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TAEA) and Artists on Teaching 03 49 by Shoshanna Siton 2013 THE JOURNAL OF THE TEXAS ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION EDUCATION THE JOURNAL OF THE TEXAS ART TRENDS THE JOURNAL OF THE TEXAS ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION 2013 19 19 LETTER FROM PRESIDENT How Should We Teach? A Discourse among Teachers OF THE TEXAS ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (TAEA) and Artists on Teaching 03 49 by Shoshanna Siton 2014 CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS Blogging Connections 04 55 by Elizabeth Sutton THE REVIEW BOARD FOR 2013 TRENDS 05 We Do What We Believe: A Contemporary and Historical Look at Personal and Programmatic Purposes of Art Education by Paul Bolin & Kaela Hoskings LETTER FROM THE EDITORS 07 61 2013 PROFILES: VOICES OF ARTISTS: 1 EXEMPLARY ART EDUCATORS LISTENING TO STORIES OF EXPERIENCE 2 THROUGHOUT TEXAS 09 69 Stephen Lapthisophon Elementary Educator: Tracy Evans 11 71 Middle School Educator: Christine Grafe 13 75 Margo Sawyer High School Educator: Charlotte Chambliss 15 80 Gary Sweeney NATIONAL DISCOURSE: Supervision Educator: Mary Cantu 17 85 INVITED ARTICLE Higher Education Educator: Teaching Art in a Networked World Kara Kelley Hallmark 18 by Juan Carlos Castro Student Division Educator: Erin Brooke Barnett 20 TEXAS ART EDUCATION 93 ASSOCIATION BOARD MEMBERS Museum Educator: Stephanie Piefer 21 94 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS VOICES OF ART EDUCATORS: EXPANDING DISCOURSE 23 Artists of the Day Videos: Technology for Student Engagement by Christine Miller 25 Survey Results of Elementary Art Instruction in the United States by Karin Tollefson-Hall & Bryna Bobick 31 The Texas Size Print Project by Kim Bishop 37 Portraying Native Americans: A Long Road to Ditching Stereotypes by Kimberly Johnson Rutledge 42 THE HOW NEEDS A WHY Do you ever get lost in the process of art making? In your educational setting, do you mainly focus students on mastering the intricate details of the techniques along with its media? Because we can find the processes and media of art easily within our current state guidelines, we sometimes overlook the 2014 CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS more subtle concepts of art that are buried there. We are focused on making sure we cover those obvious details and have forgotten the reason we are taking the journey in the first place--much less guiding our students on the journey with us. If we examine our own love for creating art, we will discover that it really Trends, The Journal of the Texas Art Education Association isn’t just the process or medium that we love, but the love for the creating itself. This is the difficult aspect of teaching art – imparting to students the love for creating. We can teach a process all day long, but if we theme: connecting art education and new media/technology don’t instill that ability to create and love for creating, we have reduced ourselves to being more like math teachers. This is the math teacher who teaches the formula without why the formula works; thus making the students unable to apply their learning in new situations much less enjoy the process. If we solely focus on the “how,” we are merely making trained, functioning monkeys rather than broad-minded, society is on move critical thinking adults. We have the life experience of loving the creative process so we are responsible for imparting that love to the next generation. Along with this, we must connect to other educators in 3 other content areas as an example of what true learning is all about. I’m out there with you making sure With global connections and advances in new media and technology people are moving at an 4 my how has a why – taking the time to help students understand the foundational creative concept behind art making. I appreciate and applaud the TAEA Executive Board and all the various art educators even faster pace than ever before. Art teachers, professors, administrators, policy makers, en- I have had the privilege to work with over the years for their understanding and practice of emphasizing trepreneurs, and therapists are working everyday to keep step with these advancements in their the “why,” and I invite you to join in the adventure! classrooms, offices, and communities. In this issue of Trends, The Journal of the Texas Art Edu- cation Association the editors seek articles that reflect the numerous ways that the field of art Linda Fleetwood education is connecting with, facilitating, learning, exploring, teaching, and understanding new President, TAEA U media and technology. This issue of Trends encourages authors to submit articles that connect art education classroom practice, research, policy-making, administration, and community engagement to new media and technology. Authors are invited to submit articles that discuss and explore diverse perspec- tives with both positive connections and those quandaries that exist when interacting with new forms of media and technology. Trends invites art educators, community-based activists, museum educators, university educators, researchers, and graduate students to submit articles for possible publication. Linda Fleetwood is an art teacher and the Fine Arts Chair at John Marshall High Trends, The Journal of the Texas Art Education Association is a refereed professional journal pub- School, Northside ISD, in San Antonio, lished annually by the TAEA and is sent to all members and to selected state and national offi- TX. She has been an educator for 22 years, is a joyous wife and mother of cials. The journal accepts articles written by authors residing outside of the state of Texas. three daughters, and is blessed with six grandchildren. She has been the Region 20 VASE Director for ten years, is the Deadline: Original manuscripts must be received by January 1, 2014 as MS State VASE Jury Foreman, and is the Word document attachments, electronically via e-mail to Amanda Alexander at author and administrator of the VASE Online Juror Certification Program. She [email protected]. To facilitate the anonymous peer review-process, author’s is an unapologetic colorist and can be name and any identifying information should appear on a separate page. Man- found slapping pastels over wet fabrics uscripts must be formatted according to APA (6th Edition) standards. Photo- or paper when she is not inspiring her graphic images are encouraged; please prepare them in digital (300 dpi.jpg) students to achieve their very best. She format and include the photo and/or copyright release form. joyfully serves the Texas Art Education Association as President and sees her role as that of a team member. She loves to For questions or more information, please feel free to contact Amanda Alexander or refer to the Trends make a difference. homepage (http://www.taea.org/taea/Docs/2014/2014-Trends-Call-Manuscripts.pdf). TOP LEFT Linda and my student Gloria in my Marshall HS AP Art classroom, fall 2012 TOP RIGHT Linda and JMHS Dance Team at a Marshall HS football game, October 2012 Co-Editors: BOTTOM LEFT Linda welcoming the delegates at the NAEA Delegates Assembly, March 2013 BOTTOM RIGHT Linda at the TAEA Conference in San Antonio, November 2012 Amanda Alexander, Ph.D. [email protected] Carrie Markello [email protected] THE REVIEW BOARD FOR 2013 TRENDS, THE JOURNAL OF THE TEXAS ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION 5 6 JONI BOYD ACUFF AMANDA BATSON LAURA EVANS ALEX FREEMAN BETSY MURPHY REBECCA SCHAEFER Joni Boyd Acuff is an Assistant Amanda Batson completed her MA in Laura Evans is an Assistant Professor of Art Alex Freeman is a researcher, writer, and Betsy Murphy teaches art at Cedar Park Becca Schaefer is an elementary art Professor of Art Education at Ohio State Art Education at The University of Texas History and Art Education and the Director presenter for the New Media Consortium High School in suburban Austin. She educator at Rasor Elementary School in University. Acuff’s research agenda is at Austin where she began her work with of the Art Museum Education Certificate in Austin, Texas -- he directs the Marcus previously taught art at the elementary Plano, Texas. She received her Bachelor’s centered on multicultural art education, the international non-profit, Let Art Talk. at the University of North Texas. Evans Institute for Digital Education in the Arts and middle school levels. She maintains in Visual Art Studies from The University community-based art education, and She serves on the NAEA Student Chapter received her PhD at The Ohio State (MIDEA), contributes to the Horizon her own studio practice and exhibits of North Texas in 2009. Since graduating curriculum development. Acuff has over presidential team, and is The Program University in Art Education, a Master’s Report series, and works on other projects mixed-media encaustic works regu- she has participated in her local art 11 years of art teaching experience in both Coordinator for the Center for Creative in Museum Studies at the University of for HP and National Geographic. Freeman larly. Betsy received her BFA from The education association, the Plano Art traditional and non-traditional classrooms. Connections at the Dallas Museum of Art. Toronto, and a Bachelor’s in Art History at received his MA in Art Education from the University of Texas at Austin and her MAE Leaders, as Co-President and was recently She has worked extensively with a diverse Denison University. Previous to her PhD, University of Texas at Austin. from Texas Tech University. She serves as elected as the TAEA Elementary Division population of learners, including students Evans was on a year-long fellowship at the High School Division Chair-elect for the Chair Elect. with special needs, student who identify National Gallery of Art in the Department Texas Art Education Association. as LGBTQ and students from varying racial of Education. Her research interests are backgrounds and socioeconomic levels. in the intersections between art museum education, gender, and empowerment, using narrative and auto-ethnography to explore these ideas.
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