Proposal

Proposal
I have submitted a proposal to present a 25-minute session at the 2010 NAEA National Conference on assessment in elementary art. Here is what I submitted:

Title: Assessing learning in the elementary art studio: A social justice approach

30-word description: How do social justice and assessment work together in the art room? The story unfolds when students take ownership. Examples include student and teacher reflections, video, and examples of student work.

150-word description: In the past year, I have implemented significant changes in my elementary art program as a result of professional development in assessment. As a participant in the Arts Educator 2.0 project, I investigated art assessment using resources including __Assessing Expressive Learning__ by Dorn, Majeda and Sabol (2004), peer group discussions, and mentoring. I then used a variety of authentic and alternative assessment strategies such as Beattie’s cooperation assessment (1997) in my classroom. I plan to present my assessment journey in a narrative format using specific examples of lessons, assessment techniques, videos recorded in my classroom and student and teacher reflections. Participants will engage in dialogue about their assessment experiences during and after my presentation. This presentation will help other art educators to see assessment as serving learning and to perceive technology as a way for teachers to reflect on their teaching practices.

Update
My proposal was accepted, and I am planning to travel to the NAEA Conference on Wednesday, April 14, 2010. I am scheduled to present on Saturday morning at 8:30 am. I am looking forward to sharing my assessment experiences, and to learning from the experiences of other art educators from around the United States.

Documentation
On Saturday, April 17, I presented at the NAEA National Convention. Here is a link to my visual presentation. @http://prezi.com/nxz5zpsj64de/

My presentation was also documented on the Arts Educator 2.0 wikispace, at http://artseducator20.wikispaces.com/NAEA+2010