TAEA’s 50th Anniversary ~ Galveston, Texas

This past weekend was the TAEA Conference held in Galveston, Texas and it was quite the event due to it being the 50th anniversary year!  I always look forward to the state conference for reasons beyond the fun and fabulous new lesson plans and ideas.  I enjoy the time with individuals who share my passion and in doing so spark my enthusiasm all over again for the profession I love to call my own!  Here is my top ten list of TAEA Galveston Moments in random order:

1. Meeting Sandy Skoglund and Roxanne Swentzell

Me and Sandy Skoglund

Me and Roxanne Swentzell

2. Being inducted to the TAEA Executive Council as Elementary Division Chair-elect

Tamra Alami (Elementary Chair), Linda Fleetwood (President), and Me

3. Spending five days and four nights with old and new friends

Dinner with new and old friends

4. Learning the proper way to spell/use “segue”

Amanda and me with Danielle (one of the two fabulous ladies who enlightened us, Taylor not pictured!)

5. Watching PAL accepting an Award of Excellence for their Youth Art Month scrapbook

Me, Matt, Renee, Kathee, and Grace accepting the award

6. Having an excuse to wear a gold glitter hat on a saturday night

Amanda, Danielle, and Me at the 50th Anniversary Party

7. VENDORS (especially Shelley from Sanford, Eric from Sax, and Nadine from Abbeville Press)

Amanda, Shelley Minnis of Sanford, and Me

8. Attending the Council at Large meeting and seeing all the wonderful inner workings of such a fabulous organization

Council At Large members hard at work

9. Attending the Elementary Division and Area III conference sessions… I feel so lucky to be a part of such an active group of art educators

The lovely Elementary Division Ladies (Tamra Alami & Samantha Melvin) and me

10. Presenting with Amanda Batson on Let Art Talk and all the exciting things in the works! (www.letarttalk.org)

Amanda and me presenting

Of course these are just a few of the many highlights.  I cannot begin to thank TAEA enough for all the wonderful experiences and memories they have created in my life!  Here’s to another fabulous conference next year in San Antonio!

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