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CHECK IN
As you arrive to the conference please head to check in located at the front desk of 248 Cabot Street. Here you will get your conference badge, program, swag as well as find answers to your questions! Check In before the first session of the conference opens at 7:45 a.m. 

If you are unable to arrive in that time frame, not to worry, the Check In table will have someone to answer your questions each day, as well as check in late arrivals.
Saturday Check In/Info Desk Schedule
8:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Sunday Check In/Info Desk Schedule
7:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.

Please note all presenters and attendees are required to check in at the registration desk prior to attending any sessions.

LUNCH
Saturday lunch is on your own. Check out the session Lunch on Your Own to see a list of walkable restaurants.
Sunday lunch is provided as part of the lunch alike sessions that are focused around a number of themes. Please add this session to your schedule if you are planning on joining us for lunch on Sunday so we can order an appropriate number of lunches!

PARKING
Public Lots
Parking by Montserrat is available in the public lots listed below at $0.25 per hour from 8am to 8pm, Monday through Saturday. The public lots are shown in blue on the parking map. Pay for parking at any public lot paystation using credit cards or quarters.  The GoParkit smartphone app is an alternative payment option available.
  • Upper and Lower Pond Street Lot (behind The Cabot Lodge - 278 Cabot Street)
  • Pond/Chapman Street Lot (behind the Atomic Cafe, Soma and Beverly Bank)
  • Federal/Chapman Street East Lot (behind the Family Dollar store)
  • Federal/Chapman Street West Lot (adjacent to 6 Chapman Street)
  • Hale/Briscoe Street Lot (adjacent to 5 Briscoe Street)
On Street Parking
On street parking is available in different zones.  The hourly rate is dependent on the zone.

Green Zone
  • Shown in green on the parking map.
  • $0.75 per hour, from 8am to 8pm, Monday through Saturday.
  • Pay at any on-street ‘green zone’ paystation using credit cards or quarters.
  • GoParkit smartphone app is an alternative payment option.

Red Zone
  • Shown in red on the parking map.
  • Free of charge to visitors, from 8am to 8pm, Monday through Saturday for a limited time period of 4 hours.
There is no charge for on street parking or lot parking on Sundays. Learn more here. 

Questions? Email conference@massarted.com if you can’t find your answer here! 

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Saturday, November 9
 

9:00am

Art Student to Art Teacher: How Our Past Informs Our Future H202, Hardie BuildingRichard Kim Countering Islamophobia in K-12 Art Education B214, 248 Cabot BuildingPatty Bode Windows & Mirrors: An Active Approach to the Culturally Responsive Classroom B225, 248 Cabot BuildingPeter Curran Yes, You Can Break Barriers, Empower All Your Learners, Implement Universal Design for Learning Now! H201, Hardie BuildingLiz Byron Alternative Lesson Planning for Trauma & Emotional Disturbed Students B216, 248 Cabot BuildingShannon Carey Curriculum Slam Underground (All), 248 Cabot BuildingPatricia Palmer The World at our Fingertips in the Best Possible Way: A Virtual Tour of the Venice Biennale of Art H206, Hardie BuildingKate Farrington What Can A Studio Approach to Teaching Tell us About the Social and Academic Learning of Middle School Students? B217, 248 Cabot BuildingMaureen Creegan-Quinquis Round Table: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion 1st Floor Conference, 248 CabotLaura Marotta

10:00am

Self Guided: Peabody Essex Museum Peabody Essex Museum

10:45am

Ekua Holmes Keynote Larcom TheaterEkua Holmes

12:15pm

Lunch on Own

1:30pm

Choosing TAB: Choice-Based Learning in the Secondary Classroom! B225, 248 Cabot BuildingRebecca Kostich Meet the New 2019 Visual and Media Art Standards H201, Hardie BuildingCraig Waterman • Dawn Benski Social Media and the Art Room B216, 248 Cabot BuildingAmy Brown Teaching Young Artists and Activists: Social Activism in an Elementary Art Room H307, Hardie BuildingFrancesca Levy Ceramics Alternative Firing Process C-2, 301 Cabot BuildingCorine Adams Boosting Student Comprehension of Contemporary Art Through Visual Thinking Routines B214, 248 Cabot BuildingEllie DeLorme-Novakowski • Gabrielle Gomez • Caddy Cicogna Meeting All Learners in a Zero-Waste Art Space H202, Hardie BuildingKate Egnaczak Round Table: College Portfolio Underground (All), 248 Cabot BuildingShannon Carey • Jeffery Newell Puppets as Play Based Problem Solvings B217, 248 Cabot BuildingAlexandra Benton Boudreau

2:30pm

Art Teachers Guide to PDP's & MA Licensure Renewal H204, Hardie BuildingMelissa Mastrolia Grant Writing for Dummies or How to Write a Kick Butt Grant Proposal H307, Hardie BuildingBarbara Lardner Media Arts U(nwrapped) for Art Teachers B216, 248 Cabot BuildingAlice Gentili Next-Level Choice: Building Student Capacity Through Creating, Responding, Connecting and Presenting! H201, Hardie BuildingLiz Byron • Tobey Eugenio Teamwork and the Pottery Wheel, Differentiation and Individual Abilities B214, 248 Cabot BuildingLydia Gruner Towards a New Perspective on Inclusion: Reframing Dis/ability Through an Asset Mindset B225, 248 Cabot BuildingChristopher Hall Two Heads are Better Than One: Authentic Collaboration Leading to High Impact TAB Unit Design B217, 248 Cabot BuildingJaimee Taborda • Lizzie Fortin Continuing Conversations: Self Facilitated Underground (All), 248 Cabot Building Bridging the Gap Between the Artist's Hand and Technology H202, Hardie BuildingRachel Levy Round Table: Emotional Behavior, Non-Verbal, Severe Motor Impaired Students in the Art Classroom H203, Hardie BuildingShannon Carey Fiber Arts H302, Hardie BuildingVictoria Paulette

3:30pm

Curatorial Skill Building: Whose Story Is This? B214, 248 Cabot BuildingPeter Dunn • Christine Regan Davi An Artist and Biologist Walk into a Classroom... B217, 248 Cabot BuildingMeg Warburton • jacob ginga Perspective VISION/MISSION of a 21st Century Art Curriculum H201, Hardie BuildingRichard Kim The Power of Our Stories: How Immigration Stories Weave the Fabric of our Contemporary Society B225, 248 Cabot BuildingPatty Bode • Amanda Davis Art Classroom Accessibility Workshop B216, 248 Cabot BuildingMeagan Grant Round Table: Authentic Grading in the Art Room: Without Insult or Injury H202, Hardie BuildingMarcia Nadeau ArtLAB: If You Don't Like your Art Class Make One of Your Own H203, Hardie BuildingMichael Frassinelli Digital Fabrication In The Classroom: Intro to 3D Modeling FabLab, 1A KnowltonSarah Trahan DIRTY Intersectionality! - Worms, Weeds and Water H204, Hardie BuildingLaura Evonne Steinman Printmaking HB 3, Hardie BuildingLen Thomas-Vickory "Open Perspectives" NAHS Exhibit Reception 2nd Floor, Hardie Building

5:00pm

Awards Ceremony - Celebrate 2020 Art Educators of the Year Underground (All), 248 Cabot BuildingKay Furst • Laura Marotta • Katie McEwan • Melissa Mastrolia

6:00pm

"Continued Perspectives" Members Exhibit Reception Underground (All), 248 Cabot Building
 
Sunday, November 10
 

8:00am

Annual Meeting Underground (All), 248 Cabot BuildingLaura Marotta • Melissa Mastrolia • Helen Downey • Jaimee Taborda • Coni Moore • Kay Furst • Tobey Eugenio • Lydia Gruner • Laura Evonne Steinman • Heidi Hurley • Diana Woodruff • Jane McKeag • Shannon Carey • Alice Gentili • Eleena B Rioux • jacob ginga • Brittany Martinez

9:00am

Art Lessons: Personal Practice, Healing and Joy H201, Hardie BuildingJohn Nordell Art in the Dark: A STEAM Based Art Week H303, Hardie BuildingCatie Nasser Bauhaus Then & Now: Connecting 100 Years of History to Today B214, 248 Cabot BuildingJan Schulz • Kate Farrington One Plate - Six Options H203, Hardie BuildingKay Furst Refresh, Reset and Regroup H204, Hardie BuildingIris Goldfarb Turning a Portrait Project on its Head H302, Hardie BuildingRuth Bauer • Betsey Holland Olivia Parker Super Session Underground (All), 248 Cabot BuildingOlivia Parker

10:00am

Self Guided: Peabody Essex Museum Peabody Essex Museum

10:50am

10 Lessons for the Full Inclusion Art Room H201, Hardie BuildingJodi Schmidt Accommodating for Anxiety in Creative Spaces B216, 248 Cabot BuildingKatie McEwan • Brittany Martinez Critical Conversations: Contemporary Photographers Engaging with Social Media B217, 248 Cabot BuildingKristi Oliver Digital Natives: Naming and Addressing the Effects of Media, in the Art Room H206, Hardie BuildingAmy Sallen Language Learning Strategies in the Art Classroom B214, 248 Cabot BuildingJillian Webberson STEM to STEAM to STREAM: A Journey of Collaboration H202, Hardie BuildingBridget O'Leary Teaching Towards AP: Preparing Students in Lower Level Classes H303, Hardie BuildingChristine Neville • Jamie Lynch Continuing Conversations: Mindfulness Underground (All), 248 Cabot BuildingAndrea Baer

11:45am

Lunch Alike: Arts Education Advocacy Underground (All), 248 Cabot BuildingMarcia Nadeau Lunch Alike: Community Involvement in Arts Education Underground (All), 248 Cabot BuildingLaura Marotta Lunch Alike: Effective Collaboration w/ Peers & Administrators Underground (All), 248 Cabot BuildingHeidi Hurley • Eleena B Rioux Lunch Alike: Fundraising in Art Education Underground (All), 248 Cabot Buildingjacob ginga Lunch Alike: Hope & Social Justice in Art Education Underground (All), 248 Cabot BuildingPatty Bode Lunch Alike: Supporting LGBTQ+ Students Underground (All), 248 Cabot BuildingBarry Morang Lunch Alike: Sustainable Classrooms Underground (All), 248 Cabot BuildingLaura Evonne Steinman Lunch Alike: Teaching for Artistic Behavior - New to TAB Underground (All), 248 Cabot BuildingMelissa Mastrolia • Margaurita Spear Lunch Alike: Teaching for Artistic Behavior - Sustaining a TAB Practice Underground (All), 248 Cabot BuildingJaimee Taborda • Tobey Eugenio

1:00pm

Round Table: Considering the Negative Effects of Digital Media Developmentally & Ways to Counter With Art H204, Hardie BuildingAmy Sallen Round Table: New Arts Standards H202, Hardie BuildingKristi Oliver Beyond the Kiln: 3D Experiences in the Art Studio B217, 248 Cabot BuildingMargaurita Spear Continuing Conversations: Vision Boards B214, 248 Cabot BuildingMaria Fontaine Peabody Essex Museum - Olivia Parker Pt. 2 Peabody Essex Museum GelliArts: Monoprinting with Reusable Plates H203, Hardie BuildingJillian Webberson • Deborah Kramer Newspaper/Magazine Pottery H302, Hardie BuildingCaitlyn Thompson Seven Unconventional Watercolor Techniques H303, Hardie BuildingBorany Wicks Yoga and Drawing – Finding Awareness and Focus H201, Hardie BuildingLiz Reiser