CAN Teacher Leaders
NAEA is pleased to announce the Connected Arts Networks (CAN) Visual Art Teacher Leaders. This group of art educators will serve as NAEA’s first Professional Learning Community (PLC) in this nationwide project. The group is comprised of elementary, middle, and high school visual arts educators. After a year of teacher leadership training, each educator will lead their own PLC in the 2023-2024 school year.
NAEA Teacher Leaders (below)
EdTA Teacher Leaders
NAfME Teacher Leaders
NDEO Teacher Leaders
NAEA Teacher Leaders:
Heather de Koning Foley
Visual Arts & Design Teacher, P.S. 132K The Conselyea School, Brooklyn, NY
Leslie Grace
Arts Department Chair, Nebinger Elementary School; PAEA President (10/20-10/22) & Past-President (10/22-10/24), Philadelphia, PA
Lidia Menniti
Middle School Visual Arts Model Teacher, M.S. 137Q America’s School of Heroes, Ozone Park, NY
Tim Needles
Art and Media Teacher/Technology Integration Specialist, Smithtown School District, Smithtown, NY
Gayle Nicholls-Ali
CTE Teacher, La Cañada Unified High School / Arts, Media & Entertainment Sector, Altadena, CA
Chay L. Ross
VAPA Instructional Lead, Digital Media & Visual Arts Teacher, Alliance Cindy & Bill Simon Technology Academy High School, Los Angeles, CA
Program activities for this project are fully funded through the U.S. Department of Education’s Assistance for Arts Education Program for a total of five years.