Worcester Prep teacher to present at national art education conference

Worcester Prep Lower School art teacher Rebecca Tittermary again was selected to present at the 2017 National Art Education Association Convention in New York Tuesday-Thursday, March 2-4. She will lecture in a session called Utilizing Technology to Bring Museum Experiences to Students, and will co-present with art teacher Jennifer Moore from the Darlington School in Georgia and museum educator Justina Yee from the National Gallery of Art. The presentation is one of 784 sessions selected out of a record number of 2,263 applications to participate.

Their lecture will focus on a project inspired by the National Gallery's special exhibit Stuart Davis: In Full Swing. In addition to video conferencing with the National Gallery, Worcester students have been collaborating with Darlington School students via FaceTime to study Davis. The students then emulated Davis' style as they created works of art they exchanged between their sister schools.

Last March, Tittermary, Moore and Yee presented at the national conference held in Chicago. The NAEA Convention is the world's largest art education convention to showcase leadership, professional contribution, advancing research and practice in visual arts education.

Tittermary holds a master in education degree from Salisbury University and a bachelor of arts from Furman University.