Maryland Art Education Association

Yesterday I attended the Maryland Art Education Association Conference. The theme wass Game Changers: Collaboration, Play and the search for New Ideas. The highlight of the conference for me was the Keynote speaker Cindy Foley. She has an amazing TED talk which you can see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcFRfJb2ONk
Notes I took during her speech:
Ask yourself: “What is the purpose of art education?”
We want to develop learners who develop thier own ideas
Books to read: George Szekely- From Play to Art George Szekely- Encouraging Creativity in Art Lessons
Students need
Critical thinking
Problem Solving
Innovative and creative thinking
21st century jobs are different than 20th century jobs
People hold 10-15 jobs instead on 1-2 in their lifetime
Employees need to develop mastery is many rapidly changing fields
Globally competitive
As a result education needs to be learner centered and self directed so that students know how to adapt to changing times
Kids need to play
Curisosity
Reflection
Persistence through failure
Artist are not in the pursuit of answers. They are in the pursuit of questions.