Interest Group Choice-Art Educators Caucu
Interest Group Choice-Art Educators We hope that everyone had an invigorating convention. We are confident that you did, because the NAEA national convention represents some of the best professional development out there! The offerings are always so varied that it is easy to find just the right sessions for your own growth. In addition to wonderfully informative workshops and sessions, each of the special interest groups always get together to swear in new officers. As the Choice-Art Educators entered our second year as a special interest group, we swore in our first co-president-elect!
I hope that our special interest group can work together to bring a better understanding of what Choice-based art is, and is not, to the world of arts education. Congratulations to Cynthia Gaub, the new co-presidentelect for the ChoiceArt Educators! She officially took office during the business meeting of the Choice-Art Educators at the March 2018 NAEA Convention in Seattle. She will serve as co-president-elect for a year and become co-president at the 2019 NAEA convention, serving in that capacity until 2021. A middle school art teacher, Cynthia has been co-president of the Washington Art Education Association since 2016, and her term will end this year—allowing her to more fully focus on her new role.
Cynthia is famous among Teaching for Artistic Behavior and Choice teachers for her “Around the Room” introductions to the different media. In fact, her “Around the Room” concept will be mentioned in new editions of a few Choice-related books coming out this summer and, excitingly, she is working on a book of her own.
artists. I hope that our special interest group can work together to bring a better understanding of what Choice-based art is, and is not, to the world of arts education. I have enjoyed sharing my experiences with many of the online choice groups and look forward to leading a group of like-minded educators at the national level.
Cynthia presented “Artistic Habits Around the Room”" to a packed room at the 2017 NAEA convention in New York. Additionally, she has done many other Choice sessions at state and national conventions over the years. In an effort to bring “Around the Room” and more choice options to new audiences, she plans to attend and present at various state conferences during her term as CoPresident. She is also excited to attend the TAB institute this summer.
“I found and started my journey to TAB in 2004. I think my opening paragraph, recently published in Arts & Activities, describes my journey best: “I can’t believe it has been over ten years since I began my Teaching for Artistic Behavior Choicebased art journey.
Cynthia has been a member of the TAB yahoo group since 2004, (before Facebook!) and is very active on social media, frequently sharing tales of her own adventures as a Choice educator. She is very generous in offering advice to others. You can read her blog here: www.artechtivity.com. Additionally, look for her posts and comments in some of the Facebook groups. She is a member of many groups, including TAB Art Educators, Middle School TAB, TAB for Urban and Low Income Schools, High School TAB, NAEA Choice-Art Educators, NAEA Middle Level. When Cynthia ran for office of copresident-elect, she said, “I am so excited that Choice-based art is finally a special interest group. I have been learning, teaching and writing about Teaching for Artistic Behavior and Choice-based art for over 10 years. I absolutely love this community of teachers who are passionate about teaching students to do their own thinking and be working
When I started teaching art at my low-income, high immigrant, urban population school in 2004, I was presented with classes that were filled with a mixture of 6th-, 7th-, and 8thgrade students. In addition to the diverse emotional and physical age differences typical of this age range, there was also learning diversity ranging from gifted to high learning needs, behavior-issue kids and the severely physically challenged. On top of that, there are no elementary art specialists in our district, so very few students come to me with developed art skills. Fortunately, I quickly found the TAB groups online and began my version of a modified-choice classroom. Working with themes and skill building units, my students can work at their own level and create work that has a high level of interest and engagement for them.” Cynthia brings much to our group and we are fortunate to have her join our leadership team. Please join us in welcoming and congratulating Cynthia on being elected!
Anne Bedrick Co-President. K-4 Choice-Art Educator, Larchmont, NY. E-mail: [email protected] Joy Schultz Co-President. 9-12 Visual Art Specialist, Maumelle, AR. E-mail: [email protected] 22
NAEA NEWS
Vol. 60, No. 2
Warmly, Anne Bedrick, Co-President until 2019 Joy Schultz, Co-President until 2020
I hope that our special interest group can work together to bring a better understanding of what Choice-based art is, and is not, to the world of arts education. Congratulations to Cynthia Gaub, the new co-presidentelect for the ChoiceArt Educators! She officially took office during the business meeting of the Choice-Art Educators at the March 2018 NAEA Convention in Seattle. She will serve as co-president-elect for a year and become co-president at the 2019 NAEA convention, serving in that capacity until 2021. A middle school art teacher, Cynthia has been co-president of the Washington Art Education Association since 2016, and her term will end this year—allowing her to more fully focus on her new role.
Cynthia is famous among Teaching for Artistic Behavior and Choice teachers for her “Around the Room” introductions to the different media. In fact, her “Around the Room” concept will be mentioned in new editions of a few Choice-related books coming out this summer and, excitingly, she is working on a book of her own.
artists. I hope that our special interest group can work together to bring a better understanding of what Choice-based art is, and is not, to the world of arts education. I have enjoyed sharing my experiences with many of the online choice groups and look forward to leading a group of like-minded educators at the national level.
Cynthia presented “Artistic Habits Around the Room”" to a packed room at the 2017 NAEA convention in New York. Additionally, she has done many other Choice sessions at state and national conventions over the years. In an effort to bring “Around the Room” and more choice options to new audiences, she plans to attend and present at various state conferences during her term as CoPresident. She is also excited to attend the TAB institute this summer.
“I found and started my journey to TAB in 2004. I think my opening paragraph, recently published in Arts & Activities, describes my journey best: “I can’t believe it has been over ten years since I began my Teaching for Artistic Behavior Choicebased art journey.
Cynthia has been a member of the TAB yahoo group since 2004, (before Facebook!) and is very active on social media, frequently sharing tales of her own adventures as a Choice educator. She is very generous in offering advice to others. You can read her blog here: www.artechtivity.com. Additionally, look for her posts and comments in some of the Facebook groups. She is a member of many groups, including TAB Art Educators, Middle School TAB, TAB for Urban and Low Income Schools, High School TAB, NAEA Choice-Art Educators, NAEA Middle Level. When Cynthia ran for office of copresident-elect, she said, “I am so excited that Choice-based art is finally a special interest group. I have been learning, teaching and writing about Teaching for Artistic Behavior and Choice-based art for over 10 years. I absolutely love this community of teachers who are passionate about teaching students to do their own thinking and be working
When I started teaching art at my low-income, high immigrant, urban population school in 2004, I was presented with classes that were filled with a mixture of 6th-, 7th-, and 8thgrade students. In addition to the diverse emotional and physical age differences typical of this age range, there was also learning diversity ranging from gifted to high learning needs, behavior-issue kids and the severely physically challenged. On top of that, there are no elementary art specialists in our district, so very few students come to me with developed art skills. Fortunately, I quickly found the TAB groups online and began my version of a modified-choice classroom. Working with themes and skill building units, my students can work at their own level and create work that has a high level of interest and engagement for them.” Cynthia brings much to our group and we are fortunate to have her join our leadership team. Please join us in welcoming and congratulating Cynthia on being elected!
Anne Bedrick Co-President. K-4 Choice-Art Educator, Larchmont, NY. E-mail: [email protected] Joy Schultz Co-President. 9-12 Visual Art Specialist, Maumelle, AR. E-mail: [email protected] 22
NAEA NEWS
Vol. 60, No. 2
Warmly, Anne Bedrick, Co-President until 2019 Joy Schultz, Co-President until 2020
