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Goodbye 2015

12/30/2015

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Every year is the best one yet.

There are so many things that happened this year that I could not have predicted and I am very thankful for that. Even so, there are some things I have yet to accomplish that I am very hopeful for in the coming year.

I do not have a list of resolutions, just a focus on wanting to be better, more positive, and hopeful for the "what ifs" that are both exciting and unknown. I know 2016 is poising itself to be ever better, but before I finally say goodbye to 2015, here are a few of the things that made it one heck of time in my life:  

Making

This was the year I got back to making art on a semi-regular basis. It is funny to think as an art teacher I would have trouble making art myself. This year I made a point to carve out time to learn new techniques, paint paintings I have had in my mind for years, and explore what I love most: drawing. Here's to even more making in 2016!
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Sharing

This year was filled with sharing various tips and tricks for building, maintaining, and growing a great program. As a way to give back to the #artsed community that has helped nurture me into the teacher I am today, I feel it is important to share what has worked, what has not, and what is possible when you reach out, try new things, and let your students lead their learning experiences. FromMACUL, NAEA, AOE Live, #k12artsedchat, and finally MAEA, it was a blast to learn and share with teachers wanting to improve their craft, too!

​I already have some exciting ways I plan to share even more in 2016 (even as soon as January for ECET2 in San Diego), but I am very thankful for having the opportunities in 2015 to work both face to face and online with the best community I know! 
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This sums up the energy at #macul15. Thank you @campbellartsoup #LightningTalks pic.twitter.com/FYj1cXhyzn

— Brad Wilson (@dreambition) March 20, 2015

Thanks @campbellartsoup for introducing me to @GelliArts ! So excited! pic.twitter.com/H24Gb18thn

— melissa hronkin (@mhronkin) October 16, 2015

#AOELIVE @campbellartsoup pic.twitter.com/ezdFukbYVb

— The Art of Education (@theartofed) August 12, 2015

Ck out the next #k12artchat Host @campbellartsoup as she talks about Voice & choice in the Art room. #EdBeat #tlap pic.twitter.com/4r7AKPU44U

— #k12artchat (@k12artchat) October 24, 2015

Stepping Back

The biggest jump for me as a teacher has been from stepping back. I moved to a Design Thinking Process with students that focuses on making original works through the examination ofThemes. By allowing my students to take the lead when it comes to their learning, I have been amazed with how much more energized and excited I have become in the process.

​Instead of always knowing how things are going to turn out with each lesson, I am surprised with outcomes like a flowered-crocheted ski mask, golden venture jewelry, and many other new uses for symbols and materials that I might not have ever discovered without my students taking charge. I am so thankful that I took this leap into the unknown and am excited about the new discoveries to come in 2016!

What's Next

Whatever 2016 brings, I know it will be greeted with a smile and a heart filled with hope. I had such a fun 2015 and am excited for whatever happens next! 
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#NAEA15 in NOLA: Get Involved

4/4/2015

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 I am still not fully recovered from all of the learning, laughing, and dancing while conferencing it up in The Big Easy this past weekend. It was an amazing time and I had so much fun with the more than 4,000 other Art Teachers who headed down South for the 2015 National Art Education Association Conference. 

I have a lot take-aways from the conference I plan to share, but if I do it all at once, this post will be forever long. 

So, I am breaking it down into five parts, part one can be found here, part two here, part three here, part four here, and the final below:

5. The more you give, the more you get.

I have a strange confession. I have only been a member of the National Art Education Association for about half of my teaching career. And even so, I may have even let my membership lapse a time or two along the way. When I started teaching right out of college in 2004, I did not understand why I also needed to be a member of my State and National Art organizations. I figured that I got a job and was competent in what I was doing, so I was set. 

I was wrong. 

Luckily, the friend I mentioned in my post about including first-timers, invited me to become a member when she also invited me to present at my first-ever conference. It was at that time and through the relationships I made as a result, that I found the community I did not even know I was missing and I am so glad I did. MAEA and NAEA offer such awesome support and resources to their membership and I am very proud to not only be a member, but contribute to the organization by actively presenting at conferences. 

You might be like how I was about five years ago. I thought I did not need NAEA or my state organization, either, to be successful in my job. And you might be right. But for me, everything clicked once I started getting involved at the State and National Level, not only presenting, but gobbling up the resources offered to members through PD, reading, and the amazing connections with such talented teachers. It helped give me the resources and confidence I needed to survive three pink slips, the crazy amount of self-doubt, and helped spark the tenacity to try and get my students work out there in competitions, exhibitions, and festivals. 

If I have learned anything from this year's conference or any other since I have been attending, it is that the more you give, the more you get. I know it is cliche, but it also happens to be true. I am so happy I was able to present again this year and hope I can continue to to contribute to this tradition of sharing and learning and bringing Art Education to a higher level for improving all programs. 

Here are some highlights from my time at the sessions this year: 
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The Michigan Art Education Association had a great group representing the State at the Western Region Awards! Congratulations again to Cindy Todd for be recognized as 2015 MAEA Teacher of the Year!
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The Middle Level Medley's offered time to work in small groups and share ideas about how to best serve our students at this age level. It was fun to share ideas about technology integration and hear what others had to say about their work, schools, and students.
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I was so honored to receive recognition as the 2015 Western Region Middle Level Educator of the Year.
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Per usual, dancing was a big part of my presentations this year. I was able to dance in four different sessions and hopefully give others some ideas of how to have their best year ever. If you happen to use anything from my presentations, please let me know!
I love to present. 

It must the be 14 years of dance class in my background, but there is something very comfortable to me about being on stage and performing in some sense. I feel it when I am teaching students and when I get to share with other teachers about what I get to teach my students. It is even better when teachers share back what they have done with what they have learned at my presentations. I was especially taken with Cassie Stephens' shout out earlier this year after she adapted content from one of my most popular presentations "Dancing on Chairs (and other strategies for student success)." 

If you happen to use any of my whacky ideas in your classroom, please share. It makes me and my students happy to know we are not the only crazy ones out there. 
I am also so inspired by many of the ideas and teachers I saw present. I want to thank Peter Curran for introducing me to a new term "traditigital" and affirming what I am already doing with blended learning in my classroom. 

Debunking the digital divide - tradigital pic.twitter.com/nCxxNic6Pw

— Janine Campbell (@campbellartsoup) March 28, 2015
I was also inspired by the group participating in this year's curriculum slam. It was amazing to hear teachers share ideas about failure, exploration, and student centered learning through the promotion of choice and voice in the classroom. I especially enjoyed Steve Ciampaglia's explanation of students creating unwinnable videos, Olivia Gude's impassioned vision of student empowerment in the classroom, and Jake Myers take on video production. It was a great session and one I look forward to attending again next year (maybe I will even apply to be in it)! 

Getting ready to slam curriculum! #naea15 pic.twitter.com/cmmvSzk7rk

— Janine Campbell (@campbellartsoup) March 27, 2015
And finally, it would not be a complete conference without some great stuff to take home. Thanks again to Kimberly Cairy, September Buys, and the rest of the Middle Level group for organizing great give-aways like the one below. This combined with all of the loot given away from vendors in the exhibition hall was awesome and I am excited to share these goodies with my kiddos in the classroom as we finish the year out strong! 

Look at what I won in room R05 #NAEA15 pic.twitter.com/lWKRSN0ZMg

— Janine Campbell (@campbellartsoup) March 26, 2015
If you were like me about five years ago and need an invitation to start getting involved, consider this it.  I ask for you to do so selfishly because the more teachers like you that get involved and share and present and post their ideas, the more I get to learn and become better, too! 

I hope my five-part series of #NAEA15 in NOLA was as fun to follow as it was to share. I hope you will all join me in #NAEA16 in Chicago for more dancing! 

Until then, see ya on the internets.
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#NAEA15 in NOLA: Leave the Conference

4/2/2015

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I am still not fully recovered from all of the learning, laughing, and dancing while conferencing it up in The Big Easy this past weekend. It was an amazing time and I had so much fun with the more than 4,000 other Art Teachers who headed down South for the 2015 National Art Education Association Conference. 

I have a lot take-aways from the conference I plan to share, but if I do it all at once, this post will be forever long. 

So, I am breaking it down into five parts, part one can be found here, part two here, part threehere, and here is part four:

4. Sometimes the best parts of the conference happen outside of the conference.

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I took this image on our way to find a Banksy. The city is filled with art moments like this on every block.
This is the first year I gave myself permission to skip some of the sessions and venture into the city for small adventures. This included finding a Banksy, cementing my reputation as the ultimate speed walker, admiring artists with their art in Jackson square, exploring the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and being inspired by the sights, sounds, and smells along the way. 

Even though I was not in a room listening to a speaker, I learned so many things during these times away from the conference and look forward to introducing my students to the new artists, ideas, and concepts conceived as I wound my way through the city in search of sights and sounds I can't find anywhere other than NOLA. 

Found Banksy with the @artsed #pln in NOLA. Ironic. Graffiti on street art. #NAEA15 pic.twitter.com/wtIL2DRvX8

— Chris Parker (@Kreyus) March 28, 2015
Luckily my #artsedpln was just as interested in finding a Banksy as I was. We walked together (maybe a little too much and a little too fast) during a two hour gap in our day. It was interesting to finally get to the piece to see it was tagged. We tried to find another one what had been located close by, but it tuns out it was already painted over. That is the breaks when you are dealing with street art. If you want to go on your own Banksy adventure while in NOLA, check out this Google Map to help locate pieces. I want to thank Chris, Donna, Holly, Stacy, and Tim for venturing out to see this with me! 

#naea15 pic.twitter.com/3uhmk06gYE

— Janine Campbell (@campbellartsoup) March 28, 2015
One of my goals at this conference was to visit a museum. Luckily, I was not the only one. My sister and I went to the Ogden Museum of Southern Art after I heard Craig Roland recommend it at the #artsedpln meet-up. I am so glad I was able to check out the unique collection and I am so inspired to take these artists' works back to my students. 

I was particularly taken with Jim Roche's variety of works and Benny Andrews mixed media paintings. I am not sure I would have been exposed to these artists had I not left the convention center. Now, I am thinking on how I can use the symmetry seen in Roche's work when we create things like this or how we might incorporate fabric and clothing in painting or mixed media like Andrews. 

You can see more of the museum below: 

Alchemy is awesome!!! #NAEA15 PD at 5 am pic.twitter.com/dklDLPoZaS

— Janine Campbell (@campbellartsoup) March 29, 2015
One of my favorite parts of the conference was when I crossed paths with two other art teachers (Matt and Craig) on the way back to the airport at 4 a.m., well after the conference officially concluded. When checking out of the hotel, we realized we were all headed in the same direction, so we split a cab. As we talked about our schools, students, and sessions, we also realized we shared the same flight. 

Our conversations about curriculum continued all the way up until we boarded our flight, proving that PD can happen anywhere. They shared their conference presentation and I shared mine. I learned about a free digital painting tool called Alchemy. I was so impressed with the work their students, I made sure to grab their information so I could share it with my students, too! If you are interested in seeing more student work like the image in my above tweet, check out Matt and Craig's website. They are both dynamic teachers whose students are lucky to have them in the classroom! 
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#NAEA15 in NOLA: Inspiration Everywhere

4/1/2015

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I am still not fully recovered from all of the learning, laughing, and dancing while conferencing it up in The Big Easy this past weekend. It was an amazing time and I had so much fun with the more than 4,000 other Art Teachers who headed down South for the 2015 National Art Education Association Conference. 

I have a lot take-aways from the conference I plan to share, but if I do it all at once, this post will be forever long. 

So, I am breaking it down into five parts, part one can be found here, part two here, and here is the third: 

3. Inspiration Is Everywhere.

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I am always a big fan of the Exhibit Hall because our NAEA Vendors are the best! This year, I was so impressed with the quality of work being displayed and new ideas being presented!
Every conference I attend offers something that I can bring back to my classroom and help improve learning for my students. There is something extra special about the National Art Education Association Convention, though. It is so strategically placed in lively cities where visuals grab a hold of me constantly, leaving me wondering how I might adapt them in my classes. They also somehow manage to bottle that energy inside the convention in the excitement and delight that is the exhibit hall of vendors! 

I was particularly captivated by one group in the exhibit hall this year: Ymm Art Education

The picture above is from their booth. If you did not get a chance to see their combination of large sculpture, small installations, and fashion design, you missed out on an opportunity to be blown away with the attention to detail and beautiful craft. They start offering fashion design courses to students as young as 6 years old, and continue offering programming through the age of 18. It was incredibly inspirational to see the work from students and hear from their leadership; it made me rethink some of the ways I could bring this back to my own classroom and how we consider the way art is offered to our youngest of students. 

I would never think to start fashion design with such young ones, but now that I have seen what is possible, I wonder why I would ever deny a child this type of expressive opportunity at any age! Conferences like this one push my thinking and help me reconsider notions I have about art, education, and what it can look like in any classroom. I have already started talking with the STEM teacher on how we can collaborate on a large sculpture and an architecture unit based on the work I saw there.

In addition to having a great time with the other vendors and getting my super cool Artsonia shirt, I also ventured out into the city with my #artsedpln (which I will talk about in part 4 of my #NAEA in NOLA series). There was so much to do and see and I am so excited to share all of it with my students in hopes they will be as inspired as I am by all of the things I witnessed. 

Check out some additional images below:
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#NAEA15 in NOLA: Include First-timers

3/31/2015

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I am still not fully recovered from all of the learning, laughing, and dancing while conferencing it up in The Big Easy this past weekend. It was an amazing time and I had so much fun with the more than 4,000 other Art Teachers who headed down South for the 2015 National Art Education Association Conference. 

I have a lot take-aways from the conference I plan to share, but if I do it all at once, this post will be forever long. 

So, I am breaking it down into five parts, part one can be found here and this is the second: 

2. Bringing new people is almost a must.

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My first conference was three years ago in Fort Worth, TX. I went by myself at the urging of my #artsedpln. I had such a great time that I have made it a mission to try and get others who have never been to the National Conference to come along with. It was so much fun to spend time with my long-time friend (who I convinced to come with me last year) and my forever friend (sister, who I convinced to come a few months ago) this year, taking goofy pictures as we crossed the city.

Remember what it was like when you first went to a NAEA Conference? When you bring someone along with you for the first time, you get to experience what it was like to be overwhelmed with all of the awesomeness and help them navigate their way through vendors, sessions, and making time for moments outside of the convention center. Think about who you might want to urge to attend the 2016 conference and start making plans on how you can make it happen! 

We are already making plans to attend next year and who we will convince to come along with us in Chicago! 

Museum time pic.twitter.com/3q0vLgCH6I

— Janine Campbell (@campbellartsoup) March 28, 2015

Trolley time! #NAEA15 pic.twitter.com/Ufk5OzOZvI

— Janine Campbell (@campbellartsoup) March 28, 2015

@ArtLadyHBK @artgirl2 @stacy_lord @joycschultz we are ready! #artsedpln pic.twitter.com/Gjcw5xJMo6

— Janine Campbell (@campbellartsoup) March 28, 2015

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— Janine Campbell (@campbellartsoup) March 28, 2015
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#NAEA15 in NOLA: All About #artsedpln

3/31/2015

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I am still not fully recovered from all of the learning, laughing, and dancing while conferencing it up in The Big Easy this past weekend. It was an amazing time and I had so much fun with the more than 4,000 other Art Teachers who headed down South for the 2015 National Art Education Association Conference. 

I have a lot take-aways from the conference I plan to share, but if I do it all at once, this post will be forever long. 

So, I am breaking it down into five parts and here is the first: 

1. Time spent with the #artsedpln is time well spent.

#artsed #PLN @lego If u follow us please sign our Map! http://t.co/OxheYNBlFQ The Power of a PLN is #amazing! pic.twitter.com/L4o004tueE

— stacy lord (@stacy_lord) March 15, 2015
My world of PD and connecting with other educators opened up when I joined various social media sites over the past decade. We share ideas, take away resources, and learn along side each other on Facebook and Twitter every day. It is so awesome to have some time at the conference to be with these people in person and actually talk about our passions for art, education, technology, and what we do to help our students be successful. If you would like to join in the fun, just jump online and seek us out - the more the merrier! 

I want to thank Craig Roland and Davis Publications for helping foster a meet-up at this year's conference so we could have time to connect, share, and put faces to Twitter handles! 

Join TEAM Middle today #NAEA15 sharing Rm 226 pic.twitter.com/6O9QGPCABi @stacy_lord @campbellartsoup @theresamcgee

— Holly Bess Kincaid (@ArtLadyHBK) March 27, 2015

Art teachers like shiny things #naea15 #artsedpln pic.twitter.com/gzDES00BEj

— Janine Campbell (@campbellartsoup) March 27, 2015
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Jill Sayers is an awesome Middle Level teacher from Indiana who is responsible for offering my first Keynote. It was great to catch up with her at the #artsedpln morning meet-up.
We also got a chance to hang out at dinner, where we shared stories from our classrooms and new ideas from the conference. Thanks again, Holly, for organizing this evening out! 

Enjoyed a night out with #artsedPLN #NAEA15 @Artsonia @smelvin @theresamcgee @stacy_lord @jean999 @ksuarted @jean999 pic.twitter.com/PjXyERncQK

— Holly Bess Kincaid (@ArtLadyHBK) March 28, 2015
Some of the #artsedpln joined in on the fun from miles and miles away... If you want to hear some great advice about decompressing after a conference, check out Ted's blog. 

@campbellartsoup @joycschultz pic.twitter.com/xgq3XFolDp

— Ted Edinger (@ArtWithMrE) March 27, 2015
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