Position Statements

• You are the liaison between the membership of your state/province association and the NAEA Board of

Directors.

• You serve a recommending role to the NAEA Board of Directors regarding

policymaking and action.

Position Statements

NAEA Platform & Position Statements

• Inform policy and research

• Serve as a basis for NAEA Strategic Action Planning in continuing to meet the professional needs of NAEA members and the field of visual art education

• Platform Statements:• Overarching categories

• Position Statements:• NAEA’s stand on a national issue or

topic of interest to the profession and/or field of visual art education

NAEA Platform & Position Statements

Students

All students deserve a comprehensive visual art education taught by highly-qualified art

educators.

Platform Statements

Art Educators:

Art educators believe that the visual arts are vital to the comprehensive education of all

students.

RelationshipsNAEA is empowered by developing its

current and potential relationships, which further the association's leadership role in service to its members and their students.

Curriculum When expertly taught by visual art

educators, and authentically assessed, the visual arts curriculum will be part

of a high quality, effective and balanced education of all students.

Instruction

Quality visual art instruction is vital to the development of individuals, communities,

and society through creative expression and critical processes.

Assessment

NAEA believes that a variety of authentic assessments which are developmentally

appropriate for all learners are vital to best practices in art education.

Students-Early Childhood Art Education -Graduation Requirements in the Visual Arts-Equity for All Students

Art Educators-Certified Visual Art Educators -Professional Development -Pre-service Education and its Relationship to Higher Education -Collaborations between the Art Educator and the Teaching Artist -Excellence in Art Museum Teaching -Visual Art and Its Relationship with CTE -Teacher Evaluation and Student Growth -Physical Safety in the Art Classroom-Position Statement on Importance of Visual Arts Supervisors/Administrators in PreK-12 Education

Relationships-Race-Based Mascots - archived-Deaccessioning Objects in Art Museum Collections-Community Collaborations, including those with Cultural Organizations -Relationship of Art Educators to Decision-makers -Diversity in Visual Arts Education-Position Statement on the Value of Collaborative Research

Curriculum-21st Century Skills and Visual Arts Education -Visual Arts as a Core Academic Subject -Arts Integration -STEAM Education-Visual Literacy and its Relationship to the Common Core-Position Statement on Media Arts-Position Statement on Art Education and Social Justice

Instruction-Scheduling Time for the Arts and Funding and/or Resources -PreK-12 Teacher Evaluation in the Visual Arts -Benefits of Art Museum Learning in Education -Distance Learning in Art Education -Ethical use of Copyrighted Imagery and Primary Sources-Position Statement on Instruction, Assessment and Student Learning in the Visual Arts

Current Position Statements

Assessment-Student Assessment in the Visual Arts Classroom

Statements for Review in 2016

Students• Early Childhood Art Education

Art Educators• Certified/Licensed Visual Art Educators

in Pre-K through 12 School Settings• Teacher Evaluation and Student Growth

Relationships• Deaccessioning Objects in Art Museum

Collections• Use of Race Based Mascots in

Educational Settings

Curriculum• Arts Integration• 21st Century Skills and Visual Arts

Education

Instruction● Distance Learning in Art Education● Student Assessment in the Visual Arts

Classroom