Art Educator Toolkit

The Art Educator Toolkit contains strategies, approaches, lessons, units, and tools that are curated by representatives from every NAEA division and our membership at large to support you in successfully navigating the shifting landscape of teaching and learning (including in-person, hybrid, and distance-learning).

Teaching Tips

• Tips for Teaching Visual Arts and Design in a Hybrid Learning Environment
• Tips for Returning to the Visual Arts and Design Classroom
• Tips for Teaching Visual Arts and Design in a Distance Learning Environment
• Tips for State and Regional Leaders
• Tips for Higher Education and Preservice Visual Arts Educators
• Getting Started with Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Sample Educational Frameworks

• Virtual/Distance Learning
• Traditional/In-person/Back to the Classroom
• Hybrid/Blended

Letters Advocating for Visual Arts Education

• An Open Letter to Superintendents, Principals, and School Board Members (May 2020)
• An Open Letter to Museum Directors, Museum Board Members, and Community Organizations/Leaders (August 2020)
• An Open Letter to University and College Presidents, Provosts, Chancellors, Board Members, and Deans Overseeing Visual Arts Education Programs (January 2021)

Distance Learning Resources

• Elementary Division
• Middle Level Division
• Secondary Division
• Higher Education Division
• Preservice Division
• Supervision and Administration Division
• Museum Education Division
• Social Emotional Learning
• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

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