GAEA Conference Fall 2024

Dive into the world of visual literacy, discovering innovative methods to blend it into art education and beyond. This session highlights the crucial role of visual literacy in today's image-centric society, offering practical strategies and activities suitable for art classrooms and various educational contexts. Explore how to make visual literacy a seamless part of learning experiences.

Puppets are used around the world! We use puppets to tell stories. Puppets can represent ourselves or be a character and allow us to act out a story, work out problems, and express ourselves. You can do it solo or with others. Puppet characters, props, and sets can be made from simple materials, much of which is cheap or free: wood, paper, metal, leather, cardboard, cardstock,, fabric, chopsticks, rods, dowels, cotton batting, string, pipe cleaners, wires.

With hundreds of free instructional resources available through GaDOE Inspire, find out how to customize current GaDOE lessons and to create your own lessons within the Inspire platform. You will learn how to curate your own content collection and how to create Velocity activities. Velocity is a free digital learning tool available to all GA educators within Inspire. Bring your laptop and find out about the free resources that are available to you.

Explore the transformative power of art in facilitating conversations around challenging subjects in K-12 education. This session delves into some of the no-cost resources and strategies from GPB Education for utilizing the arts to engage students in processing difficult topics. Discover media collections and activities from our PBS partners that help foster emotional resilience, empathy, and critical thinking through artistic expression. Model techniques for creating a safe and supportive environment where students can explore complex issues through various artistic mediums. Join GPB to harness the potential of art as a tool for facilitating meaningful dialogue and empowering students to navigate challenging realities with creativity and resilience.