Spring Conference 2013

A couple of D6 Kindred Spirits, Sheryl Lamme (me) and Michelle Livek

To borrow the creed of the US Postal service, Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, could prevent the attendees of the MAEA Spring 2013 conference from gathering for some exceptional professional development and a rockin’ good time! If you have conference pictures you'd like to share here please email them to me sllamme@yahoo.com.

If you attended PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE submit your conference evaluation and remember to rate the workshops attended.

 Your input is exceedingly important! What do we need more of? Less of? What changes need to be made? And, don't forget that the secret workshop goodies link is located at the very end of the online evaluation form.

Eighteen members of D6 made it to our district meeting! That’s a new record since I have become district rep. Not only did those eighteen members attend, but they also pulled together and volunteered amazing support and an abundance of creative ideas for Spring Conference 2014.

Which, for those of you who weren’t able to attend, will be held in Jefferson City, March 13-16, 2014. The theme will be ‘Capitalize on the Arts’ and WE, District 6, will be the sponsors! Right now it looks as though Holley Smothers and I will be the chair and co-chair for planning, but it’s going to take all of us working together and prove to the rest of our organization just how committed and wonderful we really are. I must say that District 10 set the bar really high!

News to Remember:

Conference Dates – Fall, Knob Noster October 11^th & 12^th

Spring – March 13-16, 2014 Jefferson City

Workshop proposals now have an online format. The form utilizes the same format as NAEA uses for national convention proposals, and is aligned with Missouri Teacher Quality Standards. Fall Workshop proposals should be submitted before May 15 for priority consideration and Spring proposals are due August 15.

If you present, there is a $25. registration discount, one per presentation, per conference and up to a $50. reimbursement for consumable supplies. Within our D6 collective, there was a big interest in seeing more workshops connected to meaningful art making. Presenting is fun, doesn’t involve a tremendous amount of preparation, and should encourage your administration’s support!

Awards Nominations also have a new online format. The entire process for awards submission must be submitted no later than October 1^st 2013. Nominees need plenty of time to prepare, so nominate as soon as possible. Visit MAEA for more information on these awards and categories. I think every single one of you is passionate and committed to our profession; every single one of you is worthy of an award! Nominating a special individual doesn’t take much effort on your part, and just being nominated is a tremendous honor. I think it’s especially important to remember our small districts and those K-12 art teachers. Please take ten minutes to nominate a special someone.

Thanks to all of you for being so wonderful! I’ll be posting again soon, encouraging you to submit news, events, and photos for ShowMe Art.