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Good Luck & Creative Energy: Conference Travel, Spring Break Ideas, & Art Madness Fun

| March 5, 2026

Ready for some good luck and creative energy? It’s time to travel, network, and play Art Madness. In this episode, you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at how real art teachers attend the biggest in-person conference of the year!

Join Keisha Morales and Jackie Jablecki as they share practical tips to transition back into the classroom with new students, fresh projects, and spring momentum for the elementary, middle, or high school art room!

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Don’t miss the following inspiration and strategies in this episode:

  • Tips for starting mid-year or mid-semester with new students
  • Tracking late additions to your roster
  • Spill-proof India ink containers
  • Collaborative “School of Fish” for the entire school
  • Art Madness brackets
  • How to truly recharge during spring break
  • NAEA conference takeaways and face-to-face meetups
  • Hosting an epic art show

Subscribe so you don’t miss this exciting new series full of:

  • Real art teacher life
  • Helpful tips and tricks
  • Innovative hacks
  • Insightful advice
  • Engaging K-12 art lesson ideas
  • Moving behind-the-scenes glimpses
  • Art teacher self-care, inspiration, and artmaking

To chat about conference plans and experiences with other art teachers, join us in The Art of Ed Community!

Magazine articles and podcasts are opinions of professional education contributors and do not necessarily represent the position of the Art of Education University (AOEU) or its academic offerings. Contributors use terms in the way they are most often talked about in the scope of their educational experiences.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lindsey McGinnis

Lindsey McGinnis is AOE’s Media Content Manager and a former high school art educator. She is passionate about equipping art teachers to be successful in their classrooms and firmly believes that art is the best place for students to explore and process the challenging topics and concepts around them.

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