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The Art Throwdown: Prompt, Sweat + Cheers

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The Art Throwdown: Prompt, Sweat + Cheers

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The Art Throwdown is a live head-to-head visual arts competition for students that is presented by ArtConnectED annually. Each artist (or team) faces creative visual challenges as the audience watches the process firsthand, from prompt to ideation to product, and rooting for their favorites. Last year, 234 student participants across Illinois put their artistic skills to the test while competing against other IL HS art students.

These exciting challenges are usually 90 minutes, both in-person and digitally on Zoom. Last year we held our first in-school 3D Cardboard Sculpture Challenge, promoting art to a live audience of students, staff and administrators, all live streamed on YouTube.

Join us to meet the Throwdown Team, find out about this year’s exciting new Throwdown improvements, learn how you can advocate for these creative opportunities, and participate in your own adrenaline-filled experience in a mini-Art Throwdown Challenge! We’d love to have you join the fun!

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1I6r18-prVXzufTghRoEVmI5gE3jyfhU1aHPd_fGUDeY/edit?usp=sharing

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The Art Throwdown_ Prompt, Sweat + Cheers (3)

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Honestly, How are you doing? - Jen Wargin & Liz Farnesi

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Honestly, How are you doing? - Jen Wargin & Liz Farnesi

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Wonder Bag Workshop with Jen Wargin, Kerry Parrish, & Joanna Angelopoulos

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Wonder Bag Workshop with Jen Wargin, Kerry Parrish, & Joanna Angelopoulos

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Let the Artists Be Your Guide: Culturally Responsive Lesson/Activities Share - EDI Committee

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Let the Artists Be Your Guide: Culturally Responsive Lesson/Activities Share - EDI Committee

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The Apathetic Teen: Getting Non-Makers to Make When Making Doesn’t Matter - Keith Brown & Nick Hostert

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The Apathetic Teen: Getting Non-Makers to Make When Making Doesn’t Matter - Keith Brown & Nick Hostert

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Link to Participant Respones (drawings)

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Clay, Currency, and Creativity: A Cross-Curricular Journey Through Middle School Art, Math, and History

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Clay, Currency, and Creativity: A Cross-Curricular Journey Through Middle School Art, Math, and History

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Camille Strode: 5-8 Ceramic lesson

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Crafting Connections: Balancing Hands-On Art Experiences with Tech

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Crafting Connections: Balancing Hands-On Art Experiences with Tech

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NAEA 25 Presentation: Crafting Connections: Balancing Tech with Hands-On Art Experiences

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Here you can locate all the templates and the presentation for this session. .

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IAEA Creating Cohesive Curriculum Bitmoji

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Sign In Entrance Slip - Enter before the end for a Raffle Prize. Beginning Curriculum Mapping Worksheet Advanced Digital Color Coded Template Printable B&W Advanced FrameWork Template IAEA Sample Budget Template 2025 Supply Review Creating a Cohesive Curriculum Resources Budget Supply Reviews Spr...

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Art for All: Accessible Hands-on Art for All with Laura Frisch

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Art for All: Accessible Hands-on Art for All with Laura Frisch

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Looking forward to sharing how the art room and art experiences can be adapted for all our students.

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Art for All: Accessible Hands-on Adaptive Art

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Teaching in Real Time: Using Today's Artists to Inspire Tomorrow's Thinkers with Theresa McGee and Jenny Raia

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Teaching in Real Time: Using Today's Artists to Inspire Tomorrow's Thinkers with Theresa McGee and Jenny Raia

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Vision to Practice - Building an Aligned Vis Arts Curriculum with Jon Grice

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Vision to Practice - Building an Aligned Vis Arts Curriculum with Jon Grice

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Looking to bring clarity, coherence, and creativity to your visual arts curriculum? This session presents a field-tested process for developing an aligned program rooted in art standards and best practices. You’ll walk through each phase of curriculum review and development, from revisiting or identifying priority standards and articulating a program philosophy to evaluating current practices, identifying gaps, and creating a plan for meaningful change. Whether you’re part of a single-building team or a district-wide department, you’ll leave with adaptable tools, planning templates, and reflection questions to guide your curriculum work. Empower your team to build a visual arts program that is intentional, student-centered, and future-ready.

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IAEA 2025 - Vision to Practice - Building an Aligned Vis Arts Curriculum

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Printmaking Through the Ages (K-8, that is!)

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Printmaking Through the Ages (K-8, that is!)

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Type A Organization for the Type B Teacher

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Type A Organization for the Type B Teacher

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Trying to equip Type B teachers with practical Type A organizational strategies to effectively manage materials and enhance efficiency in the visual arts classroom.

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Type A Organization for the Type B Teacher

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Enjoy k-5 elementary lessons to create wonderful flowers with your students

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Kathryn Sowinski & Johnson Wor

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Visualizing Curriculum: Conceptual Frameworks in Art Education

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Visualizing Curriculum: Conceptual Frameworks in Art Education

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Kathryn Sowinski, Eden Brown, & Melissa Jasso

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Beyond the Human: Teaching with More-Than-Human Perspectives in the Art Room - Carrie Carlson & Kathryn Sowinski

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Beyond the Human: Teaching with More-Than-Human Perspectives in the Art Room - Carrie Carlson & Kathryn Sowinski

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Alternative Art Show: Big Impact with a Miniature Art Show- Lindsey DiLeo and Wendy Guss

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Alternative Art Show: Big Impact with a Miniature Art Show- Lindsey DiLeo and Wendy Guss

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Friday Utopia B 2:10pm

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Amazing Teacher Training: Making student teaching a positive experience for the Mentors and Mentees - Katrina Barge

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Amazing Teacher Training: Making student teaching a positive experience for the Mentors and Mentees - Katrina Barge

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Here is the one-stop shop for everything related to my presentations, handouts, and resources discussed in my presentation for future student teachers, current student teachers, university supervisors, and classroom mentors.

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Sign In Survey Amazing Teacher Training Presentation How to Prepare a Unit Plan PDF Rubric Template PDF Helpful Hints for Supervising Mentors Helpful Hints for Student Teachers Exit Survey Thanks for stopping in, Here you will find links to everything from my presentation. If you have questions f...

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Making it Pop: Adding 3-D Elements to Elevate your Art Lessons

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Making it Pop: Adding 3-D Elements to Elevate your Art Lessons

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Photography Without a Phone - Jilian Reints

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Photography Without a Phone - Jilian Reints

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Wings, Stings and Design Things: Human-Centered Design for Environmental Action

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Wings, Stings and Design Things: Human-Centered Design for Environmental Action

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Join us Sat. at 10:10 - 12:10 in the Imagination Room for a hands-on design sprint using Human-Centered Design (HCD) as we tackle a real community challenge: How might we bring more pollinators to our local green spaces? Through structured collaborative problem solving exercises and low fi prototyping teachers will experience HCD first hand. Teachers will come away with tangible lessons they can implement in their classrooms to begin their students design journey.

Lisa Evans and Dr. Brian Guerrero, University of Illinois

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1Tuetbd7da7T94yMpG9hEH5cAxcmanerq

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Please join me in building a integrated Art lesson with science and history. You will build a plane with wood and a motor circuit. You can then paint your plane by taking inspiration from your favorite artist and paint the plane in that style. Every thing is explained in detail "from building it to buying the product required for the project"

You get to take home a plane and an online story "The Little Aviator" written by Amena Saeed. The story also combines Language arts, Science, history and art.

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_Airplane project - Force and Motion- Illinois Art Education Conference.pdf (2)

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Zinesters in the Classroom: DIY Publishing for Secondary Students - David Velasco

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Zinesters in the Classroom: DIY Publishing for Secondary Students - David Velasco

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Reimagining Odyssey: Transforming an Arts Festival into a Year-Round Integrated Experience!

Jon Grice & Amanda Peterlin

Discover how one school community is reimagining its beloved Odyssey arts festival - from a traditional two-day biennial event into a dynamic, year-round integrated arts experience. This session will share the bold redesign process, including the development of the Patriot Pledge, a Festival Week, and new partnerships that unite curricular and co-curricular programs. Walk away inspired with strategies to shift mindsets, build school-wide buy-in, and make the arts an essential and celebrated part of your learning community.

50 min Session/Demonstration
Audience Level: Elementary K-2, Intermediate 3-5, Middle / Jr High 6-8, & High School 9-12
Category: Community & Cross-Curricular

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Check out this Presentation designed by apeterlin.

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Emergent Technologies - Supporting Students in a Digital Art Classroom - Jon Schaefer

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Emergent Technologies - Supporting Students in a Digital Art Classroom - Jon Schaefer

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https://www.canva.com/design/DAGV55L149M/CkgqOWZUFTFyW0g-PDhXbw/view?utm_content=DAGV55L149M&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=hc92af09cf9

Learn how high school students are exploring emerging creative industries such as interactive media, 3D modeling, video game development, and generative art through AI-supported, student-driven learning. This session offers practical strategies, adaptable lesson structures, and real-world classroom examples that empower educators to facilitate meaningful digital media experiences—even without deep technical expertise. Aligned with national Media Arts standards, the session emphasizes adaptability, innovation, and student agency—critical skills for preparing learners to thrive in a creative economy shaped by rapid technological change.

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Charles Demuth-Inspired Number Drawing Project

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Charles Demuth-Inspired Number Drawing Project

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Join us Friday 2:10 - 3:10 @ Innovation! This lesson plan introduces students in grades 4–8 to the Precisionist art style of Charles Demuth through analysis, discussion, and hands-on drawing activities. Over one to two class periods, students explore geometric composition, layering, and shading using stencils and colored pencils to create artwork inspired by Demuth’s clean lines and industrial themes. Modifications allow for cross-curricular connections and adaptation for various skill levels.

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Charles Demuth-Inspired Number Drawing - Project #170

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Use colored pencils and stencils to produce artwork in the style of Charles Demuth. Free project idea has directions, list of materials needed and photos.

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Reviving School Spaces: A Pothole Mosaic Project

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Reviving School Spaces: A Pothole Mosaic Project

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https://www.canva.com/design/DAG2Y6TCdzg/Kj28BAF-E1rX3p54a1oP1A/edit?utm_content=DAG2Y6TCdzg&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

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Clay, Currency, and Creativity: A Cross-Curricular Journey Through Middle School Art, Math, and History: Camille Strode

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Clay, Currency, and Creativity: A Cross-Curricular Journey Through Middle School Art, Math, and History: Camille Strode

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Sat. 10:10-11:00 Location: Schaumburg H

Middle / Jr High 6-8 & First Year Teachers

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Hello, I will be sharing 12 practical lessons about how to connect Art to Literature and writing. These are fun and imaginative lessons that you can use right away.

Laura Readdy

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Integrating Creative Technology into the Art Classroom

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Integrating Creative Technology into the Art Classroom

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Create, Collab, Repeat: Nina Angelillo & Adam Nicholson

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Create, Collab, Repeat: Nina Angelillo & Adam Nicholson

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Peer Critique in the Elementary Classroom.   - Heather Chelmecki

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Peer Critique in the Elementary Classroom.   - Heather Chelmecki

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Link to Printable

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Photowalk with Adobe Education Evangelist Claudio Zavala Jr. @Busse Woods Thurs, 10/23 5-6:30pm

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Photowalk with Adobe Education Evangelist Claudio Zavala Jr. @Busse Woods Thurs, 10/23 5-6:30pm

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Theresa Fontana's Blueprints & Beyond K-8 Aligned Architecture Lessons.

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Theresa Fontana's Blueprints & Beyond K-8 Aligned Architecture Lessons.

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Architecture Aligned Across Grade Levels

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