Attending the 2020 WAEA virtual conference impacted me greatly according to the following:

Art teaching knowledge and/or abilities

· Attending the WAEA conference was eye opening, showing me that there is so much more to art teaching than we are learning. I love that learning, improving, and growing my knowledge and abilities to teach art is something I will always be able to work on even after graduating from Stout. I am left looking forward to taking ARTED 208 next semester to gain more art teaching abilities.

Confidence in and/or passion for teaching

· The WAEA conference was great and allowed me to further solidify my passion for teaching art.

Desire and commitment to be an art teacher

· Since the WAEA conference was online due to the pandemic this impacted my commitment to being an art teacher, making me even more committed than before the pandemic. Seeing and hearing about how online learning is makes me look forward to being able to teacher students in the future. Realizing how different learning online versus learning in-person learning leaves me motivated to make sure students get the education they deserve.

Overall mood, happiness, or well-being

· I had a great experience attending the WAEA conference. I do wish it would have been able to be held in person, but that is something I can look forward to for the next one. The conference left me feeling well. It was uplifting and encouraging to hear others who are passionate about art, education, and students.

Relationship with other art ed students or networking with other art ed professional

· Since this was done online and not in person it was challenging to network and create relationships with other art ed students.