAEA and state art organizations, members are provided with resources such as art journals, dissemination of studies in art education, newsletters, and advisories. Additionally, state and national art education conferences allow time for art educators to meet with each other for exchange of ideas.
Another opportunity for inservice education is the art museum. Membership in an art museum not only supports the arts in the community, but garners invitations to educational workshops that many museums offer within their galleries. Membership in art organizations and institutions should be considered a professional commitment, not a luxury.
Quality art experiences do not happen by accident; they are created by knowledgeable art educators. Seeking opportunities for personal and professional growth underscores the value of the arts to general education. Incorporating art in meaningful ways beyond simply making art projects disconnected from other areas of learning necessitates that art teachers stay on the forefront of educational practice. Such is the role of the art teacher: to act as an informed facilitator who maintains art as central to learning.
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