Welcome to the Texas Art Education Association Middle School/Junior High Division website! Our hope is that this page will be a valuable resource for you as a middle school or junior high school ART teacher. Please feel free to contact the site administrators with questions, comments, suggestions, OR to add your own content to this page. We are always looking for lesson plans, images of student work, and any additional information you'd like to share with our membership. Please feel free to share this page with your colleagues and friends. Thanks so much for stopping by, and please come back often!
All the best,
Christine Grafe, Middle School/Junior High Division Chair
Joelle Dulaney, Middle School/Junior High Division Chair Elect
Christine GrafeChristine Grafe teaches 5th and 6th grade Art at Cypress Grove Intermediate School, College Station, TX. A 25+ year veteran in the field, Christine believes that instilling a spirit of creativity in her students is her number one goal. She believes that the process of creating art is much more important the the final product. Her favorite quote comes from Albert Einstein who once said that "imagination is more important than knowledge."
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texas art education associationTo promote quality visual arts education in Texas by promoting visual arts education as an integral part of the curriculum through professional development of knowledge and skills, representation of the art educators of Texas, service and leadership opportunities, and research and development of policies and decisions relative to practices and directions in visual arts education; to sustain and advance professional development; to encourage and promote the advancement of knowledge and skills.
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joelle dulaneyJoelle Dulaney is thrilled to be a teacher at Richards ISD since the fall of 2006 and currently has fabulous students in 7th and 8th grade Science, 7th/8th/HS Art I and II, and CTE (Career & Technology Education), PAAVTC (Principles of Art: Audio Visual Technology and Communication). She serves as the RISD PR Officer (local news), SSO (Science Safety Officer), Science Teacher Mentor, Yearbook Co-Chair, UIL OAP Director, GT Coordinator and Committee Member, and serves on the Technology Committee.
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