Eisenhower High School Teachers Present at TAEA Conference

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Educators Kaileigh Rosplohowski and David Kitchel presented at the 53rd Texas Art Educators Association Conference.  [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]TAEA held the event Nov. 6-9 in San Antonio.

The theme for this year’s conference was “Gear Up: Raising Creative Standards.”

Rosplohowski (standing in center of picture) and Kitchel presented three different workshops. Dr. Michaelann Kelley also presented with them. Kelley serves as the program director of fine arts for the school district. Rosplohowski serves as an art teacher while Kitchel is a chemistry teacher at Eisenhower High School.

Workshops Presented

Accordion Technique Book (Curriculum)
Presenters: Rosplohowski, Kelley & Kitchel
Objective: Attendees learned how to create an accordion book, with materials that art teachers find excess of in their classrooms. In the pages of the book, folks applied art techniques of pointillism, scratchboard, pen and ink, magazine and fabric collage.

Recycle, Reuse, Repurpose – Make Art (Effective Teaching Practices)
Presenters: Kelley, Rosplohowski & Kitchel
Title: How can I be a good citizen of the planet and create artwork?
Objective: Discuss how students were challenged to create artwork by using materials that were reclaimed. Planning and design were an integral in addressing the environmental concern as well as presenting artwork (merging science and art education).

Cubist Art Influences Science (Effective Teaching Practices)
Presenters: Kelley, Rosplohowski & Kitchel
Objective: Presenters discussed the connections between Cubist art and the design of the Bohr Model (science; a “planetary model” of the atom). Presenters discussed how to apply this curricular unit. Presenters also provided examples and hands-on lessons.

Kelley is proud of Rosplohowski and Kitchel.

“They both did a wonderful job,” said Kelley. “I am impressed that they took on three presentations at such a large conference. Participants said the presentations were the best of the entire conference.”

The conference also paid tribute to [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]Joseph “Joey” F. Doyle III. He was the Aldine ISD program director of visual arts and elementary creative drama. Doyle died July 9, 2014. Association members learned about a scholarship in Joey’s name. The Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE) was a special focus for Joey’s work in art education. Folks can contribute to the [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]Joseph F. Doyle III Spirit of VASE Scholarship Fund. A deserving student at State VASE 2015 will receive a scholarship.

The Texas Art Education Association represents 3,475 members from throughout Texas. Approximately 2,000 educators attended the 2014 Fall Conference.