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Nancy Walkup is the editor of SchoolArts, a magazine for art educators published since
1901, a contributing author, along with Marilyn Stewart, Eldon Katter, and Laura
Chapman, for Explorations in Art, Davis Publications’ elementary textbook series, and
a fulltime art educator at W.S. Ryan Elementary in Denton, Texas.
Nancy's teaching experience covers all grade levels from kindergarten through graduate
school. A highlight of her career includes serving as project coordinator for ten years for
the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, a national art education
initiative funded in part by the Getty Institute and the Annenberg Foundation. Nancy
was also the conference chair for the 2001 National Art Education Association
conference held in New York City, one of the best-attended NAEA conferences to
date.
Nancy's recent honors include serving as an invited teacher at an elementary school in
Beijing, China; selection for the Japanese Fulbright Memorial Teacher program in 2008;
and being named 2007 Teacher of the Year for her campus. She has won numerous
awards from the art education associations of Louisiana and Texas as well as the
National Art Education Association.
Besides serving as SchoolArts’ editor, and teaching fulltime, Nancy recently published,
with Pam Stephens, the second edition of Bridging the Curriculum through Art:
Interdisciplinary Connections, a book for art teachers and pre-service students. She has
co-authored Take 5 art print sets published by Crystal Productions, instructional units
for CRIZMAC Art and Cultural Materials, and various other curriculum projects.
Nancy also presents regularly at NAEA, TAEA, other state conferences, and similar
venues and has served as an art education consultant for school districts and publishers.
In addition, Nancy leads two annual summer seminars in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Folk
Art Traditions and Beyond and Pueblo Art and Culture.
Nancy’ websites may be found at www.schoolartsonline.com and www.dentonisd.
org/nwalkup.
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| Dear Colleagues, This is a startling time for art teachers. What with looming budget cuts across our state, positions threatened or cut, and supply budgets slashed. Fear is raising its ugly head. We must not give in to it or believe that we as art teachers and our amazing students are deserved of anything less than excellence. The truth is that this too shall pass. I don't mean to make light of the current situation in any way. We have worked so hard to get where we are and now we have to take steps backward. I even know what it is like to lose an art teaching job. It was very difficult for me but it opened another door on my journey as I could not stop the passion for teaching art within myself. As we learn to deal with smaller budgets, and more crowded classrooms, we can also come together to support each other. Adversity can build a stronger family among us as art teachers, and within our individual classrooms. As we face these fears we teach kids that they too can persevere and have hope for the future. There is nothing worse in my opinion than an adult who shows a child that there is no hope. “There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle”. -Robert Alden. The arts are a perfect response to fear. Let's continue to be that tiny candle. So I am excited to invite you to join our IAEA convention on October 7 & 8 in Twin Falls at Canyon View High School. We are excited to welcome Nancy Walkup as our keynote speaker at this years conference! Nancy is an art teacher and is the editor of School Arts Magazine. Nancy's keynote topic will address Art in the 21st Century. Please read more about her below and feel free to visit her websites through the links we have provided below. This convention will focus on using recycled materials and facing the future of arts education. We also plan supportive workshops to help you deal with specific challenges of the art classroom. Come join us, find support, and share your frustrations and joys. Learn some great new ideas and network with your fellow art teachers in our state. We need each other now more than ever. -Karen Fothergill |
2010 IAEA Keynote Speaker - Nancy Walkup
| Message from the President - April 2010 |
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CHANGE OF CONFERENCE LOCATION - PLEASE READ BELOW
Dear IAEA Members and art teachers in Idaho,
The upcoming IAEA conference which was scheduled for October 7 & 8, 2010 in Twin Falls will be moved to Boise due to TFSD cancelling
the October inservice days. Teachers in the Magic Valley area will have students in their classrooms or will be required to attend their district
inservice. So the board of the IAEA is currently trying to reschedule the conference to Boise. We continue to have our delightful keynote
speaker in Nancy Walkup who is the editor of School Arts Magazine. We will have more information on the website as soon as it becomes
available.
If you can help in any way please contact me or any board member. There was a suggestion that maybe Boise area teachers would consider
housing 1-2 IAEA attendees to help travelling teachers with the cost of housing.We are looking for a school venue to house the conference and
are in need of workshop presenters and artwork for silent auction donations.I know that together we can get through this time.
Hope you are all having a great summer.
Please share this with any art teachers that you know of who may not be IAEA members.
Karen Fothergill
The upcoming IAEA conference which was scheduled for October 7 & 8, 2010 in Twin Falls will be moved to Boise due to TFSD cancelling
the October inservice days. Teachers in the Magic Valley area will have students in their classrooms or will be required to attend their district
inservice. So the board of the IAEA is currently trying to reschedule the conference to Boise. We continue to have our delightful keynote
speaker in Nancy Walkup who is the editor of School Arts Magazine. We will have more information on the website as soon as it becomes
available.
If you can help in any way please contact me or any board member. There was a suggestion that maybe Boise area teachers would consider
housing 1-2 IAEA attendees to help travelling teachers with the cost of housing.We are looking for a school venue to house the conference and
are in need of workshop presenters and artwork for silent auction donations.I know that together we can get through this time.
Hope you are all having a great summer.
Please share this with any art teachers that you know of who may not be IAEA members.
Karen Fothergill