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DR. WANDA B. KNIGHT

Wanda B. Knight, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Art Education, African American Studies, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and is professor-in-charge of the art education program at Penn State University. Besides university-level teaching, she has served as a licensed K-12 art teacher, museum educator, principal of both elementary and secondary public schools, and a consultant to various school districts, professional associations, institutions, and organizations throughout the United States. A National Art Education Association Distinguished Fellow, her scholarly work concerning equity, diversity, and inclusion; antiracist white identity development and culturally competent teacher education preparation; curricular transformation across disciplines; Critical Race Theory and social justice is published broadly, and her presentations span national and international locations including

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Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany, Korea, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Taiwan, and other areas. Dr. Knight’s professional achievements have been acknowledged through international, national, state, and university awards and recognitions, including the Pennsylvania State University Faculty Way Paver Award, the Pennsylvania Art Education Association Outstanding Higher Education Art Educator Award, the National Art Education Association Women’s Caucus June King McFee and Maryl Fletcher Dejong Awards; the National Art Education Association’s Eugene Grigsby Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Art Education, and the Kenneth Marantz Distinguished Alumni Award from The Ohio State University where she earned her Ph.D.

DR. JAMES HAYWOOD ROLLING, JR.

Dr. James Haywood Rolling, Jr. is Dual Professor of Arts Education and Teaching and Leadership at Syracuse University, serving as the inaugural Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for its College of Visual and Performing Arts. Dr. Rolling is the current President-Elect of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) and is a member of the 2017 class of NAEA Distinguished Fellows. Dr. Rolling served as the Senior Editor of Art Education journal from 2015-2017 and is also a 2018 graduate of the School for Art Leaders, a flagship training program of NAEA supporting art + design educators in their quest to excel as leaders.

The author of dozens of peer-reviewed articles and papers, numerous book chapters, encyclopedia entries, and books on the subjects of the arts, education, creativity and human identity, Dr. Rolling continues to expand the reach of his message about the social origins of our common creativity with his forthcoming book Growing Up Ugly: Memoirs of a Black Boy Daydreaming (Simple Word Publications).

FRIDAY P.M. SUPER SESSION: DR . JAMES HAYWOOD ROLL ING, JR .

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CATHY HUNT

Cathy Hunt is a well-known advocate for the creative integration of technology in education, developing ground-breaking pro-grams for students around the world that combine hands-on, tactile and collaborative ways of working with mobile devices.

As an award-winning educational consultant, presenter, author and experienced Visual Art, STEAM Design Technologies and Digital Technologies teacher on Australia’s Gold Coast, she has worked with thousands of educators globally to connect creative technology and cutting-edge pedagogical approaches with diverse learners.

Through her bestselling books, dynamic presentations and workshops across the globe for schools, and work for prominent cultural organizations and galleries including the National Gallery of Australia, Cathy models and

promotes learning across subject areas that leverages ‘hands-on making’ with 21st Century skills and tools. She has delivered keynotes for Cue and iPadpalooza in the USA, been on the big stage for the world’s large edtech conference ‘ISTE’ and kicking off EduTECH, the largest edtech event in the southern hemisphere, and many other events.

Cathy is probably best known for her work on iPadartroom.com, a home base for educators to engage with innovative ideas, resources and technology for learning in that combines paint and pixels. Her site has grown to become the ‘go-to’ resource for teachers leveraging mobile devices for creativity, with thousands of visitors daily.

Recent accolades include the 2019 ISTE Arts and Technology PLN Award and the 2016 ISTE Mobile Learning Innovation Award, two Digital Innovation in Learning Award honorable mentions from Edsurge/Digital

Promise and 21st Century Learning International’s Teacher of the Year finalist. Cathy’s bestselling iBook, ‘More iPad Art’ also won Best Non-Fiction and Best Reference title at the iBA Awards in Nashville. Cathy is also an Apple Distinguished Educator and has previously served on the Advisory Board for the Asia-Pacific region.

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DR. D’WAYNE EDWARDS FOUNDER, PENSOLE ACADEMY Over the course of his 31-year career, D’Wayne Edwards has received numerous design awards from Red Dot to Mercedes Benz Fashion, has been voted one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business, accumulated more than 40 patents, and designed more than 500 styles for premier athletes such as Derek Jeter, Carmelo Anthony and Michael Jordan.

In 2010, Edwards founded the first academy in the U.S. dedicated to footwear design, called PENSOLE.

PENSOLE has quickly become the preeminent footwear design school in the world by securing partnerships with the industry’s top footwear brands and retailers, and has placed more than 475 former PENSOLE alums in positions working professionally for some of today’s top brands: Nike, Under Armour, Adidas, New Balance, Brooks, Vans, Puma, Timberland, JORDAN, and others globally.

As an educator, Edwards has taught and lectured at some of the premiere schools in the world from ArtCenter, Parsons, MIT, Harvard and speaker at the Clinton Global Conference.

President Barack Obama awarded him the President’s Volunteer of Service Award in 2016.

In 2019, ArtCenter College of Design recognized Dr. Edwards’ career as a designer and educator by awarding him an Honorary Doctrine making him the 4th person in the college’s 90-year history to receive this honor.