October 2009 Watch here for exciting details on the Fall Conference -
Oct 5, 6 & 7, 2009 J Calendar Contest
Looking for submissions for the AENJ 2010 Calendar Contest:
The 12 selected pieces and other 18 finalists will also be on display at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ in the Fall of 2009. Click here for more information.
PLANET ART CONFERENCE OCT 5, 6, and 7, 2009
Somerset Double Tree Hotel
Garden State Exhibit Center
Keynotes:
Andrew Freear
Peter London
Over 190 field tested, hands-on workshops, presentation, and special events from artists, researchers, scholars and fellow art educators from New Jersey and across the nation. There will be nearly 100 vendors displaying the latest art textbooks, software, prints, curriculum materials, equipment.
Attendees to this year’s conference are certain to be inspired and energized from lively discussions with colleagues and guest speakers. Most importantly, attendees will learn of new teaching strategies that will help them prepare their students for the 21st century.
Registration will be offered ONLINE this year.
Conference booklets will be mailed this June 2009!
Attention AENJ Members
Please make sure that you include the AENJ Fall Conference when completing your Professional Development Plan (PDP) (formerly PIP) for the 2009-2010 school year. AENJ Professional Development is here to ensure that you remain current with best practices in art education. This resource should always be defined in your PDP. Please consider how attendance at the conference responds to the New Jersey Professional Development Standards that govern all teachers. While conference attendance complies with the parameters of all of these standards, the statement below aligns particularly well with New Jersey Professional Development Standards 1,2,3,4 and 10.
“Participation in the AENJ Professional Development Conference provides opportunities for participants to broaden subject matter knowledge enabling teachers to implement best practices in the development of learning experiences explore the social, emotional and physical developmental levels of students and integrate instructional strategies that support learning opportunities for diverse population in art instruction. This is especially critical as New Jersey implements the revised Core Curriculum Content Standards.”
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