Special Issue: Fall Conference 2011

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Summary written byConference Coordinator

Pat [email protected]

The �nal details are falling into place for the fall conference, and all the information and registration is now available on the website. We sent out an email message the �rst week of September to teachers at their schools, since we decided to save money, trees and the work of organizing bulk mail zip codes, by not doing an advertisement postcard, as in the past.

We are o�ering a daily registration fee, along with the whole three-day option. There is also a seperate fee for non-memebers; and new members will be given gifts at the conference.

The theme of Creativity will be explored throughout the conference, starting with the Friday lunch at the hotel. The main speakers will participate in a panel, responding to questions facilitated by Dr. Clar Baldus. (Be thinking of topics that are of concern to you.) The panel speakers will be o�ering a break-out session for the issues that concern individual interests.

It has been six years since the last conference in Des Moines, and there have been many new additions to the downtown area, besides the Papajohn Sculpture Garden in the west end of the loop. Since it will be the �rst Friday of the month when we do the Galley Hop, the East Village shops always stay open late until 7pm, and there is a diverse o�ering of dining and entertainment options. The Science Center has a fascinating show on the human body, which the out-of-towners should take advantage of while in Des Moines.

We are excited to partner with Grandview University and include the art therapists this year. The new Rasmussen Center has studio space, a computer lab, and a lecture classroom for the Saturday afternoon sessions.

Sunday will o�er break-out sessions before the exhibitor products ra�e. It was suggested that the job-alike sessions be earlier in the conference, so that examples could be left out on display for everyone to view throughout the rest of the conference. There will be an art market on Sunday after the conference, and conference participants can sell their own work if they wish.

The conference planning team and the rest of AEI are excited to see you at this year conference. Please read further in this issue to �nd out more about speakers, workshops, and area attractions.

MORE IN THIS ISSUE:keynote speaker information

workshop summariesregistration information

area attractionshow to get involved

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Dr. Jonathan Feinstein, John G. Searle Professor of Economics and Management, Yale School of Management

Jonathan Feinstein is the author of The Nature of Creative Development. His current research focuses on formal models of the creative development of �elds as well as the importance of creativity in education, economy and society.

FRIDAY Oct. 7th at the Hotel Savery11:00 am - 12:45 pm Lunch and General SessionCreativity Panel

Dr. Gary Gute, Ph.D, Associate Professor, School of Applied Human Sciences, University of Northern Iowa

Gary Gute studies the family’s in�uence in shaping creative achievement in children. He is especially interested in how families apply principles of optimal experience and complexity theory in child development. His creativity research currently focuses on investigating the development of psychological complexity in creative persons. Each semester he teaches the undergraduate senior seminar Creativity and the Evolution of Culture, both as a live course and as an online class. He recently co-developed the interdisciplinary seminar The Creative Experience, an experiential course that integrates theatre, art, music, and psychology

SATURDAY Oct. 8th at the Hotel Savery10:00 am – 10:45 am General Session. , Positive Pro-Active Advocacy Now:David Law, Chairman of Iowa Alliance for Arts Education

David Law is a retired band director and music teacher, Marion, Iowa. He is a National Board Certi�ed Teacher and a member of the Music Educator’s National Conference, Iowa Music Educator’s Conference serving as President, Iowa Bandmasters Association - Past President, Northeast Iowa Bandmasters - Past President, Association for School Curriculum Development, National Education Association, Iowa State Education Association, and Marion Education Association – Treasurer, and the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education – Chair.

In 2004 he was selected as the Educator of the Year from Linn County. He is the founder and conductor of the Marion Community Bands

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS11:45 am -12:30 pm General Session Panel – VAAS – Visual Arts for All Students:

Carol Keller-Hein, High School Art teacher at Mediapolis since 1999 to present. Kathleen Amelien, Retired Art teacher from Washington, Iowa.Tony Onesto, Burlington Middle SchoolJoel Franken, Davenport Elementary Art teacher and Past-President of AEI.

WORKSHOP SUMMARIESFRIDAY Oct. 7th

at the Hotel Savery1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Breakout Sessions

Discover or Rediscover the Des Moines Art Center and Pappajohn Sculpture Park!: (ALL) (Double Session until 2:45) with Jennifer Cooley & Nicole James, DSM Art CenterLearn more about the Des Moines Art Center and Pappajohn Sculpture Park and how you can integrate the artwork into your classroom through educator guides and art project ideasCreativity with “Next to Nothing” Materials: (SECONDARY) (DBL until 2:45) with Kassi Nelson & Ronda Sternhagen. Fee: $10What do you do with an extra tight budget and you want to teach a jewelry making unit or class? Be creative and turn to recycled materials. Come to this workshop ready to create jewelry from pop tabs, small plastic building blocks, paper, leather cording, hemp, buttons, and more. Supplies the attendees must bring: scissors, jewelry tools and wire snips if they have them (not necessary to go out and purchase any, we will have some to share) Fee: $10 per attendee to cover stretchy cord for pop tab bracelet, small plastic building block bracelet, and paper bead bracelet; small plastic building blocks; lobster clasps; leather cording; hemp; buttons; beads; silver wire for button ring; embossing ink and powder. (Attendees will make a number of these recycled jewelry pieces and take them home, along with paper instructions and instructional videos.)Blogging for Art Educators: (ALL) with Jessica BalsleyBlogs are quickly becoming one of the most popular ways for art teachers and students to create, share, and document the learning process with colleagues, peers, and parents. Blogs allow tremendous creative freedom and can help connect individuals with similar problems/ experiences from all across the world. Through this presentation, participants will learn about the purpose of bogging, receive vast resources and links to view art education blogs, and �nd out ways technology and innovation can and will change the way art educators receive professional development in this every changing world. This session will help to prepare our students and our selves for the demands of 21st Century learning.

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Pubic Art Project: (A) Liz LyonsBrief public art tour taken by my 5th graders via powerpoint. Participants will each decorate both sides of a piece of foam core with acrylic paint, then we will assemble the pieces into a group sculpture for display before the East Village Gallery/Shop Hop.

Artist/Business: (A) Mike Draper, Owner of RaygunMr. Draper opened RAYGUN, a clothing store and screen printing/ design shop in Des Moines in 2005. The store has had steady growth, opening locations in Iowa City and adding 23 employees. Mr. Draper is active in the community and is a huge supporter of quality arts education. He will discuss his arts education experience and how it has helped him with his business. RAYGUN is a funky shop that is a model example of how students can use their talents to be successful in the arts.

Art Party: (A) Susan Norris. Fee: $10The “Art Party” was started by Susan Norris, of Ames, as a creative way to deal with the frustration of arts cuts teaching. An art party is where people drop in, pay a nominal charge and are free to make art with the supplies provided or bring their own to use and share. Susan’s own award winning creative expression fuels the creativity of those at the party. Please bring extra supplies to add to the party.

Artist/Business: (ALL) with Amy Putney Koenig, Art Director at Sticks, Inc.Mrs. Putney Koenig will discuss her life as an artist. She earned a degree in Fine Arts and Visual Studies from Iowa State University, with an emphasis in painting, �ber art and computer art. After graduating from Iowa State, she began an art career, creating and selling hats, painting murals and participating in art shows.

Mrs. Koenig has been with Sticks, Inc. since 1994, a collaborative art studio that produces furniture, accessories and sculptural art. For �fteen years she has been the Art Director, designing products as well as training incoming artists. Mrs. Koenig will discuss her successful art career as an exhibiting artist as well as her work at Sticks. You can see her work at www.amyputney.com.

Art Party: (ALL) with Susan Norris. Fee: $10The “Art Party” was started by Susan Norris, of Ames, as a creative way to deal with the frustration of cuts in arts education funding. An art party is where people drop in, pay a nominal charge and are free to make art with the supplies provided or bring their own to use and share. Susan’s own award winning creative expression fuels the creativity of those at the party. Please bring extra supplies to add to the party.

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Creative Development in Life and Education (ALL): Jonathan S. FeinsteinJoin Jonathan Feinstein for a talk and discussion about creative development andits role in education. Creative development is the process of development of individuals engaged in creative endeavors - forming creative interests, exploring interests, learning, engaging in creative projects, dealing with success and failure, and iterating on this process.

People come to create and invent through pursuing paths of creative development. As examples, we will discuss how Albert Einstein created the theory of relativity, and how Piet Mondrian helped create a new modern art. We will go on to talk about approaches and exercises to help students identify their own creative interests and learn about the creative process, drawing on Professor Feinstein’s very successful class The Practice and Management of Creativity at Yale.

Everyone can be creative, and most people can bene�t from learning about the creative process and getting some experience in it - this is so essential for budding artists, entrepreneurs, scientists, leaders and managers! And we’ll be sure to leave plenty of time for Q&A.

The Early Family Lives of Highly Creative People: Are there Patterns? (ALL): Gary GuteOver the last 50 years, much has been written about the ability of families to shape creative individuals. Drawing from data collected in the University of Chicago Study of Creativity in Later Life, we examined the early family lives of creative people who have made signi�cant contributions to such �elds as physics, literature, psychology, economics, jazz, and art. Using videotaped excerpts from interviews, this session will present the eight themes we found common to the family lives of these creative people. This session will o�er suggestions for ways parents and educators can apply the principles illustrated in our research. Based on a study by Gute, Gute, Nakamura, & Csikszentmihalyi

Artist/Business: (ALL) John Jannenga, Owner of HeArt StudiosHeArt Studios was started in 2011 by John and Marica Jannenga, who know that the arts can make a di�erence in a life. HeArt Studios o�ers individual lesson plans and small groups to develop art skills and art careers. The sessions will support individuals in becoming successful artists and art business professionals. Mr. Jannenga is a Master Instructor for VSA Iowa and an Iowa Arts Council Teaching Artist. He will share information regarding the structure of his studio to make his students successful in the creative industries.

Going Big: School Wide Projects: (ELEMENTARY) Carolyn Klein/Jana BahrHave you ever wanted to do a school-wide project but didn’t know where to start? Get some great ideas for large-scale projects that enhance school community, pride in visual arts, and art history knowledge, while supporting school and district goals. Make your students say, “Who did that?” when they see the �nished pieces.

SATURDAY, Oct. 8that Grand View University

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Doodle Craze: (A) Andi NadlerDoodle Patterns are sweeping around the world as an art form in both classrooms and clubs. They can be taught to any age level, and used with a variety of media. They are the creation of repeat patterns that are both relaxing and engage the imagination at the same time and are used for art therapy as well. Your students will become addicted to doing them. This session will focus on the fundamentals of using doodles in your classroom as a starting point for design and will show using them with graphic design, clay, and metal, as individual artwork and collaborative group artwork.

Iowa Core Update: (A) Leon KuehnerThis session will be an update on the arts and their relationship to the Iowa Core. It will show how the arts align with the Iowa Core and what local arts educators can do to become involved in the Iowa Core process.

A school visit from the artist group Tiny Circus or how to make a stop-motion animation �lm with a large group of students: (A) Sarah FitzgeraldI will share the experience of hosting the artist group Tiny Circus at Washington Elementary School in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Tiny Circus artists assisted elementary students to create the stop-motion animated �lm Elephant Trap. Students made all art, composed and recorded the score and sound a�ects, acted out some scenes and assisted with the �lming. Check out the Tiny Circus website. How to set up an animation station in an art room will also be discussed.

From Trash to Treasures: Teaching creativity through found object transformation: (A) Lynda Black-SmithAsk the questions: What is art? What is Not art? What is the di�erence? And the most important question of all: What if? Object artists and students often ask questions that stretch the limits of what is art by looking at either quite functional objects or even at trash and �nding ways to transform them from “un-art” to “art”. The possibilities are endless and the learning is at the synthesis level. This retired art teacher and practicing artist will guide you through those questions, share the fun of object art including her latest tire tread sculptures and show ways to incorporate this Transformation unit into your art curriculum and process. Unit plan and PPT available to participants.

Infusing Art and Computing in 3D: (A) Steve LinduskaFoundation of 4 Cs (creativity, communication, collaboration, critical thinking) in Common Core, 21st Century Skills, National Technology Standards, and Art. Computing in 3D will demonstrate a variety of technological opportunities and introduce free online resources, Second Life and Google SketchUp, while allowing participants to become familiar with the application and instructional opportunities.


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Mexican Tin Works: (A) (double session) Barb Vaske/Pam Dennis Fee: $10Participants will make Mexican Tin artworks.

Iowa Mentor Project: Chris Noel-AEI, Leon Kuehner-IAAE, Wendy Miller-UNIThis session is for �rst year teachers. Their mentors may want to join them. Second year teachers who did not attend last year are also encouraged to attend. AEI participates in the Model for Excellence, a mentor project funded by a grant from the Iowa Department of Education and administered by the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education. Question and answer session, handouts, reimbursement forms for �rst year teachers in the AEI mentoring program.

Reader’s Theater: (A) Margaret CaldwellParticipants will read through several readers theater scripts that share art history, art criticism, connoissureship, and art technique information. See if you could use this tool that promotes �uency and fun interactions in your classroom. The scripts presented will be appropriate for elementary or secondary students ---some scripts could be used for either age group. The scripts can be used as spring board activities for studio work or for discussion/ critiques. Some scripts will be appropriate to learn about individual artists or time periods. Some scripts will be useful to explore creative use so famedium.

Only Original Art: (A) Suann EvansWith all of the easy access to images on the internet, it is getting harder to foster originality and creativity legally. Look at the ways to get only original art from your students through discussion of accessible images, ways to make legal changes, ways to get permission of image use and the learning bene�ts of developing your own images.

PLN (Personal Learning Network) Opportunities: (A) Steve LinduskaFoundation of 4 Cs (creativity, communication, collaboration, critical thinking) in Common Core, 21st Century Skills, National Technology Standards, and Art. A range of opportunities will be presented, but Wikis and Twitter will be featured. Participants will connect and be engaged. This session will support the AEI conference community in accessing and utilizing these and other


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Fish Art: (A) Karen HollingsworthWildlife Forever’s nationwide State-Fish Art Contest www.state�shart.org -14 years OF bringing kids, art & aquatic education together with the Fish On! Lesson Plan (FREE download www.state�shart.info or on CD) Students in grades 4-12 study �sh species, their habitat, & conservation needs – then paint & draw their way to national recognition!

Creativity with Crayola®: (A) Ronda SternhagenCrayola® continues to bring creativity to life, but come experience cross-curricular connections with science and more during this session.

Art Therapy The Healing Power Of Creativity: (A) Lucy DouglasGeneral overview of: Art As Therapy, Therapeutic Art and Art Psychotherapy. An EXPERIENTIAL component will illustrate.

Glog – Online Interactive Multi-Media Posters: (A) Steve LinduskaFoundation of 4 Cs (creativity, communication, collaboration, critical thinking) in Common Core, 21st Century Skills, National Technology Standards, and Art.Attendees will create a Glog, a free online interactive posters containing multimedia!!

9:00 am - 9:45 am Breakout Sessions

Art & Heart of Creativity: (A) Dr. Barbara CaldwellDynamic aspects of the creative process that are bene�cial to teachers and students will be shared in this interactive session. The importance of keeping creativity at the heart of art education will be discussed along with ways of hatching and developing creative ideas. Participants will experience activities that celebrate the creative, transformative spirit that they each bring to the classroom and the power of creative community.

Papercutting From Photos: (A) Nancy BarsicCutting with silhouette paper using scissors (X-acto knives optional). We will cut people & �owers and discuss how to do buildings and other things. You will learn how to teach this to children!

SIOP (Sheltered Instruction Operational Protocol) for the Art Room: (E) Margaret ParksWhen my elementary school began using SIOP building-wide to target raising test scores of English Language Learners and students living in poverty, I didn’t think the strategies would be helpful in the art room. But I discovered that the SIOP strategies help all students learn both art vocabulary and art content faster and better. When I employ SIOP strategies, I feel the most professional that I ever have. During this session I will give an overview of what SIOP is, show the resources that I use in choosing strategies, and share strategies and materials that I’ve found to be the most useful.

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McGyver Jewelry Challenge: (A) Rachel Sims – fuzzishü studioLimit 15. Fee: $15Way better than duct tape, chewed bubble gum and a stick of dynamite! Students will be given a set group of materials and are allowed to bring one found object of their choice, then challenged to create a one of a kind piece of jewelry (pendant, earrings, bracelet, etc.) in a �xed amount of time. Cold connections, basic forging, and �nishing techniques will be demonstrated. Basic jewelry making skills are helpful, but not required for this workshop; creative thinking (on your feet) is!

Table Mobiles: (E) Lisa TeskeParticipants will create a bold and colorful mini-mobile using wire and plastic pocket folders. Explore shape and balance in your creation inspired by Alexander Calder. For grades 4-6.

10:00 am – 10:45 am Breakout Sessions

Mini Comics and Creative Limitations: (S) Andrew McCormickA very quick and easy demonstration of how to make reproducible eight page mini comic using only pen, pencil, erasure (other drawing materials may come in helpful but will be provided) four sheets of letter (8.5” by 1”), staplers, and a photocopier. A discussion of student subject matter will be explored through teachers’ use of creative limitations. We’ll also look at a sampling of excellent comic books to use in the secondary classroom.

Shortcuts to your assessment of student drawing. Sketchbook can make thinking visible and �nd student-self in their world – (A) Kathleen AlmeleinVisual evaluation for sketchbook assignment will be presented on an assessment rubric. Information presented is a tested learning experience for the beginner, advanced student, poor sketcher and the outstanding pencil artist in your classroom. The rubric made into a stamp is streamlined for being your time-saver tool to evaluate multiple students. The sketchbook rubric can be adjusted to satisfy the writing benchmark in your curriculum.

Murals in the Community: Art Education as Service Learning for At-risk Students in Alternative Education (S) - Daniel KinneyThis presentation outlines methods and of teaching Art Education to at-risk students in an alternative high school setting using a civic engagement and service-learning curriculum that combines classroom art instruction with on-site mural projects. As part of my class Art in the Community I lead Tate Alternative High School students in the planning and execution of 5 large-scale mural projects bene�tting various local community groups and organizations. The presentation is composed of colorful slides and a narrative account that is both compelling and informative. Methods for engaging secondary students in art curricula beyond the classroom is explored for both general education high school and alternative high school settings, in addition to a hands-on lesson regarding the speci�cs of carrying out such a mural.

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SUNDAY, Oct. 9that Hotel SaveryCreativity & Ecology: (A) Susan Noonan

This session will give the participants the opportunity to try out the hands-on arts strategies used for the 2011 VSA class. This session demonstrates how the arts can accommodate all learners, be integrated with all other core content areas, and develop 21st century skills. There are new directions for VSA Arts of Iowa; this session will also give an overview of the new P.D. model that involves VSA teaching artists, classroom & �ne arts teachers, and the “Universal Design for Learning.”

Light Painting Photography: (A) Mark JonesUsing a long camera exposure, we will learn di�erent techniques for painting with �ashlights and other light sources with students K-12.

REGISTRATION INFORMATIONClick this link:

http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1005503The registration will be done online with check, credit

card, or purchase order payment. Paper registration will be available for those who need it.

Please see http://www.artedia.org with any questions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnKcYe1pxgsor watch this Youtube Video with instructions by Ronda Sternhagen.

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Aprons, shirts, and more are available for purchase before the conference.

Please see the online registration for more information.

If you would like to buy one or more of these items, please send a message to the webmaster. Orders with payment must be placed before Sept. 23, 2011.

They will be delivered to the Fall Conference, Registration Area.

AREA ATTRACTIONS & HOTELS

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dsmbr-renaissance-des-moines-savery-hotel/?toDate=10/9/11&groupCode=mtcmtca&fromDate=10/6/11&app=resvlink

We have booked rooms at the Des Moines Savery Hotel for $89.00 plus tax per guest.But hurry, this deal will be cut o� on September 16th, 2011

There will be tours of the Riverwalk area and the Papajohn Sculpture Garden (bring your walking shoes!). The Friday night Gallery Hop is shaping up to be a great evening and

there will be sessions presented by Ray Gun T-Shirt Company, as well as several galleries open for viewing. Maps and bus transportation will be provided during check in and

throughout the conference.

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GET INVOLVEDThere is much more happening at the Fall

Conference than just Workshops, Breakouts, and Keynotes. Be sure to plan time for touring Des

Moines, participating in ra�es, taking your chances in the Silent Auction, and making great

relationships grow with fellow teachers, enthusiasts, and guests!

We also have positions open on the AEI board. Please contact Ronda Sternhagen if you are

interested in taking part in any way, shape or form within AEI. [email protected]

Don’t forget! If you have some words to share, contact [email protected] to include

articles, events, and tid bits in the next newsletter.

Questions about the conference? First check the website (http://www.artedia.org) and then try

contacting Pat Grubb, whose information was on the �rst page of this special issue.

Get ready to meet art vendors, great speakers, and learn fun ways to enhance your classroom

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