- MAEA Professional Development Offerings
- National Art Education Association
- Virtual NAEA Professional Development – Free for MAEA Members. Acknowledge your learning with university credit from the nationally accredited School of Education at California State University, Chico by accruing 15 hours for 1 unit of university credit for your NAEA professional development efforts. Participate in 15 NAEA webinars (live or archived) or combine the webinar hours with the NAEA Virtual Conference hours, and/or NAEA Preconference Sessions to reach your 15 hours. Bundle Webinars for specific topics.
- Annual Convention
- National Leadership Conference
- Regional Leadership Conference
- School for Art Leaders
- Arts|Learning
- The Eliot School of Fine and Applied Arts
- Peabody Essex Museum
- Museum of Fine Arts
- Video Playlist for Educators – Catch up on the MFA’s free content for educators on the MFA Educator Workshops playlist on Youtube. Find recordings of artist talks, workshops, and panel discussions relevant to your classroom.
- Snow Farm: The New England Craft Program
- Teaching for Artistic Behavior at MassArt
POSTINGS
Call for Presentations RIAEA & Lincoln School Early Childhood Symposium: Picturing Play Symposium
The second annual Early Childhood symposium (Picturing Play Symposium) invites educators, researchers, artists, museum professionals, and early childhood advocates to submit proposals for presentation.
Primary Presenters receive free admission to the symposium. Co-Presenters a discounted rate. Please complete all sections of this form to submit your proposal.
When: February 13, 2027 8:45 am – 3:30 pm.
Where: Lincoln School, 301 Butler Avenue Providence, RI 02906
Submission Deadline: December 1, 2026
Notifications of Acceptance: Sent out by December 31, 2026
Questions? Contact [mgeisser@riaea.org]
Summer Institute at Montserrat College of Art – One institution, three opportunities for art educators.
Beverly Institute for Art Educators
When: June 23-30, 2027
Where: Montserrat College of Art Beverly, MA
Japan Institute for Art Educators
When: June 20 – July 6, 2027
Where: Japan
New Mexico Institute for Art Educators
When: June 23 – July 1, 2027
Where: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Teaching for Artistic Behavior Institute at MassArt
When: Summer 2027
Where: MassArt, Boston, MA
Updated November 7, 2026